The dramatic nomination of Senator Usman Albishir as the Yobe State gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP during the recent nationwide primaries of the party is indeed remarkable. Albashir beat the veteran PDP leader of the State, Alhaji Adamu Maina Waziri to the coveted ticket.

The violence and killings in the North East flank of the country took a more frightening dimension, yesterday, after unknown gunmen killed the ANPP governorship candidate in Borno State, Engineer Modu Fannami Gubio, and six other persons including the younger brother of Governor Ali Modu Sheriff, Alhaji Goni Sheriff, in Maiduguri.

The remains of Sports Vanguard Golf and League anchorman, ever-smiling Richard Animam will be interred today at the Kobape cemetery in Abeokuta.

A phrase that has been swept in by the current developments in our political life is “internal democracy”. No pause was needed to decipher its meaning. It was so explanatory. It blew to shreds the assumption that accepted democratic practice, which normally includes the decisions of any group as a function of the will of the majority, was mandatory in all circumstances. It may be so made to appear outside a political party, especially when several parties are in contention, but it does not have to hold when decisions were made within each party.

After playing some great matches here Lucas Neil says he will leave Qatar with not only wonderful memories but also great confidence that Qatar will dazzle the World in the 2022 World Cup that they will host the world 11 years from now.