This report is without prejudice to the shining tails of spectacular performances of former ministers (see accompanying piece) who went through the Senate’s confirmation session last week; but seeks to unveil what went down behind-the-scenes in the build-up to the nomination and eventual security clearance given the 34 ministerial- nominees sent to the Senate. President Goodluck Jonathan has promised Nigerians transformation. He would need a good, very good, team to help him achieve that. This report asks: Will the team being put together deliver?

The bombing in some parts of the country is condemnable and it stands condemned. I want believe they are not Muslims. A true Muslim cannot do that, it is un-Islamic and it stands condemned. Again, according to reports, they are foreigners, government should endeavour to unmask them.

THEY prevented other Mujahidden groups who attempted to attack and loot the convoy. The Taliban was formed by Mullah Mohammed Umar, a one-eyed puritanical cleric who was described as one of the most improbable characters in Afghanistan’s tortuous history. He recruited students from Qur’anic schools and this resulted in the Taliban being referred to in its early days as a student movement.

THE Northern Nigeria of today comprises 19 states, and to a very large extent, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Despite the heterogeneous ethnic composition of the North, the Hausa-Fulani ethnic group still predominates, with over 70 percent of its people belonging to the Hausa-Fulani ethnic stock. By extension, the historical evolution of the Hausa group is closely linked with other ethnic groups that can be found in the region.

AFGHANISTAN! That was what it called its base in Kanamma, Yobe State. It uses guerrilla tactics as a means of doing devilish things, yet it professes Godliness.