The Association of Aluminium Roofers and Fabricators of Nigeria, AAROFAN, South-South chapter, has endorsed the candidatures of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and Olorogun O’tega Emerhor of All Progressives Congress, APC, for the February, 28 presidential election and April 11 Delta State governorship election respectively.

WARRI—NIGER DELTA leaders and Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, will converge, Saturday, in Warri, Delta State, to discuss the political relevance of the region and fine tune strategies for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan. It was gathered that Delta State is already agog for the summit, as the belief of the leaders and groups is that Niger Delta would not be cowed to give up the presidency.

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, ICC, Fatou Bensouda, has threatened to prosecute any Nigerian politician or any other person, who incites or engages in acts of violence in the coming general elections.

IN a space of one week, U.S. Republican law makers in Congress acted most disrespectfully to President Barack Obama in particular, and the White House in general. First, it was Speaker John Boehner’s undiplomatic snub when he unilaterally invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress, without the courtesy of informing the White House about the invitation.

The Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption has apologised to the Pipeline Products and Marketing Company, PPMC, for misrepresentations over its involvement in crude oil swap arrangement and exonerated the company from any allegation of fraud.