Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, is the Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate. He served three military administrations as a commissioner before he joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the inception of the Fourth Republic in 1999. He later became the state chairman of the party which produced Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as the governor of the state in 2003. He was chosen the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, before he voluntarily resigned. He has, however, dumped the PDP for LP, whose flag he is now flying for the election. He spoke on his plans and policies for Osun State in this exclusive interview

THE Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev. Paulinus Ezeokafor, has called for quick resolution of the dispute between government and striking members of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, in view of the dreaded Ebola disease threatening the health of Nigerians.

UNIVERSITY of Ilorin, UNILORIN, yesterday graduated 114 medical doctors, urging them to uphold the ethics of the profession and be good ambassadors of the university.

DR Tivlumun Gabriel Nyitse, a former journalist and one-time correspondent of the defunct Concord Newspapers where he rose to become an editor among several appointments. He later served as Permanent Secretary, Benue Government House Administration. He is currently aspiring to become the next governor of Benue state come 2015. In this interview he speaks on his aspiration.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that sharp increases in interest rates may cause global economic growth rate to decline by two percent over the next five years.