CHALLENGES that Libya faces after the death of Colonel Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gathafi are enormous and numerous. A country of only 6.6 million, but with a land area of 1,759,540 square kilometres, almost twice the size of Nigeria, will be prone to security issues along its borders with Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia — areas that are perpetually under control of some armed militias.

THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has perfected ways of attracting attention to its work. The arraigning of former governors, a seasonal EFCC public relations glitz, is tied to challenges it tells the public could militate against its intentions.

LOCAL government administrations have become the most constitutionally abused matter in Nigeria since the 1999 Constitution became operational. Only a handful of States hold local government elections. Others carry on as if it is legal to run local governments without the Constitution that created them.

NIGERIANS are full of expectations over what the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, NOSDRA, will do to check the prevalent cases of oil spills across the oil exploration belt. Its task seems simple — compel oil companies to consider the effect of their operations on their host communities.

IT will surprise only a few that Samson Siasia’s stay as coach of the Eagles would become a matter of obtuse national debates. We have excelled in promoting nothingness as a sterling mark of excellence.