Officers of Kwara State Police Command, yesterday, intercepted some vehicles laden with arms around Kosubosu, a border town in Baruten local government area of the state.

Next Saturday is presidential election day, and, this being the last Sunday before that “make-or-break” election, readers would have expected today’s column to be about the election. But, once in a life time, a person faces a personal dilemma; he has to choose between two vital duties. Such was my problem when Chief Olufemi Daramola, KJW, Alage II of Omuo-Ekiti called me to announce he would be 80 today. I had choice to make and this is it. Let me quickly explain.

Let me first make a quick comment on the recent controversy regarding the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) distribution of the Permanent Voter Cards, and the larger implication for protecting the right of suffrage for Nigerians. Voting in elections is both a right and an obligation for citizens of any nation under democratic rule, and it is incumbent on both the citizens and the state to protect that process.

It’s a few days to the most important date in the history and future of Nigeria in recent times – February 14, 2015. This is the day Nigerians will go to polls to determine who will rule them for the next four years. Thanks to democracy, It is a day of choice. On Saturday, we shall troop out, armed with our PVCs and make a choice of the man or woman to steer the destiny of Nigeria in the new dispensation.

Politics is not a do or die affair. It should be seen as a healthy contest and not war. The APC is a peaceful party and we refrain from mudslinging and physical attacks. Our Presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari is a signatory to the Abuja peace and non violence accord. At the state level our campaigns have been done with utmost civility and decorum. When we see trouble we pass through the other way (laughter). I believe that the 2015 general elections will be peaceful, free and fair. In APC we believe in the unity of this country and every Nigerian should protect it and not attempt to destroy it.

Prince Ned Nwoko is Delta State Co-coordinatorof the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), a group mobilizing support for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan in the February 14 election. In this interview with the a former legislator, Nwoko says TAN’s mandate in Delta is to promote the candidacy of Jonathan and the PDP governorship flag bearer, Senator Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, in the elections

Former Iwuanyawu Nationale and Enyimba coach tony Ukeachu has expressed fears that the impact created by young players in the 2015 African Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea poses a serious danger to the future of Nigerian football.

Chief Goddy Anayo Uwazurike, lawyer, member, National Conference is President, Aka Ikenga, the apex Igbo socio-political group. In this interview, he discusses the Igbo position on the election of February 14 among other national issues

The refusal of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Buhari to participate in this year’s Presidential debates has once again thwarted our efforts at organizing a debate to enable Nigerians assess the candidates properly so as to determine who to vote for.

The Director, Spect-rum and Public Policy Africa, for Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA), Mortimer Hope has said that opportunities in digital age can only be realised if Nigerian government acts now to allocate more spectrum for mobile to meet rising consumer demand and support the development of new mobile services in the longer term.