Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed and his main opponent in the February 2015 gubernatorial elections,Senator Simeon Ajibola of the Peoples Democratic Party are now trading claims over the achievements of the latter as published in some national dailies.

The Nigeria Air force has expressed its readiness for the movements of election materials to all designated centers across the country, and that it is prepared to tackle headlong any challenges that might arise in the course of the national assignment.

The other day, I met with ex-militant leader and founder of the defunct Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, who is a high chief of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State and he sounded quite ecclesiastic.

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, enjoined those who fear that non -availability of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) will hurt next month’s general elections to have a rethink. Reason: All the cards have been printed and are ready for collection.

Indonesia is ready to execute seven foreign drug convicts on death row after their appeals for presidential clemency were rejected, an official said, in a move certain to set Jakarta on a collision course with international allies.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused members of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and All Progressives Congress, APC of vandalizing, defacing and destroying campaign posters, billboards and other materials of party’s candidates in parts of the state.

The Federal Government, yesterday, confirmed fresh out-break of H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus, also known as bird flu, in four more states.

The Nigeria Election Debate Group (NEDG), yesterday, debunked rumours that the group had leaked election debate questions to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, just as it fixed 1, 8 February 2015 for Vice Presidential and Presidential debates respectively.

Former Defence Minister, General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (Ret), has called for the arrest of Asari Dokubo, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, General Boyloaf and others over recent war threats by the ex-Niger Delta militants.

LAGOS—THE Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, yesterday, accused Jaykay Pharmacy, owned and managed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Jimi Agbaje of owing the state N1.6 million as unpaid land use charges.

The three major political parties in Rivers State are recently signed a peace accord to reject violence in the course of the ongoing campaigns. However, there is almost a general agreement that the assertions of the pundits are quite far from the actions of their gladiators and pawns

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State has raised alarm over what it described as the alleged plot by the state government to sell the Nigerian Army Barracks in Ikpoba Hill, Benin City, due to alleged lack of funds for capital development.

The Governor Jonah Jang-led Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, yesterday tongue-lashed the former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo, over his comments on the economy, saying he was only seeking for attention.

The governorship election in Edo State is not scheduled to hold until 2016 but the forthcoming presidential and National Assembly elections would be a strong contest between the two dominant parties in the state, the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Indications to that were shown yesterday when the women coordinator of the Goodluck Campaign in the state, Mrs. Evelyn Igbafe, three term member of the House of Representatives, Hon Ehiogie West-Idahosa and several other PDP members defected to the APC

ABUJA — THE All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation, APCPCO, has slammed President Goodluck Jonathan for allegedly identifying with former militants in the Niger Delta who threatened to cause violence should he fail at the February 14 presidential polls.