It will take some time for those Douglas Anele fondly refers to as Buharimaniacs to realize that, in a democracy, there is nothing definitive about the outcome of an election. When an election has been concluded, those who opposed the winner are not required to shut up or go into exile.

Chairman of the Progressive Peoples Alliance, Kogi State Chapter, Simeon Ojonuba, has called on the judiciary to use the Kogi political impasse to deepen democracy in Nigeria.

LIKE everything in life, democracy has its downside, good and cherished as it produces the process that plays the midwife to a government that represents the will of the electorate. I stress the notion of process, for we oftentimes dwell on the outcome (the President, Senator, member of the House of Representatives, Mayor, etc.), not paying adequate attention to the fact that what matters in “democracy” in these examples is actually the process that confers some legitimacy on them as symbols and occupants of power and authority.

Akure—THE abductors of a pharmacist with the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Ondo State, Mrs Queen Adeyeye, also a widow, have contacted her family requesting for ransom of N7 million.

CONTROVERSY has trailed the administration of local governments in Edo State following the resolution of the state House of Assembly to reinstate the suspended Akoko-Edo Local Government Area chairman, Mr. Folorunsho Akerejola and a recent advertorial, setting up a commission of inquiry to investigate him and other four suspended council chairmen.

IDEBE IKOT ESU— CRISIS is brewing at Idebe Ikot Esu village, Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, where two family members are fiercely laying claim to the community’s throne. When Niger Delta Voice visited the area, there was palpable tension in the farming community, located in the outskirts of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, as the two contenders have split the community into two factions.

AKIM QUA —HOODLUMS regularly break into the Akim Timber Market in the heart of Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State, carting away their machines and timber worth millions of naira due to lack of border railing around the market and ridiculous security.

Stallion NMN, Nissan’s exclusive manufacturer and product distributor in Nigeria has received one of Nissan Motor Company’s highest honours – the Nissan Global National Sales Company Award which was presented to the company at a banquet in Lagos by representatives of the Japanese automaker.

Ford Motors has finally launched the iconic Ford Mustang into the sub-Sahara Africa market with an official test drive by selected Motoring Journalists from across the region in Cape Town South Africa.

The scramble is on for international ranking points at the Governor’s Cup Futures 1, with home-boy, Sylvester Emmanuel making waves after sensationally upsetting American Anderson Reed in straight sets win, 7-6, 6-3 to move into the second round.