ELECTIONS and electoral politics assume that electorates are homogenous in outlook, values and interests but are divided in their opinions on how goals commonly shared are to be actualised. Elections assure that qualitative differences have been replaced by quantitative differences on methods. Elections therefore assume the electorate are united on ends but divided on means; they assume unity of objectives and divisions on strategies and means.

This is the concluding part of a two-part piece by Ginny Nwasoria, a public commentator based in Lagos.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ, this is his official acronym, not GEAJ or GJ) jumped ahead of General Ibrahim Babangida, his main intra-party rival for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination, when, on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, he officially informed Nigerians he would run for president through his Facebook forum.

Time there was when travelling was fun. Perhaps not anymore.
As a third year student of modern languages in the University of Calabar, we needed to go abroad for a year and I was one of those who benefitted Grenoble, France as destination. So started my romance with passports, visas, tickets, planes, hotels……name it.

EXACTLY a fortnight from today, Nigeria will be marking its 50th independence anniversary from colonial rule. The motives of colonialism are usually wrapped in layers of religion and the alleged sacred duty of the Whites to spread civilization.