ABIA State is a case study.’ The statement came from no lesser authority than the number one crime buster of Nigeria , Alhaji M D Abubakar- the Acting Inspector General of Nigeria Police during his recent visit to Abia as he was received at the hallowed Executive Chamber, Government House Umuahia.

A FAIR and equitable Nigeria governed by truth and justice calls for presidential power shift to South East Region after the completion of Goodluck Jonathan’s term either in 2015 or 2019 as the case may be.

DR. Vannavar Bush was the man who developed the early technology of what has come down to our age as the computer. But he didn’t see long enough to capture the far-range reach of his work. He didn’t even see up to 20 years of the limitless possibilities of the device he had created.

I was born into a world where evil deed is, and has become cheapy, and good deed, like the feces of a snake, rare to come by.

AS I watched the usually very beautiful Stella Oduah Ogienwonyi, Minister of Aviation, painfully explain to the nation the issues surrounding the Dana airplane crash, one could tell she would rather be found elsewhere, in more buoyant spirits. This certainly was not her turf, nor was it her routine. But you see, we never know what may prevail when duty calls.

Captain Bode Olubiyi was my Uncle. He died on the 20th of April 2012. He had been ill for three years. In the stretch of his career as an airline pilot, he had flown for most of the major airlines in Nigeria: Nigerian Airways, Okada Air, Chachangi Airways, Virgin Airways etc. His career spanned over thirty years in flying Nigerians on Nigerian planes. I was of the opinion that he had impeccable instincts where his job was concerned.

The crash of the DANA Air aircraft in Iju, a Lagos suburb, no doubt has dealt a heavy blow on the nation’s aviation industry. This is not just because of the crash itself but also because of the hasty actions so far taken by government.

EDO State was recently in the forefront of national news as a result of several fatal incidents which occurred in the State.

DEMOCRACY ensures peaceful transfer of power because it recognises the people as the ultimate repository of power. And as such, power is derived solely from the will of the people. Democracy does not guarantee the election of good leaders. However, it empowers the people to peacefully remove bad and/or discredited leaders.

On Thursday, June 7, President Goodluck Jonathan flagged off a mass book distribution initiative aimed at returning the country to the days of qualitative learning with a view to building a critical foundation for the general development of the nation.

IT was a conversation we had several times. If he had to choose between Youth Development and Sports, what would it be? That was a question Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the Minister of Sports who until few weeks ago was also in charge of the Youth beat, found difficult to answer. And his dilemma was understandable.

EVEN though the 2015 general elections are not around the corner, the polity is already being overheated by the debate over the zone that would produce Nigeria’s next president.

ON February 14, 2012 the governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson exhibiting his love, zeal and passion for effective and functional education delivery pronounced a policy of free education for all, and went further to declare a state of emergency in the sector.

THE current security challenges facing the country, especially in the North remind Nigerians, most especially Ndigbo of the predicament and frustrations faced by their people at the peak of kidnapping in the South East zone. Worst hit by the menace then was Abia State with its commercial city, Aba, overtaken by the dare devil kidnappers. Residents of the city fled en masse and the once bubbling and ever-busy city became deserted.

IN two years time, the office of the Governor of Anambra State will be vacant. By then Governor Peter Obi, now in his second term in office, would have spent eight years.