IT is tricky, quite complicated to foretell which candidate or political party will win today’s bye-election in Delta Central senatorial district (predominantly Urhobo ) of Delta State to fill the vacancy created in the Senate, occasioned by the regrettable demise, June 30, of the former Senator, late Pius Ewherido, because of shifting political variables.

The Committee has one central task of fashioning out the process of organizing a national conversation where all the ethnic nationalities that make up the polity of Nigeria will gather at a table and discuss their future in the marriage that was initiated some 99 years ago. Former colonial chief, Lord Frederick Lugard had in 1914 amalgamated the northern and southern protectorates to form the political entity called Nigeria.

The Governor of Kano state, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has approved the hosting of the maiden edition of the Kwankwasiya National Cycling Championship in Kano coming up in the second week of December, 2013. The Technical Director of the Cycling Federatiion of Nigeria (CFN), Mohammed Bashiru said the sports loving Governor gave his approval last month during the reception for the Kano Pillars Football Club and the State’s athletes who won medals during the last National Sports Festival held in Lagos last year.

Toria is not one to complain about her health, by the time she does, one can be certain it’s serious. So it was quite an issue on Sunday this week, when she kept on about a nagging pain. “I’m not feeling too well. There is this pain in my lower abdomen. It’s making me really uncomfortable.” Initially, no one gave her moaning much attention, but when she kept it up all day, some helpful suggestions began to materialize. ”

Come hell or high water the last 10 men and women set to go all the way for the ultimate crown must emerge sooner rather than later but the exercise is getting as intense and unpredictable as it could get.