The two leading candidates for the Presidential election scheduled for tomorrow, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Maj-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday signed another peace accord, 48 hours to the election, where they affirmed their preparedness to accept the outcome of free, fair and credible elections.

With the 2015 elections drawing closer, many Nigerians are dreaming of a better future for the country; one where children’s chants of ‘UP NEPA’ aren’t heard or drowned by an onslaught of generator noises. No doubt, some technological innovations made it so much easier to live in this country, but in a better Nigeria, they would have no reason to exist at all.

The Nigerian Navy, yesterday, displayed a show of force on the nations’s territorial waters and creeks, with a view to ensuring that the waterways were safe during elections.

Ultima Limited, the producer of popular Television program, “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” (WWTBAM), has dissociated itself from an inciting video that mimicks the program’s set up and the voice of the show’s presenter, for the purpose of ridiculing APC presidential candidate, General Mohammadu Buhari in tomorrow’s election and depicting him in bad light.

Ahead of tomorrow’s presidential election, music star, Sound Sultan has called on politicians to tread with caution, warning them to respect the people as well as the role they are poised to play in electing them into office.

UGHELLI—ISOKO chapter of Host Communities of Nigeria, HOSTCOM and ex-militants from the area have threatened showdown with the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, if they fail to address the alleged marginalisation of Isoko people in the pipeline surveillance contracts recently awarded by the Federal Government.

On the need for decentralisation in the award of the pipeline surveillance contracts and jobs to members of the host communities in the Niger Delta, they explained that pipeline surveillance jobs rather than being a tool for settling of political jobbers, the patronage of HOSTCOM and ex-militants for the job must cut across all tribes in the Niger Delta region.

UGHELLI—Isoko chapter of Host Communities of Nigeria, HOSTCOM and ex-militants from the area have threatened showdown with the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, if they fail to address the alleged marginalisation of Isoko people in the pipeline surveillance contracts recently awarded by the Federal Government.

LAGOS—Three persons were, yesterday, injured as two tankers loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, exploded at Ascon Fuel Station in Lekki area of Lagos State.

Football fans in Nigeria are anxiously awaiting the debut of a new football platform called Star Football Superfans, which is set to recognize, celebrate and reward the passion of football fans.

Bafana Bafana coach Shakes Mashaba believes Nigeria feel it will be payback time when they meet in an international friendly at the Mbombela Stadium this Sunday.

Thousands of people gathered inside and outside Leicester Cathedral on Thursday in London for the reburial of Richard III, the last English king to die in a battle.

The office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) has denied the allegation by Nigerian Union of Journalists that it was owing the union over N120 million in non-remitted union dues.

Chad and Niger troops have recaptured the northeastern Nigerian town of Gachagar from Boko Haram, as part of a regional offensive to combat the Islamist insurgents, Niger’s defence minister said on Thursday.

Twelve people were injured Thursday when a building collapsed and fire tore through a second building, which was also in danger of falling down, in New York’s East Village, the fire department said.

The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday formally ratified the appointment of Dr. Mohammed Sanusi as the General Secretary of the Federation.

Super Eagles captain Vincent Enyeama has been sidelined by a back injury and could miss the South Africa, Nigeria friendly in Nelspruit on Sunday.