As I argued sometime ago, democratic governance is a team effort, not a one-man show. Thus, no matter how disciplined or incorruptible a politician might seem to a certain segment of the population, he or she cannot make solid positive impact if the political structure is as skewed as what we have presently – indeed, it is the single most profound cause of our arrested development. So, expeditious restructuring of the Nigerian federation such that more political and fiscal powers are devolved to the six geopolitical zones is the most urgent political task at this period in our national development.

A socio-political organization, the Akwa Ibom Amalgamated Political Action Committee (AAPAC), has advised Akwa Ibom people to vote for the PDP candidate, Udom Gabriel Emmanuel in the April 11 governorship election. According to its spokesman, Barrister Andem Andem, Emmanuel represents the real face of change.

ILAJE Local Government Area of Ondo State, with its headquarters in Igbokoda, is a riverine area. Chevron Plc recently embarked on the “Prevention of Malaria in Pregnancy Project” in the local government.

He may have retired from active politics but the name of Barr.Eddy Osifo rings a bell in the politics of the old Bendel State which comprised of the current Delta and Edo states. He was a close ally of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, as one can see in his membership of the Action Group of the First Republic and later Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, of the Second Republic. He was the godfather of the late Ambrose Ali whose governorship he facilitated in the then Bendel State under the UPN in 1979.

ABUJA – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), yesterday, congratulated the President-Elect and presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) on his election.

Enyimba Football Club of Aba will be guests to Smouha SC at the Egyptian port city of Alexandria in the in the second leg, first round of the CAF Champions League. Smouha is a relatively unknown club in the continent’s premier club competition.

Ex-Nigerian international, Kanu Nwankwo has urged the Nigeria Football Federation to promote Flying Eagles’ Kelechi Iheanacho and his colleagues that gave Nigeria the 4th FIFA U17 world cup at the United Arab Emirate in 2013 to the senior national team.

We will rally round you because we know you; you have been with us. You identified with us and shared in our agony and anguish.”

Hot Nollywood actress, Didi Ekanem has said she wished people would notice her for her talent rather than for her bum and hips which continue to make headlines week in, week out.

Christian leaders across the country have, at Easter, called on the Federal Government to tackle unemployment and poverty to improve the lives of the citizens.

I ran into an old friend some time last week. He is the type of friend you only see, probably once in a decade. I have known my friend from way back in the primary school when we were the best of friends and sometimes, the worst enemies. We argued, fought and laughed on basically everything. We were the best of friends.

Thousands of Palestinian civilians are trapped in Syria’s Yarmuk camp, which is besieged by government forces and has been largely overrun by jihadist fighters, an opposition official said Saturday.

THE Itsekiri Leaders of Thought, IloT, yesterday, congratulated the President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), and his deputy, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, on their victory at the presidential poll.

Politics in Nigeria has changed, no pun intended. However, the PDP in Delta state remains positive and optimistic about its future and confident of its success in the April 11 governorship and House of Assembly elections. The reason for this assertion is simply because, since becoming a PDP dominant state since 1999, Delta has not deviated from this path.

The 2015 general elections, though full of tension, has brought the much-awaited change at last. While some African countries like Algeria, Tunisia , Libya and Egypt were going through their wind of change, some comfortable and visionless Nigerians boasted that such change could never come to the country.