The events of the past couple of weeks, arising from the absence of the President (who is also the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces) on grounds of ill-health, has provoked a flurry of activities, and in its wake has generated multiple reverberations, which have threatened to impose a crack on our ill-managed and papered attempt at constitutionalism.

Again, for the umpteenth time, Nigeria emerged from its ashes of constitutional conflagration that sort of defied the natural order of combustion: much like the Mosaic experience of the bush consuming the fire rather than the other way round. So it was with the recent constitutional crisis triggered off by the eerie power vacuum in the wake of the long absence of President Yar’Adua from the country on medical trip.

A new global survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, has said that attacks on journalists are getting worse, with more attempts by repressive governments to censor the media. “Freelancers and online journalists are more vulnerable than ever before”, the survey which was launched at the UN headquarters in New York during the week said. The UN new edition of the CPJ finding entitled, “Attacks on the Press” in 2009, analyses threats in more than 100 countries.

That some Nigerians are questioning and or challenging the actions of the National Assembly in declaring Jonathan Goodluck as Acting President of Nigeria is not unexpected given that the actions in question are regarded by many as unprecedented.

Lagos State Government will soon commence the registration and issuance of title deeds to owners of houses in its housing schemes across the state, free of charge.