We can negotiate the restructuring of the Nigerian federation to suit the exigency and reality of our times

In an interview granted Channels Television recently, El Rufai in his usual manner sounded rash, brash, saucy, arrogant, insolent and illogical while answering questions on the groundswell of agitations for a restructured Nigeria that has gained currency in our polity recently.

There is no Nigerian therefore that would say that Dino is a dull Senator. No one can count him among the bench warmers who sit all days without saying either ‘aye’ or ‘nay’. I don’t think anybody has caught Dino on camera sleeping while debate is going on. Rather, Dino has helped to place Kogi West Senatorial District on national consciousness.

To the people of the south-west, south-south, south-east and the Middle belt I say the following.

By now, I am sure my readers have read the very disparaging comments against former President Goodluck Jonathan which were credited to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

The journey to the last institution of learning ,university of Birmingham that Kikaose attended before her sudden and avoidable demise, was torturing mentally. But it was inevitable, as my wife and l were required to do so in order to trace the events that lead to Kikaose’s unfortunate death.

What the future foresee is that agriculture would enrich us all. So let us start with the basic policy of eating only what we grow, and growing what we eat

Ikemba would not have wished for Ndi Anambra to be engrossed in Eke Awka or Otu Nkwo politics as alternative to mainstream politics

The United Nations’ urgent call in February for hunger relief for 20 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria has drawn the world’s attention to the connection between conflict and hunger. While there is no doubt that armed conflicts are a main driver of these hunger crises, more mundane problems such as bad governance and poor public policies also leave many with insufficient access to food and demand attention. Food shortages in peaceful places such as Malawi and Zimbabwe illustrate that good governance, like peace, is a precondition for preventing famine.

Before the advent of the new millennium, Plateau State lived up to its slogan “Home of Peace and Tourism” as many tourists thronged the north central state of Nigeria to behold and be bewildered by the beautiful sites nature has bestowed on the highly endowed state.