It was a desperate move! Matthew Okikiolakan Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo, former President and Commander-in-Chief, knows an opportunity when he sees one. Just smarting from the well-rounded criticism that greeted his misplaced enthusiasm on the issue of zoning, a matter which saw his party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, kissing the dust of disapproval brought about by members of the House of Representatives, Obasanjo, indeed, sat back to re-assess the basis of his sense of statesmanship and importance. This, especially at a time when he appeared to be burning bridges of national relevance in a nation of competing interests.

Following the unending blood-letting in Plateau State which heightened in the last two weeks resulting in the killings of women, children and men, climaxed by last Sunday evening’s twin blasts at the junction to West of Mines, President Goodluck Jonathan had directed Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Marshal Oluseyi Petirin, to take charge of security in the state.

August 28, 2011 is a date that will hardly be forgotten by Elder Tes Sorae, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state. Elder Sorae who also is the chairman of Tomline Engineering Company, went to church in company of his first wife, Bridget, two female house helps, a driver and two police orderlies.

For many years now, there have increasing cases of Nigerians’ illegal migration to Europe via the desert as victims of human trafficking and sex slavery.

As America rekindles the spirit of Americanism and the resurrection of a spirit that was almost killed 10 years ago today, Nigeria’s version of such which is the Jos crisis rekindles nothing but nightmare.