When Bill Gates some weeks back, told Nigerian political elites that the country is one of the most dangerous places on earth to give birth, not many would have thought of the drama that played out in Akure, the Ondo State capital, the other week.

There are no concerted efforts to end the bloody Syrian Civil War because the West knows that it will be a victory for the Syrian government; so, international power brokers concentrate on negotiating territories, ‘humanitarian corridor’ ‘safe passage’ for rebels and their families and ceasefire to allow evacuation of besieged cities

Rimi inspired a generation of young men, most of whom are now in their late fifties with the consciouness of the radical propensity for service as the reason for politics and governance

Governor Yahaya Bello does not need to jump into the fire, yet. The Kogi State governor who had, in fact, sprained an ankle in what might have been a practice match for the big leap, was saved the trouble after President Muhammadu Buhari finally gave the hint that he would run for a second term in office.

The emergence of the so-called Third Force at this juncture is a huge advantage to Buhari because it means the opposition will face him with a divided house