Governor Chibuike Rotimi Ameachi of Rivers State has called on the Federal Government to sell its refineries to private operators for effective management.

ANGRY reactions have trailed Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Michael Aondoakaa, SAN’s claim that prolonged absence of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua does not make him unable to continue to perform his duties even as the Federal Executive Council FEC, has given him a clean bill of health.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has called for vigilance in subsequent elections in the country, saying mischief makers who attempted to rig the re-run election in Etsako Central were yet to accept the logic of the ballot box.

DEMOCRACY is supposed to be based on the will of the people. The Nigerian constitution like many others declare that sovereignty belongs to the people from whom all power flow. But in practice, the power of the people in most countries, including in Europe, begin and end with their vote.

HAITI is getting global attention for reasons other than the more known issues of poverty and poor governance in the tiny Caribbean island the world regales in neglecting its challenges. Some of these challenges are historical, like cruel French colonialists that entrenched the poverty of the island in the ways they skewed the economy.

EMINENT Nigerian leaders including three former Heads of State and all living former Chief Justices of the Federation have called on President Umaru Yar‘Adua to transfer power to his deputy, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, in accordance with provisions of the Constitution.

I called the Eagles camp to discuss the match with Zambia with them. I congratulated them for their victory but immediately registered my observations and asked why were they so negative in their approach. They made more passes back than going forward.

THE Ministry of Finance, yesterday, said that toxic assets from banks have grossed N1.5 trillion, even as Chairman of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, revealed that the banks were burdened with bad loans to the tune of N450 billion.

ALHAJJ Issa Hayatou has been President of CAF since March 1988 almost 22 years ago. Some of today’s players in Angola had not been born then. Hayatou was his country’s 400m and 800m and member of the national basketball team of Cameroon at the 1st All Africa Games in Brazzaville. He was President of Cameroun Football Federation when he assumed the CAF presidency.

Jos (Jesus our Saviour to many) is a fine city with an agreeable climate and a melting pot of many cultures and various traditions. Jos in the past, was a place Nigerians would like to spend their retirement days in peace and tranquility.