We are force by conviction and the circumstances to vote for survival. We are allowed existence in the past, sustained by what the colonial masters called “beggars licence” which allowed artist to perform (entertainment) for peanuts or dash to beggars. That mentality was carried along by governments thereafter.

Fight broke out, yesterday, between a group of boys and suspected cult members at Afariogun area of Oshodi, Lagos, leaving one person dead and several others severely injured.

Capital market operators have criticized the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s fixing of the value of naira, saying that the currency should be allowed to find its value through market forces.

The next governorship election in Ondo State is not due until 2016. However, three Senate seats, nine seats in the House of Representatives and 26 seats in the House of Assembly are on offer in the forthcoming round of elections for voters in Ondo State.

Mobile phone maker,Tecno Mobile has said that maintaining brand development, and unleashing high quality products that are affordable have in no small way helped it to meet the growing needs of African market.

THE Africa Cup of Nations began on Saturday without Nigeria – the defending champion. Some Nigerians consider Nigeria’s absence from the championship painful. Nigerians would watch from the sidelines, following the inability of the Eagles to qualify, something some rate as a tragedy.

Lagos—THE All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the National Communications Commission, NCC, over its directive to service providers to stop running political/advertisement promotions, saying the commission intends to prevent the party from legitimately raising funds to finance its campaign.

The move toward a Guinea worm free world became more realisable last week as Ghana was officially certified by the World Health Organisation, WHO, as having eliminated the disease.

Claims published online that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is a Muslim Brotherhood member has been debunked by a group in support of Gen. Muhamadu Buhari’s candidacy.

Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that the PDP Presidential Campaign Rally in Rivers State will hold at the Amasieamaka stadium on January 28 contrary to claims by the state governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi.

CELEBRATED media icon, Mr. Peter Enahoro turns 80 today with a legacy undiminished and unfaded even as the profession where he made his mark in Nigeria and abroad faces revolutionary changes in its processes.

ONE can say that the general feeling among Nigerians, even without the benefit of a survey or an opinion poll, is that the February elections will be violent. Those who say this or think this way are not without their reasons. History tells us so. Our recent political experience confirms it. Even now, the fault lines are already manifesting. There have been violent skirmishes among supporters of the leading political parties in different parts of the country. Campaign posters have been torn. Party offices have been invaded, houses have been burnt and lives have been lost.

Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Mr Nyesom Wike, has berated the state gogernor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, for allegedly canceling the trans-Kalabari link road.

FORMER External Affairs Minister under the regime of late Gen. Sani Abacha, has emphasized the unity between him and Chief Tony Anenih in the political struggle to liberate Esanland and the entire Edo State from the clutches of All Progressives Congress, APC.

The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has sprung to action in the new year, strongly indicating its desire to upscale its capacity building efforts through training and research of government agencies and departments.