Port Harcourt, just like any other state in the Niger Delta region where President Jonathan hails from, is already agog ahead of the swearing- in ceremony tomorrow. President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan is a ‘Port Harcourt boy’, which is a slang reserved for successful adults that have lived a larger part of their growing up in Port Harcourt.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday lauded members of the National Assembly for passing the Freedom of Information bill and urged President Jonathan to urgently sign the bill into law.

Dr. Onah Ehkomu is the President of Trans-World Security company based in Lagos. He is also the President of Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operations of Nigeria (ISSON). His appraisal of the security situation in Nigeria is not only shocking but disturbing. His analysis is a sad reminder that we have grossly failed to address a very important aspect of our growth as a nation.

Two years ago, the Joint Task Force, JTF in the Niger Delta invaded the oil rich Gbaramatu Kingdom of Warri South West Local Government Council of Delta state, hometown of repentant militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, after a fracas between members of JTF and some of the then militants in the area, leaving a scare that lives in the minds of the inhabitants.

The demise of Chief MKO Abiola 13 years ago will continue to stir in the hearts of many Nigerians. The call that the National Assembly should pave the way for the Federal Government to recognise the late business mogul as‘elected President’ has not received attention after all.