-THE Presidency has said that President Goodluck Jonathan is ready to avail himself of the invitation extended to him by the Nigerian Elections Debate Group to participate in the Presidential Debate to be held tonight.

THE National Council of State, NCS, yesterday rose from a crucial session which lasted over five hours with a resolution that troops be deployed in the streets 48 hours before the elections to forestall any form of violence during voting.

DELTA State Police Commissioner, Mamman Tsafe, Tuesday, paraded a native doctor, his 15-year-old daughter and four others for allegedly kidnapping two children of the chairman of Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association in Delta State.

GOVERNORS of the thirty-six states of the country under the aegis, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF rose from a meeting in the early hours of today and express worry over the spate of electoral violence across the country ahead of next month’s elections

AHEAD of the general elections which begins with the National Assembly, Saturday, the Police High Command, yesterday, commenced the deployment of 600 patrol vans, armoured personnel carriers, bomb detonation vans and anti-terrorist equipment in all commands and Abuja with a view to ensuring security during and after the elections.

Presidential candidate of the Fresh Democratic Party, Rev Chris Okotie, has condemned the Nigeria Elections Debate Group, NEDG, for the last minute change of the rules of participation, which eliminated him from the presidential debate.

NATIONAL Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Prince Tony Momoh after an overview of the wave of political violence in some parts of the country, declared Monday, in Benin, that violence and democracy do not go together.

An Abuja High Court, Monday, insisted that former FCT Minister Nasir el-Rufai, has a case to answer, saying he must make himself available for arraignment.

THE 2011 presidential contest, weekend, inched towards more suspense following renewed secret efforts by opposition candidates to mount a united front against President Goodluck Jonathan, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Against all expectations, Yeka Onka has won the long running reality TV show, Nigeria Idols, winning the star prize of N7.5million, a recording deal, a car and an all expense paid trip to South Africa.