Explaining the suspension of the two French speaking countries, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Idi Hong, declared: “ Niger and Guinea remain suspended from ECOWAS in line with relevant provisions of the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance and the African Union Constitutive Act of 2000 until constitutional order is restored in the two countries”.

THE recent pardon and rehabilitation of the pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has been the subject of heated public debates, just as anything to do with the former anti-corruption tzar is wont to.

ON each of the occasions he has had an opportunity to make important speeches and pronouncements since he emerged as the nation’s chief helmsman, President Goodluck Jonathan has harped on his desire to ensure that the general elections of 2011 conform to universal best practices. He has made more pledges on this issue than on any other, which implies that free, fair and acceptable elections in 2011 is his major priority.

Nigeria’s second national telecommunications carrier, Globacom, has declared its preparation to pull out of Ghana as a result of frustrations and sabotage of every effort it has made to provide nationwide coverage of the country.

MAY 29th 2010 marks eleven years of unbroken democratic method of governance in Nigeria. It is the longest period, since our independence, when Nigeria was able to go without the intervention of the military in its political affairs.