Dr Olubunmi Ogundimu’s philosophy of life is that every challenge is a teacher. The medical doctor and MD of John Ken Hospital, Lagos, sees every problem as a friend.

To wonder where all this fuss about voting will lead us might sound crazy. Of course, everybody knows that we are heading for democracy or something in that neighbourhood.

Former Chairman of the Gombe State Football Association, Alhaji Shuaibu Ahmed Gara Gombe has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to rescue the country’s football from destruction by a few self-centered individuals.

Down the slope on Ilorin Street, Area 8, Garki Abuja, the street curves a few meters from a swath of banana ‘forest’ that banks a sinuous stream. From the start of the curve, a short, rough narrow road tees off southward, leading to a narrow bridge of about 10 meters length. It is actually a pedestrian bridge, but can accommodate a car at a time. The narrow pedestal bridge, bursts forth unto a surprisingly wide looking arena, dotted with trees and hedges.

No 1 Luanda Street, Wuse 11, Abuja easily ranked as one of the busiest offices in Abuja in terms of number of visitors and daily activities.

This report examines the presidential candidates who are likely to run away with the votes and those whose pretence to the contest would only render some votes wasted on account of the meaninglessness of the participation of their candidates of choice.

All the morning flights operations were yesterday delayed at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos as a result of the poor visibility caused by harmattan hazard.

THOUSANDS of customers who went to transact businesses in all the branches of First Bank in Edo state, were stranded Friday, following the sealing up of all the branches of the bank by the Edo state government over alleged failure to remit Pay As You Earn tax, estimated at over N275million.

Former Vice President and defeated presidential aspirant of the PDP, Friday shut his campaign office in Abuja and says he will not quit.

As the battle for who takes over the mantle of leadership from erstwhile PDP chairman, Okwesilieze Nwodo hots up among the trio of former Senate President, Ayim Pius Ayim, Chief Ojo Madueke, and former Vice chairman, Chief Osichukwu, a political activist from Enugu state, chief Willy Ezugwu has advised President Goodluck Jonathan not to succumb to view of Governors of South East that the zone was not interested in producing another chairman for the PDP.

The Ooni of Ife and the Chairman Osun State Traditional Council of Chiefs, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse I1, has charged all Nigerians who are of voting age to participate actively in the on-going registration exercise.

After waiting for over an hour for registering corpers, 88 year old Nasir Ella was denied an opportunity to vote in the coming elections.

MEN of the Delta State Police Command have gunned down two armed robbery suspects believed to have been terrorizing the Obiaruku and Umutu axis of the state, while 9 persons were arrested at Okpanam for cultism

The Action Congress of Nigeria ACN, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC to provide a level playing field for all the parties and contestants at the forthcoming general elections

Group under the aegis of the Survivors of the Zaki-Biam crisis of 2001 has called of the Federal government to release the white paper of the commission of enquiry set up to investigate the killings that trailed the military invasion of the Sankera area of Benue State.