IN the name of Allah, The Ever Gracious The Ever Merciful. Blessings, mercies and favours of Allah are on His chosen Servant, the Embodiment of piety and the Leader of His created servants, Muhammad the son of ‘Abdullahi, members of his blessed family, his righteous companions and all those who follow them in goodness till the end of the hour.

With democracy taking firm roots in the country and the four year cycle of elections becoming a culture, political stakeholders had in the past four years approached the year, 2015 with calculated steps in the hope of correctly positioning themselves and interests for ascendancy.

Best of time for both the federal and state pensioners in Ogun State, as unpaid gratuities and irregular payment of pension have made life very miserable for the senior citizens.

OWERRI—People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State, has dismissed claims by Senator Ifeanyi Ararume that he is the governorship flag bearer of the party in the state, even as some of the governorship aspirants in the state, including Senator Chris Anyanwu and Chief Chuka Odom, have accepted the outcome of the party primaries in good fate.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial candidate for Edo North, Mr. Francis Alimikhena, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will be a better and more peaceful place when former Head of State and presidential candidate of the party, Geneal Muhammadu Buhari, emerges the next president of Nigeria in 2015.