HISTORY is not in a hurry to forget Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965), one American who was a most eloquent and witty candidate of the Democratic Party, but who remained unsuccessful in his bids for the number one position in the land. In 1952, Stevenson got drafted into the presidential race by the Democratic Convention in Chicago.

EVEN the greatest copycat cannot perfectly imitate the Lord, Jesus. By the time Jesus arrived Bethany, Lazarus was already dead for four days. As soon as he arrived, everyone started to weep profusely. And as if to put a sense of guilt in Jesus, Martha was insinuating that if he had been around, her brother would not have died. When Jesus saw the weeping and the wailing, he too wept openly.

THE science of Bioethics attempts to address itself to seeking solutions to new problems that emanate from solutions of existing ones. It is taking the new minimum wage law to realize afresh that at best, all we have is pseudo and lopsided federalism.

IT is instructive that towards the end, the campaigns became quite intriguing. We therefore have no problem in picking our personalities of the week. They are the Comrade Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole (ACN); the Member representing Etsako Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbass Braimah (PDP); and those courageous youths of Etsako Federal Constituency who decamped from the PDP to the ACN on the roadside, without waiting for all the niceties of a stadium declaration.

SOMETIMES, we are tempted to ask, who needs elections, particularly in the face of all the accompanying aggravations – assassinations, kidnaps, mudslinging, criminality and all that? We are also quickly reminded that what was once regarded as the serious business of governance has, in this trimester, gone awol.

TODAY’S memory verse is taken from the case of that old man who was asked if he did not go to farm, and he responded, “Honestly, I did not see any rabbit”.

TODAY’S s essay is dedicated to Justice Oyemade of the High Court of Justice of the old Western Region and other people of courage who may be few and far apart, but who still steer the affairs of our Judiciary.

IN local parlance, they say, “Monkey no fine, him mama like am”. I get along with my Director of Transportation; the one other people call their driver. This is a man who refused to go beyond Primary Three of his days. He is full of wisdom, though. When we are alone, particularly on a long journey, I ignore his grammar and accept his perfect sense. We discuss everything, from politics to religion; and, indeed, from agriculture to zoning.

SOMETIMES, people want to engage in a war, which they cannot win. It is perhaps the case of sighting an antelope in the bush. You would want to pursue that fast-running animal for, you never can tell whether it has a bad leg. That is what the House of Representatives may be doing with a post-nomination President Jonathan.

Well…. Do you really want to know how things are? I will just set the Bible aside for a while and give you an honest answer from the bottom of my heart. My dear, things are bad, very bad. Nigeria has gone gaga and there appears to be no redemption in sight.