On Wednesday, November 23, 2011, erstwhile anti-graft fighter, Mrs. Farida Waziri was formally relieved of her post as the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, ending months of speculation about her future at the foremost anti-corruption agency in the country.

FOR Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, Monday November 21, turned out not to be a good day for him. He must have prepared for the following day’s plenary session of the senate where at least he would have raised his voice and said, ‘’Mr. Senate President, Colleagues, on behalf of the good people of Borno South, I Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume …:” and, thereafter, contribute to the bills or motion of the day.

In July, 2011, Nigeria’s intelligence chiefs gave a briefing to a closed session of Nigeria’s senate. At that briefing, very sensitive national security matters were disclosed.

It can be safely assumed that the statement issued by General Azazi was cleared and approved by President Jonathan, Commander-In-Chief, C-I-C, of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.

It’s here for real. The much hyped remix of the hit single “Salute” recorded by one of Nigeria’s top pop/reggae stars Shank and E.M.E’s very own star boy Whizkid.

The word ‘giant,’ according to Chambers 20th Century Dictionary, is “anything much above the usual size of its kind.” This is why we describe an extremely tall and huge person as a giant.

EVEN as former Biafran leader and leader of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, joined the list of Nigerians who have died of stroke-related problems, indications are that the development may not be as strange as expected.

Anybody who was present at the Aburi meeting or has read the minutes, the communiqués, statements, and verbatim reports would be surprised that a person who calls himself a head of state could so deliberately mislead accredited representatives of foreign governments by saying that the implementation of each item of the conclusions required prior detailed examination by the administrative and professional experts in the various fields.

During the turbulent last days of Shaibu Amodu as the Chief Coach of the Super Eagles last year, Nigerians cried out that the team were wobbly in their play and may not withstand tough teams even if they eventually qualify for both the African Nations Cup in Angola and World Cup in South Africa.

The Institute of Planning Nigeria (IPN) is critical about the relegation of planning to the background, which the institute’s president, Dr McCarthy Ijiebo, says is responsible for the underdevelopment of Nigeria.

For quite some time now, the political leadership of the Binis has found itself in a quagmire as regards the ability of the people to paddle in one direction in the politics of the state.

Delta State can chart its way to greatness through agricultural revolution, says Dr Charles Okiti, a former minority leader in Sapele LGA but now running to become the council chairman on the platform of the PDP.

The name, Augustus Onwuemezie-Ikenwe would not really ring a bell in the ears of most football followers today but would not be forgotten easily as a skillful player in his days. The former Julius Berger and BCC Lions of Gboko was amongst those that missed the Saudi ’89 World Youth in which Nigeria came second.

After much effort to break into the entertainment world, Sunday Akor popularly known as Supa Sunny is set to launch his first album titled ‘I be Naija Police’

Apex Nigeria’s Gas company, Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG the sponsors of the $100,000 literature and Science prizes, last week went a step further in its commitment to encouraging creativity and writing among Nigerian youths. This, the company demonstrated in the Bonny Island of River State, where it organized a reading programme around the theme; Meet the Authour.