Is it not enough that the president is away on a medical vacation that could be costing the country so much in scarce foreign exchange even when we are being told that nothing is wrong with him?

LAST week I discussed how issues of ethnicity and diversity have continued to plague Nigeria since independence. Prior to that I had detailed how the independence Constitution, following meticulous planning by the nation’s founding fathers, had addressed that same diversity and put in place a system of government that ensured that the regions making up the country thrived

The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has been getting on quietly and unceremoniously with the business of governance. The vice-presidential slot on any ticket is an important one, as the Vice-President, should the need arise, must have what it takes to lead if the President is ever incapacitated.

DONALD Trump ran a brilliant campaign in the last US elections. Apart from the issues around Hillary’s private email, he attacked the Clinton Foundation, accusing it of selling access to Mrs. Clinton, US Secretary of State for money. He hinted that Mrs. Clinton lacked stamina for the job of President.

AS I landed in Abuja on February 9, from Lagos, a senior journalist on board with me wore a pensive mood as he said the following words to me: “I am pan-Nigerian but certain things shake your faith like the advertisement in today’s edition of the Daily Trust”. It was an Obituary on page 46 of the paper by 70 members of ASP COURSE 14 for the late Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Francis Mobolaji Odesanya.