PRESIDENT–General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Ralph Uwechue said yesterday in Awka that Igbos have not enjoyed better understanding and demonstrable appreciation from their fellow Nigerians on their role as nation builders and committed custodians of Nigerian unity despite their rich sacrifices to the growth of the country.

According to NLC: “He died at his prime and at the time he was bringing the perspectives of the young generation of Nigerians to the governance process in the country. Though brief was his stay in power, former President Yar’adua restored some degree of confidence on the political leadership by some of the practical steps he took to resolve critical national problems.”

Woman you need to trust me. I cannot lie to you. Many of you read last weeks article, and are so upset. You see the truth in it, but at the same time you are in that situation and so confused because you just do not know what to do. I hear you. So you get home everyday between ten pm and eleven.

Things are moving rather faster than most of us would have expected. In the country there are social, political and economic activities all moving in different directions at comparative speed, not so easy to fathom.

Let me tell you one thing, we can say that Jonathan has the constitutional right to contest despite the zoning agreement in PDP. You also remember that even when the Presidency was zoned to the south, Abubakar Rimi did not accept and contested against Obasanjo in the primaries.

“I hope Mr President will concentrate on ensuring that we have free and fair elections in the country as we have seen happened in other African Countries like Ghana and South Africa,” he said.

Following the formal taking over of leadership as President and Commander-in- Chief of the Armed Forces byPresident Jonathan, the battle of who becomes the Vice President has thickened , just as scheming, permutations, politicking have begun.

A prominent Ijaw leader Edwin Clark has described President Umaru Yar’Adua’s death as a great loss to the country in general and the Ijaw nation in particular.

AS the rumour over the possible endorsement of the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF), Alhaji Ahmed Mahmmud Yayale, as Nigeria’s new Vice President thickens, the SGF , yesterday declared that he is still Nigeria’s SGF, as he has not gotten another job yet.

BARELY 24 hours after he was sworn in , President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday held a marathon meeting with the Prince Vincent Ogbulafor led National Working Committee, NWC members of the ruling Peoples Democratic party, PDP.

I will say women and children are my major fans. Any musician that doesn’t have women or children by his side is not a good musician – His music is not accepted. Children come around me a lot. I like women very well because my mother is a woman. But in terms of sleeping with women, I don’t indulge that much. I’m married and I have a kid. So I want the best for my family.

THERE seem to be no end to methods used by Nigerians in drug trafficking business to outwit operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in their illicit drug deals.

The death of President Umaru Yar’Adua marks the end of an era of pro-people politics that started with his membership of the second republic Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) led by Mallam Aminu Kano, according to Senator Gbemisola Saraki.

God rest late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua. He was a good man, a nice man – a man of peace and laudable aspirations.

Why should they say it must go to one particular area? I don’t see the point and I did not think it was right.