THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday said it was doing everything possible to extradite the former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, to Nigeria to face corruption charges.

AN immigrant friend of mine gloomily described it as a “sense of elsewhere”.
Not everyone who resides outside the land of their forefathers has this problem, but quite a few do. What a “sense of elsewhere” boils down to is a nagging, ever-present feeling that there is another often distant place to which you truly belong and should probably make strenuous efforts to connect with.

BARELY 24 four hours after dare-devil armed robbers allegedly killed three police officers along the Benin-Lagos highway, the robbers struck again yesterday, killing two luxury bus drivers.

AUTHORITATIVE Presidency sources told Vanguard, yesterday that former Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Alfa Belgore, had been contacted for the top job at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
But it was gathered that he had not given a definite answer as to whether he would be ready for the assignment, which explains why other possible candidates were being considered.

THE arrest recently at the Murtala Mu-hammed International airport, Ikeja Lagos of one Patrick Ene a drug deportee who had served a jail term for drug offences in far away Afghanistan has been viewed as ‘strange’ by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

IF there is anything that Nigeria has contributed to the growth of Democracy anywhere, it could be the concept of ‘zoning‘ as a panacea to all ethnic or tribal politics. In its raw form, the distribution of powerful political offices among the recognized areas or zones within the country is being regarded as an attempt to get everybody involved in the administration.

IT IS certainly a tragedy shrouded in mystery. For how else can one describe the difficult-to-explain death of three men inside a six-feet deep soak-away tank in Garriki Area of Enugu in Enugu South Local Government Area last weekend.

ISRAELI President, Shimon Peres is expectedly denying romance with Apartheid South Africa under which his country agreed to sell the latter nuclear weapons. Like a thief caught in the act, Peres’ denials are weak.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said that the success of his Administration “would depend on the cooperation of the National Assembly.”

EXPECTATIONS of our World Cup performance run on the same emotional flux that conforms to our national conduct. We are becoming experts in expecting everything from nothing.

The Naija Fan Village in Durban, South Africa has been described as a once in a lifetime opportunity for Nigeria to showcase its rich tourism potentials to the entire world at the biggest stage, as it presents a window for the more than one million fans that will be visiting South Africa to see the best of Nigeria.

As the world celebrated the International Museum Day last week, National Commission for Museum and Monuments in Nigeria rolled out drums to celebrate the day with the theme “Museums for Social Harmony.”

The Federal Government has selected Edo and Cross River as pilot states for investments in the tourism sector of the Nigerian economy, an official of the Edo Government has said.

In line with its tradition of supporting Nigeria’s culture and tradition, MTN Nigeria has thrown its weight behind this year’s edition of the Ayangalu Talking Drum Festival. The unique cultural celebration is scheduled to kick off Monday with the festival floats tour of South Western State.

An innovative project combining tourism, jobs creation and business development was lauded by the African Travel Association Congress here in the capital of the West African nation, The Gambia.