In this report, we examine the spectre of violence which greeted the 2011 general elections and how some innocent Nigerians, including members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who were drafted to assist the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the conduct of the elections, lost their lives.

This is the story of how newly-elected public office holders are demonstrating that their time has come and that they intend to institute a new paradigm. However, the hastiness in their acts suggest an underhanded attempt at stonewalling their predecessors and, in the instance of the House of Representatives where the tussle for the office of the Speaker is still roiling, the newly-elected representatives are spoiling for a showdown with the ruling party.

The troubles confronting health care delivery in Nigeria are legion. Even as he gets set to carry on with the mantle of leadership at the federal level of government, President Goodluck Jonathan already has his work cut out. Presumably, he is under no illusion about the Herculean nature of the task ahead.