It is very interesting that President Buhari has said that he did not sack the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, when he came in because he wanted him to salvage the terrible economy he inherited.

Politics have always had its fair share of colourful characters, especially in the First and Second Republics. After that, it seems the gaiety and oratory of politicking was taken out of latter day politicians. However, the thrills and frill of the past still linger, and once in a while we have happenstances that remind us of the flamboyant, even if controversial characters of the past.

As Nigerians warming up in preparations for the major political event of 2019, the struggle for political power has long started with the incumbent at center scheming to retain power beyond 2019 while some descenting voices, even with the ruling party and the leaders of opposition political parties are not sleeping.

Lepers are living in ghoulish hell in our country, as they are regarded as castaways, grisly macabre creatures not fit for communal, societal and government assistance

WE commenced this journey last week when, after taking a very keen observation of the recently concluded congresses of the All Progressive Congress, APC, we identified, most unfortunately, the return of politics of violence back to the land. The purpose of this exercise is not to mock, ridicule, deride or even abuse any individual political party but to sound a note of warning that Nigeria cannot “flow” backwards to the politics of bullet and blood. It is meant to keep all of us  at alert in rising stoutly against blood shedding in our politics.