The allegations of unwholesome deals in the sale of a parcel of land that once belonged to NITEL assumed a new twist after an online publication went to town that the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), received two houses as bribes from a businessman.

For 56 days since September 1, 2011, I took my annual leave as mandated by my bosses to rest my nerves after some weeks of hard work. I resumed last Wednesday, refreshed. So many things happened during my absence but even before I went on leave, I was kind of pissed off with happenings in our sports and decided to lie low.

Following the alleged plan to remove the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri, by the House of Representatives through the amendment of the EFCC Act, 2004, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal yesterday said that the House would seek the opinion of Nigerians before passing the bill into law.

If the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has his way, the nation would jettison the states, local governments and ministries which, according to him, are not viable.

The cry was vociferous in the land. The Super Eagles had just crashed out of the first World Cup on African soil tagged South Africa 2010 World Cup. With two losses and a draw, Nigerians were angry that the Eagles they expected to put up a respectable performances have again failed them, making the dream to equal Cameroon and Senegal’s quarter-final feat a mirage.