MUCH criticism has attended the performance of the electoral tribunals throughout the country. The anger of those who lose is well noted, especially when they have to contend with wasted resources and their lost expectations pinned on cases, which sometimes look good enough for judges to grant them favourable verdicts.

RECENT developments have once again reaffirmed the imperative by government to provide adequate security for the Nigerian citizenry. Curiously, whereas the Nigeria Police Force which primary responsibility is to ensure the safety of the teeming populace has continuously complained of inadequate logistics and wherewithal to effectively fight crimes, the largest and most sophisticated weapons are in the hands of the enemies of the state.

RETIRED policewoman and Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Hajiya Farida Waziri, seems very confused but desperate for applause. How else would you view the recent publication of about 40 names of politicians currently being investigated and tried by the Commission, which were forwarded to the political parties to ensure they do not stand for election in 2011?

Lagos State Government has issued over N1 billion retirement bond certificates to over 100 statutorily retired employees, making it the first state in Nigeria to implement the new Pension Reform Act.

The Democratic Peoples Party, DPP, in Sokoto State has debunked the claims by the former Presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa that he left it for the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, with all his supporters, stating that the DPP in the state was intact and remained resolute.