FOUR years after he failed to perpetuate himself in office, Olusegun Obasanjo is explaining why African leaders are reluctant to leave office. He should know, considering that he did everything not to leave, until Nigerians shut the door on him.

NOTHING is new about all the noise made over women’s representation in elective political offices. At a point, it seemed that there was a law reserving 35 per cent of the elective positions for women.

THE applauses that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been getting, says something for the minimal standards under which we operate. People have mostly aligned with the provision of the Electoral Act where “substantial compliance” is acceptable.

WHEN most people thought the United States had given up the chase on Osama bin Laden, reputed leader of al-Qaeda, President Barack Obama announced that US forces shot him dead on Sunday in the Bilal area of Abbottabad, about 97km north of Islamabad, the Pakistani capital.

MANY Nigerians may not know about the National Automotive Council of Nigeria, NAC, though the organisation is 18 years old. Its mandate is to harness resources to enhance local manufacturing of vehicles in Nigeria.