ARGUABLY, Akwa Ibom is a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state. All things being equal, anyone who emerges as the PDP governorship candidate can be taken as the governor-in-waiting. It is therefore not surprising that the race for the PDP ticket is intense often leading to high-wire politicking, bickering and controversies.

Embattled out-of-contract Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi has told SL10.ng that he isn’t desperate to remain as the Super Eagles coach, as speculations over his immediate future continues.

The National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has cancelled all endorsements of candidates by the state executive officers.

The Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora and member representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has commended the Nigerian Navy for arresting pipeline vandals in Majidun area of Ikorodu in Lagos.

As the Super Eagles flew out of the country on last night for the first of two quick–fire sessions against Sudan in the on–going 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series, President of Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick has charged the players to remember the heroics of their predecessors and imbibe the spirit with which the Class of 2001 demolished the Falcons of Jediane 3-0 at home and 4-0 away in Korea/Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The ongoing consultative and inclusive process towards the development of National Intervention Plan for the treatment and support of survivors of insurgency, especially women and girls, is critical to the development of the country, Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Zainab Maina, said yesterday.

A PDP governorship aspirant in Kwara, Mr Dele Belgore, SAN, has appealed to members of the party to shun sectional agenda to win the 2015 elections in the state.

THE fight in the SouthIN Edo South senatorial district, popularly known as the Bini speaking area, the inclinations of the incumbent senator, Senator Ehigie Uzamere are yet to be fathomed as he weighs the options of the governorship and an unprecedented third term in the Senate.

As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the International Day of the Girl Child tomorrow, Bring Back Our Girls campaign group and other well meaning Nigerians yesterday renewed the call for the release of the girls who have been in captivity for 178 days.

Former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Chairman, Mrs. Farida Waziri has said that Nigerian women are strong and hardworking and advised them not to lose their feminity while pursuing their dreams.

Ogun State Police Command, yesterday, said it had arrested three fake Custom officers and a serial killer, Olufemi, popularly known as Femi Kuti, who claimed to be a leader of Aye Confraternity in Ijebu-Ode.

Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area, Comrade Ayodele Adewale, yesterday, blamed the little or no drive shown by the youths towards participating in development programmes, especially in the area of information technology for their indulgence in cyber-crime.

JUST when people of Benue State started breathing a sigh of relief from the protracted farmers/ Fulani herdsmen crises that have claimed several lives and property worth millions of Naira, the entire state was few days ago thrown into deep shock over the heinous killing of two teenage girls by suspected Fulani herdsmen.

Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state, has said that he would not impose a governorship candidate on the people of the state saying that members of ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would collectively decide who his successor would be in 2015.

Former Minister of State, Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has said no matter what it would take, he will govern Delta State, vowing to fight against alleged zoning of the governorship seat to Delta North.