Today, we continue the celebrations of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity, from the dead. The Easter period, in some Christian denominations, kicked off with the 40-day Lenten period of self-denial, while in some it started with Palm Sunday.

FOR the second time in as many weeks, the Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi created some furore in Nigeria with his comments on the question of unity in the country, and what should be done about it.

IT had seemed like a crisis situation. Indeed, for many families, it was. When recently foodstuff sellers from the northern part of the country decided to withdraw their services as a result of oppressive taxation and extortion they suffered, especially in South Western parts of Nigeria , the markets ran dry of such commodities as meat, vegetables, fruits and other agricultural consumables that people, especially Lagos dwellers, had come to take for granted.

FROM the Vice-Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Professor Boniface Egboka, came yet another warning that the Niger Bridge at Onitsha/Asaba, is on the verge of collapse.

THERE seems to be no end to the barrage of bad news indicating that Nigeria is one of the most badly governed political entities in the world. We already know, through indisputable statistical evidence drawn up by credible international agencies, that Nigeria ranks among the worst when it comes to such indicators as corruption, risk of doing business, and ability of its security agencies to exert effective control over its territory.