The Orlando Magic’s Victor Oladipo, the 2014 NBA Rookie of the Year runner-up, and Brooklyn Nets standout Mason Plumlee are among four rising stars named Tuesday to the 30th NBA Slam Dunk Contest.

NATIONAL leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has asked the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC and its leadership to as a matter of urgency explain the source of tapes of terrorist attacks on innocent Nigerians in their possession, which they intend to air designed to achieve what it termed, their selfish purpose.

Erstwhile minister of Labour and Productivity and governorship aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Chief Emeka Wogu, has called for a declaration of total war against the Boko Haram militant group similar to the type taken by federal forces against the defunct Biafra.

AFENIFERE, a Yoruba socio political Organisation last night endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for second term in office.

Political leaders from the minority regions of the South-South and Middle Belt, have insisted that the only guarantee for the full implementation of the recommendations of the National Conference was the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan.

The Minister of Interior, Mr Abba Moro on Tuesday said the ministry was planning to introduce the e-prison system in order to put an end to incessant prisons breaks.

An online presidential poll conducted which commenced yesterday on the official website of Africa Independent Television, AIT to measure candidates popularity was abruptly disrupted over website’s routine maintenance .

FOLLOWING irreconcilable differences between Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Senator Bala Mohammmed following the governor’s claim that the minister hired thugs that stoned the president’s convoy in Bauchi last Thursday, a group under the aegis, Northern Alliance Group has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately sack the Minister.

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (Ret), yesterday, insisted that his academic certificates were submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, which were duly acknowledged by the Legal Department of the commission, wondering why people were still making issues of it.

ABUJA — CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday, affirmed that the commission would overcome all the challenges it was facing before the commencement of the elections on February 14.

Turning the tide against Boko Haram will require a “huge” international effort, a top US military commander warned on Tuesday, taking a swipe at Nigeria’s response to the emboldened extremists.

Ado Ekiti—Ekiti State governor, Mr Ayo Fayose has lamented that the state government needed the sum of N7.5 billion to settle arrears of entitlements of public servants in the state.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday set an age barrier for a possible successor if he wins re-election, saying that anyone above 57 years would not receive his support in 2019.

Coalition of civil society groups under the umbrella of Say No Campaign Nigeria, SNCN, yesterday, took a swipe at the peace accord signed on Wednesday, January 14, in Abuja, by the 14 presidential candidates in the February 14 presidential election.

THE Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday said that if the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC goes ahead to conduct the Febuary 14 general election with almost 30 million voters cards yet to be distributed, the exercise will not be credible.