Despite efforts by security agencies to stem the recurrent invasion of parts of Benue state by armed Fulani herdsmen, no fewer than 17 persons have been killed in Akough village in Guma local government area of the state by suspected Fulani mercenaries.

The chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Tony Anenih Firday canvassed that in order to avoid the wrangling that characterised party primaries especially for executive positions, incumbent president and governors who have performed well in office should be granted automatic tickets to contest election.

INDICATIONS emerged, Thursday, that the north might sanction prominent politicians from the region found to be fraternising with President Goodluck Jonathan with a view to scuttling its desire of occupying the Presidency in 2015.

Director of Department of State Services, DSS, in Kano, Mr. Bassey Etang, has said the weapons of mass destruction discovered in a bunker at a Lebanese residence in Kano, Tuesday, belong to international terrorist organisation, Hezbollah.

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said Nigerians need no ‘marking scheme’ to assess the Jonathan Administration or any administration at all, noting that the people know when a government has impacted positively on their lives.