I received a newsflash from the Nation on the day a group of Northern elders was to announce the candidate they had chosen to do battle with President Goodluck Jonathan in the struggle for who carries the banner of the ruling PDP during the presidential election of 2011.

The acceptance of the PDP’s de cision to field Atiku Abubakar by his rivals is a model of democratic practice at the highest level. Pardon me if, even as a Nigerian, I affirm that it is “unNigerian”. Perhaps it presages a brighter future for our national politics

On August 17, 2009, I sent in the following diary material from Berlin where I was covering the World Athletics Championships:Avinoam Porot is in his 60s. He is an Israeli journalist who would always remind you that he is from a beautiful country.

SOME time in 1985, when the debate about the ban of some New Nigerian players from the Eagles was raging, it was difficult to get a player, especially in the central defence which Stephen Keshi was dominating. Keshi was one of those banned.

The arguments in favour of ‘zoning‘ as a special creation of the ruling party (PDP) for equitable distribution of power and all that goes with it (wealth) among their members have been faulted in many quarters.

NOBOBY in the United States (US) can ask, Sarah who? Sarah Palin of course! With the former sports caster and half term governor of Alaska, the American presidential elections in 2012 promises to be a ball.

APPARENTLY, ours is a chicken republic in which the chicken is greater than the republic. We have discovered one good thing about the land, though in whatever you do, you have a choice.

I ONCE watched an interesting documentary on National Geographic Wild channel, which brought home to me the elders’ saying: “No matter how well you treat a wild animal it will still have its eyes on the bush”.

Amateur Boxing in Nigeria has gone under chiefly because the house leadership is a far cry from the one of 18 years ago, under which was effectively interpreted the full meaning of Control, components of which includes monitoring, organization and superv-ision

NIGERIANS are not a complex people, but we have a few who would want to ride the rest of us like donkeys. Whenever we seem to be making a headway, these manipulators throw spanner into the works. They usually do this from dark alleys so that their identity will be concealed.