A man travelling from Jerusalem to Jericho was attacked by armed-robbers, stripped of his belongings and left lying on the road half-dead. God’s providence ensured that first a priest, and then a Levite, passed by. But instead of helping the dying man; both of them quickly moved to the other side and went away. Finally, a Samaritan came along. Unlike the priest and the Levite, he had compassion on the injured man, bound up his wounds, took him to the hospital and paid for his medical expenses.

In 1983, Chief Sam Mbakwe, incumbent governor of Imo State, was declared winner of the governorship election in the State that year. Did he really win the election? Perhaps he did but it was rather absurd that it was Mbakwe himself who was the first to formally declare his own victory through the broadcasting outfit of his State.

Moreover, October 1 is more appropriate for marking Democracy Day, assuming there is need to celebrate democracy, taking into consideration the landmark national events that took place on that day. The most significant dates in Nigeria’s political history are 1914, 1960 and 1967. Of the three, October 1, 1960 is the most relevant to our discussion for two reasons.

When I protested to a mechanic that his charges were increasing by the day, he said his expenses were increasing rapidly too, and he has to increase his charges in order to cope.

Couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article titled; Jet, ladies and all things tasteless(12.05.13) which mentioned Rotimi Ameachi and the trouble between him and GEJ. So, fast forward two weeks, it does not look as if the fight is abating anytime soon.