It was the Russian anarchist, Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921), who postulated that “The condition of man is a condition of war”. Though the revolutionist passed on about nine decades ago, Kropotkin’s writings and thinking have continued to influence the politics of Russia and other parts of the globe including Nigeria, which actively adopted democratic rule since 1999 and has continued to run with it despite some challenges. Playing politics in Nigeria is a game of survival for those who have mastered the staying power, which in most cases demands more than just being competent.

Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, Imo State has not known peace since the pioneer bishop, Rt. Rev. Victor Adibe Chikwe, died in September 2010.

A former Director of Research and Development in the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, who proposed to make a prototype Armored Personnel Carrier and production armaments locally, Jerry Obike Ogbonna, is a retired navy captain seeking to represent Abia North in the Senate through the 2015 polls. Four years ago, he contested against Senator Uche Chukwumerije in the PDP, but lost. Ogbonna, now in All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), believes that the incumbent senator has stayed too long after 12 years.

Preparations for the dedication of the two months old son of Mrs Loricia Onunkwo, a Bauchi-based Igbo business woman, scheduled to take place on Sunday, November 9 at the Our Lady of Loretto Catholic Church, Fadama Mada Parish, Bauchi, turned to a nightmare for the Onunkwo family when the nursing mother was brutally killed by gunmen .

At a time when all that is bad about under- development and stories of insurgency dominate the narrative about northern Nigeria, the Northern Nigeria Investment Forum, NNIF, is poised to change all that as it prepares ground for a paradigm shift with a global investment talkshop on strategies for the rebranding of the region.