The United Nations (UN) has cautioned Nigerians and political parties’ supported to desist from act that is capable of causing violence in the forthcoming general elections.

Just days after being taken to hospital with malaria, Asamoah Gyan lit up the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday with a late winning goal as Ghana beat Algeria 1-0.

South Africa once again failed to hold onto a lead at the Africa Cup of Nations on Friday as they were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw with Senegal in Mongomo.

A retrospective look at the campaign pledges of the two leading presidential candidates, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, and Gen Mohammadu Buhari ,rtd, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the past five days, showed a deluge of promises on how to move Nigeria forward.

ONLY one person will emerge as governor of Delta State at the February 28 governorship elections, but each of the three major governorship candidates of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, All Progressives Congress, APC, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor and Labor Party, LP, Chief Great Ogboru, believes that he is the next governor of the state.

It all began in Imo where Jonathan’s campaign train had stopped over last Saturday. Thereafter, I trailed the campaign train to Sokoto. All this afforded me the opportunity to have a personal feel of the campaigns.

Still reputed to be the youngest ever to edit a national newspaper, Peter Enahoro’scourageous commentaries were known for the wit and satire. He was forced into exile but remained unbowed. In an exclusive interview with Ben Asante, long-time political analystand contributing editor of internationalpublications specialising on Africa, Peterspeaks on Nigeria and life at eighty.

The Super Eagles will seek to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations starting from June 8-16, 2015, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed.

Senate President, Senator David Mark has condemned the consistent attacks on President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign train describing the actions of the perpetrators as despicable .

Monday, January 26, is another Spouse Day, a day set aside to celebrate and honour our spouses. It is a day when we should not only tell our spouses we appreciate them, but show it. Actually we should appreciate our spouses always; this day is only meant to draw attention to the need to appreciate our spouses. I dedicate this year’s Spouse Day to some super spouses. The first group of super spouses is those who have stuck to their spouses through childlessness.