DR. Stanley Nkwachinekenkwerenneyaemezula Macebuh, who passed on Saturday night, could aptly be tagged the progenitor of what has become known as the intellectual flank of Nigerian journalism. He could not have brought less to a profession in which he inspired many by his profound thoughts and an intellectual fecundity that permeated the media in the past three decades.

It is the case of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth as land tears two communities in Ebonyi apart.
Sometime between 1928 and 1930, the Ezillo community, now the headquarters of Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, had a communal dispute with the neighboring community of Ngbo in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state.

I love Nigeria and stand by everything that will hold us as one people and bring peace. There must be no sectional interest and no emotions. We must not let things go the wrong way. I’m proud of Nigeria. Nigerians must be proud of their country.

The intervention by the National Assembly into the succession crisis that bedeviled the nation upon the medical evacuation of President Umaru Yar‘Adua may have eased the tension in the country’s political space. However, outstanding issues arising from the procedure adopted in articulating the resolutions have also provoked the need for consolidating Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as the nation’s acting President.

Koriko Hotel (not real name), Awka, Anambra State, was a beehive of activities penultimate Friday. Members of the Anambra State Election Monitoring Team, put together by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had just concluded their meeting with another monitoring team from the European Union as well as other recognized bodies of observers.

While President Umaru Yar’Adua is yet to obey section 145 of the 1999 Constitution, it became clear in the heat of the crisis that only two institutions could pave way for the Vice President to take control of the reigns of power
These are the Federal Executive Council (FEC) and the National Assembly.

The Senate eventually ruled out proposals on sending a team to Saudi Arabia in favour of an invitation to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) to brief the Senate on the matter.

THE first responses that the manner of the acting presidency the National Assembly thrust on Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was legally flawed were right. The explanation that it was based on the doctrine of necessity has introduced another plank for constitutional abuses, especially in the hands of politicians for whom individual survival comes at the expense of everyone, and everything.

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.