EX-FREEDOM fighters in the Niger Delta, yesterday, described as inciting recent statements by former military President, General Ibrahim Babaginda (rtd) and former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, that President Goodluck Jonathan should be prepared for violent change if he made peaceful transition impossible, saying it was ‘a call for a coup’ against the Jonathan government by the North..

CHIEF Anthony Enahoro who died on Wednesday was a fighter for most of his 87 years on earth. For the first 37 years of his life he fought against colonialism and subsequently for the next 50 years he fought against dictatorship and bad governance. He was in that battle until he gave up two days ago.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Prof Sheikh Abdullah has said that federal government has provided the sum of N22.30 billion as 25% subsidy for the procurement and distribution of 900,000 metric tons of fertilizers to farmers in the 36 states and the FCT.

The search for a vibrant and result-oriented attacking line up for the Super Eagles has left newly appointed coach, Samson Siasia with very little options given the very poor scoring form of Nigeria’s main strikers in Eaurope.

THE regulatory authorities in Nigeria have been criticized of not doing enough research before coming out with legislation that affect the economy.

RICHARD Dick Cheney the immediate past Vice President of the United States (US) is an international crook who should be in jail in his country, Iraq, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Britain, Azerbaijan or in Nigeria where last week, a sixteen-count charge was filed against him. But unfortunately, the scales of justice are not balanced, so he will escape justice with his loot.

In solidarity with their colleagues sacked from the MRS oil and Gas Ltd., Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, Lagos zonal council, has resolved to stop lifting oil from today, pending the determination of a court action against the company.

DESPITE the widespread rejection of the attempt to amend the Electoral Act 2010 by the National Assembly, the federal lawmakers seem pig-headed in their determination to pooh-pooh public opinion, which was stoutly expressed during the public hearing on the issue.

PAST attempts by successive Nigerian First Ladies to mobilize the women folk for higher goals were generally flayed for the greater focus on glamour than the substance of their endeavours.

The supremacy battle between Governors and members of the National Assembly reached a critical point at the National Executive Committee, NEC meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP last Tuesday.

WITH the agony of ‘Wikileaks‘ still raging, it may be difficult to avoid comment on such event which should not, other things being equal, be a topic to be mentioned or debated. It should be understood, and properly so, that many developing countries, especially, those which have passed through colonialism, have nothing which could be described as secret to their colonial masters.

AT a time of debates about wastes at the National Assembly, the Federal Government has weighed in powerfully with a N299 billion over expenditure of the 2010 budget – and that is only in the third quarter.

THE battle for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential ticket took a near definitive turn, yesterday, after 21 Governors belonging to the party signed a declaration of support for President Goodluck Jonathan’s 2011 presidential bid.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Abia State, Mr. Austin Okojie, Thursday, rejected a gift of cow sent to him by a senator (names withheld) in the state, apparently to win the commissioner over the senator’s quest to contest the 2011 National Assembly elections.

Many states in the country are now realizing that they need to carve a niche for themselves in the area of travel and tourism as it is done in more developed tourist destinations like South Africa where each of the regions create a brand for its tourism without waiting for the centralgovernment.