President Umaru Yar’Adua was the pillar and architect of the amnesty programme. He is generally seen as the very first Nigerian leader to show genuine commitment to the cause of not just the Niger Delta region but that of the down trodden of the area.

So, would Peter Obi break this jinx? Although his incumbency status is a plus which makes him one of the top formidable candidates in the race , it is left to be seen whether the personality of Biafran warlord , Dim Odumegwu-Ojukwu who stood up to be counted in Obi’s campaign team will make a difference.

Why FGM is unnecessary
We are challenging the so-called traditional rulers and elders to examine FGM. And if they think it to be what will make their women not be promiscuous and their wives to be faithful, what about the counterpart- you as a man? How does it stabilize you as a wonderful husband? Your wife is not promiscuous, what about you? How does she think of you, and how happy is she about you?

The seeming stasis of the Nigerian state, occasioned by the lingering vacuum in the presidency continues to magnify the spectre of gloom for an already troubled polity.Yet, there are those whose optimism presents a comic relief to the whole drama of a president in absentia.

Which made people fear that he will not work for the PDP that was one of the reasons why the PDP candidate, Chris Umogbai, was defeated by the AC candidate, Johnson Ugheoke. The duo are from Fugar, and as a matter of fact, it was a battle of two cousins. After the Akoko Edo constituency 1, House of Assembly re-run election, where Oshiomhole started having the upper hand against Anenih, After the Akoko Edo Election the PDP accused the AC of using thugs to rig the election.

A chilly Sunday morning with bright sunshine in Jos the Plateau State capital was something to relish as the allure of getting up to warm up in the sun increases.

If the plan of those behind the frequent violence in Jos is to rubbish its ‘Home of Peace and Tourism’ tag, then they are succeeding a great deal” said a resident in frustration as he ran for dear life to avoid getting caught in the latest mayhem in the Plateau State capital. It was the second orgy of violence in a little over one year and the third in nine years leaving in its trail pain, anger and helplessness.

If the plan of those behind the frequent violence in Jos is to rubbish its ‘Home of Peace and Tourism’ tag, then they are succeeding a great deal” said a resident in frustration as he ran for dear life to avoid getting caught in the latest mayhem in the Plateau State capital. It was the second orgy of violence in a little over one year and the third in nine years leaving in its trail pain, anger and helplessness.

Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South AT the moment, the Northwest geopolitical zone is the ruling power bloc in the country with bedridden President Umaru Yar’Adua, his wife Mrs. Turai Yar’Adua and members of his kitchen cabinet, principally from Katsina state as the power brokers.

“Umaru, are you dead? They say you are dead”. Obasanjo had put a call through to Yar’Adua at a campaign ground. This drama was staged on live television to refute rumours almost three years ago, that Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, then presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had died in the German hospital where he sought medical succour.

Nobody buys drinks for them. No man asks for a dance. Their clients are mainly young men of their age, or slightly older-20s-30s. They are casually dressed, in jeans, T-shirts and shirts flown out of their trousers. They sit, drinking their beers without female companies while the women stand away and look on.

WHAT does Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) really want? Whose interest is it championing at the moment?

A minute in that environment was killing. The odour oozing out of the place could be dangerous to one’s health.
Interestingly, the inmates rendered some choruses to welcome their guests. Dressed in a uniform orange colour clothes, they exhibited different manners of their usual acts. The co-ordinator was up and doing checking their acts employing insane measures to deal with them at different times.

I think the best thing to do in this situation is to wear a new look and submerge yourself with the feeling of celebration. It may be very difficult especially when you remember how you have been celebrating the previous Christmas with your family and loved ones, but then since you cannot control the situation, you don’t have to make it worse. I suppress my pain with colorful wrappings and special smiles.

THE origin of Christmas differs as the precise date of the birth and historicity of Jesus are much debated. Christmas, literally meaning the Mass of Christ, is a traditional holiday in the Christian calendar.