It is often said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Nigerians have been doing a lot the same thing and wishing that they get a better outcome. This is wishful thinking. We cannot continue to seek divine intervention for self-inflicted mess that was our own doing.

Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the governor of Lagos State has, since his inauguration some 12 months ago, moved with the winds of a hurricane to begin a new phase of growth and development of the state such that his achievements in this brief period of one year out of his four-year constitutional tenure appear like he has been there for a longer time.

Former Senate President, David Mark, has called on Nigerians not to despair in the face of the daunting economic and socio-political challenges but to remain steadfast.

The bye-election into the Nasarawa/Toto Federal Constituency in Nasarawa State, on Saturday, was reportedly marred by several reports of violence, ballot-box snatching, stuffing of ballot papers, and massive irregularities across several polling units at various wards in Toto Local Government Area.

A member of the National Executive Committee of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) and federal lawmaker representing Ijebu-North/Ijebu-East/Ogun Waterside Federal Constituency, Hon. Adekoya Adesegun Abdel-Majid, has appealed to colleagues on the platform of the PDP to maintain neutrality in the crises rocking the main opposition party.