The Director, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, CPSS, University of Ilorin, Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji, has urged Nigerians to embrace functional dispute resolution strategies to stem the violent conflicts in the country, saying this become necessary because conflict is an inevitable phenomenon in human society.

THE National Teachers’ Institute, NTI, has distrusted Ebola testing kits to state Commissioners of Education as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the disease among school children across the country.

The renowned Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Dr Anthony Olatokunbo Marinho, has conducted over 3000 C-sections. He is the author of over two dozen works of literature and the founder of Educare Trust, which has provided IT training to more than 6000 Nigerian youths. He dragged his first breath of air on January 8, 1949, and have continued a family tradition of service to humanity. In homage to his late wife, he also drives the Lola Marinho Breast Cancer Foundation. Vanguard Spark is proud to present this social crusader as our Sage of the Month (September Edition). In this interview with Amatesiro Dore, Dr Marinho personified wisdom and also provided very important articles on “The Future of Medical Practice in Nigeria”, “The Fear of Ebola”, “Time to Retire”, and “A Spark for the Rookie of the Month”.

The Fifa executive committee member Theo Zwanziger has broken ranks to claim publicly that, in his opinion, the 2022 World Cup finals will not be held in Qatar due to the extreme temperatures expected in the Gulf state.

Millions of Sierra Leoneans emerged from their homes on Monday after a controversial nationwide lockdown during which scores of dead bodies and new cases of Ebola infections were uncovered.

CHAIRMAN of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, Chief (Dr) Tony Anenih, has been called a political tactician-in-chief. He has been called the Oracle of Uromi. He also has been called Nigeria’s political Nostradamus.

Sokoto State Police Command on Monday paraded five persons suspected to have murdered late Alhaji Yahaya Sa’idu, a Director of Finance, Kebbi Government House.

– The Federal Government is to take over reconstruction and expansion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, the Minister of Works, Mr Mike Onolememen, said on Monday.

Details of how Abubakar Shekau, the impostor and leader of the Boko Haram terrorist group lost his left in a shootout with Nigerian troops in Konduga on Wednesday Sept. 17 emerged yesterday with military sources disclosing that he met his waterloo in an ambush reminiscent of the type the sect had been using to hack down Nigerian troops.

Senate President David Mark on Monday denied the wide spread statement credited to him, suggesting a ground plot to postpone the 2015 general elections.

The police command in Akwa Ibom said it had detonated two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) found in the male hostel of University of Uyo (UNIUYO).

Poland’s president on Monday swore in the government of incoming Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz and called on her to prepare the nation for a debate on adopting the euro.

AN unemployed graduate, Mr. Omoyibo Emmaunuel has dragged the Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun (FUPRE) before a Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State over the non publication of the results of an interview conducted by the institution seeking for employment.

AHEAD of the formal declaration of President Goodluck Jonathan for his re-election bid and the party’s National Convention fixed for December 6, National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP said Monday that Vice President Namadi Sambo forms an integral part of the endorsement of the president as the sole Presidential candidate by the National Executive Committee, NEC of the party.

The Publicity Directorate of the PDP on Monday began a “comprehensive nationwide performance tour” to publicise projects executed by its elected and appointed officials at all levels of government.