THERE is no likelihood that anyone would be faulted for describing Prof Bolaji Akinyemi as a man of many parts.He means different things to different people.

Indeed, he comes across as a colossal scholar, fascinating diplomat, imaginary politician, misunderstood activist and quintessential statesman.

Year comes and year goes. That is how it has been and will always be. As the clock gently ticked away, bringing a year to an end, another was being born. The birth of a new year brings about the beginning of another 365 or 366 days, a duration with its symbolic nuances, tempo and memories.

THE long awaited 2015 general elections are at hand. Unlike previous elections, this year’s contests promise to be keenly contested by the respective gladiators across the country.

ANYTIME the story of the Nigerian army is told, the name of General TY Danjuma will always feature prominently. Similarly, the political history of Nigeria is not complete without mentioning the role he played in the political development of the Nigerian nation. And talking about one man who has a heart of gold and looks out for the less privileged, General Danjuma is that man.

This story examines former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s latest dance steps, a break-dance of twists and turns with one suspected objective: the actualisation of a self-serving agenda that is at variance with the projection of a united Nigeria. Yet, a more perceptive incumbent President would have pulled all the stops to successfully rein-in Obasanjo.

What is playing out in Odi in Kolokuma-Opokuma local government area of Bayelsa State in the wake of the N15bn Federal Government compensation for the 1999 military invasion and the sacking of the community, could best be described as shocking.

This story examines former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s latest dance steps, a break-dance of twists and turns with one suspected objective: the actualisation of a self-serving agenda that is at variance with the projection of a united Nigeria. Yet, a more perceptive incumbent President would have pulled all the stops to successfully rein-in Obasanjo.

AS minister of information until few weeks ago, Mr. Labaran Maku did everything while in office to situate the achievements of President Goodluck Jonathan within the framework of the agenda of the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. It was in that context that Mr. Maku left office last October to seek the governorship ticket of the PDP in his native Nasarawa State. His bid for the job, however, ended on a sour note as Mr. Maku’s soon discovered that the oratory of the minister was of no use in the rough and rumble political jostling in his state.

Dr Doyin Okupe is the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan. Okupe, who was a guest at Vanguard corporate headquarters in Lagos, bares his mind on burning national issues including the decision by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to field General Muhammudu Buhari as its presidential standard bearer in 2015

The emergence of a former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), appears to have changed the political calculations in the northern part of Nigeria.