The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, warned politicians and political parties against going about soliciting electoral support, describing such action as illegal.

THE Senate, yesterday, raised the alarm that the nation’s diplomatic missions were facing challenges of inability to pay home-based officers allowances, local staff salaries, rent for residences, chanceries and other staff official quarters.

THE Senate had begun moves to scrap the post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME.

Pay TV platform, GOtv has introduced a new package, GOtv Max, which it said will unlock platform’s world of entertainment to more quality content, as subscribers will enjoy a month viewing period.

THE incursion of fringe products into the market space for liquid dish washing soap is beginning to pose serious sales challenges to major producers in terms of product pricing and quantity.

KIRUSA, a communication solutions provider  said that its KirusaKonnect product has been awarded West Africa Com’s Outstanding Enterprise Solution award for 2017.

The Taraba State House of Assembly, yesterday, constituted a three-man committee to lead deliberations on the ongoing constitution review, which is expected to be brought before the House for adoption from the National Assembly.

THE Urhobo in Lagos have identified unity as the necessary ingredient for the growth and development of Urhobo land. At a gathering of prominent Urhobo sons and daughters resident in Lagos, yesteray, the meeting rose with a resolve to ensure that the Urhobo Nation speaks with one voice.

THE naira, yesterday, appreciated to N359.76 per dollar in the Investor and Exporter (I&E) Foreign Exchange, FX Window.

GOVERNOR Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State, Sunday, presented food items and clothing materials worth millions of Naira to be distributed to orphans and prisoners.

THE Senate, yesterday, tackled the Executive arm of government over poor implementation of the 2017 budget and the release of about 15 per cent of the N2.177 trillion voted for capital projects.

CHAIRMAN of Enugu State Gaming/Lotto Commission, Mr. Harrison Ogara, weekend, said the commission was set to reposition its operation in consonance with best practices in gaming through digitization and effective regulation.

NO fewer than 11,100 unemployed Nigerians are to be trained by the Industrial Training Fund, ITF, as part of efforts of the Federal Government towards solving the problem of unemployment in the country. The training programme, which had already taken off in many states of the federation, would expose the trainees to over 30 trades and crafts.

INSTINCTWAVE UK,  parent company of InstinctWave Nigeria is billed to hold its annual, MarketingWorld award and summit in Ghana.

Last week I started a discussion of the current impasse between the United States of America and North Korea brought about by the latter’s continued nuclear weapons program in the course of which it has fired several test missiles while the world watches on with trepidation. Before continuing my discussion I wish to reproduce a contribution I received from a reader, O.J Enitame, which in my view introduces a new and interesting dimension to the issue.