THE occurrences of disasters often result in displacement of persons. Therefore, the global increases in the number and magnitude of disasters have directly led to increasing human displacements.

THE governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, did not just come by the name, Caring Heart. He worked for it. He deservedly earned it. He lives it. He became synonymous with Caring Heart for the simple reason that, for the third year running, his administration has engaged in intervening in the critical sectors of the state to make life worth living for the people.

ONE of the resounding landmark achievements and legacy that would be bequeathed by the present administration of Abia State, under Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji, is the establishment of the Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, ASOPADEC, which has become a stronghold of superstructural development in the state.

JOIN me now as we begin the journey of transforming Nigeria, I will continue to fight for your future because I am one of you; I will continue to fight for improved medical care for all our citizens…”

THE news has it that Saif al-Islam was arrested in Libya without being brutally killed like other members of his family. The media have published gory and offensive images of the killing of his father and former Libyan leader, Muammar Ghaddafi without warning for discretion.

WEEKS have passed since the renewed media skirmishes that pitched my Governor, Mr. Peter Obi and his media managers against some leading columnists who are of Anambra origin. At the centre of it all is what one may refer to as an x-ray or rather, a cultivated media inquest of the leadership of the state.

ONCE again, Chinua Achebe rejected the national honour that was to be conferred on him by the Nigerian government. He had earlier rejected the same award in the year 2004. Then, he did it for a number of reasons, including that: “Nigeria is a country that does not work – schools, universities, roads, hospitals, water, the economy, security, life”.

THE massive edifice of the party shrank and degenerated into a decrepit and moribund organisation. The party slipped into the dark shadows of a capricious dictator as sole godfather beating other contenders into retreat.

THE agitation by Nigerians for the amendment of the country’s electoral laws to give time limits for adjudication in elections cases or matters paid off during the last amendments of both the 2010 Electoral Act and the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly.

We have indeed come a long way. We were once Nigerians, today we are Biafrans. We are Biafrans because on May 30, 1967, we finally said ‘no’ to the evils and injustices in which Nigeria was steeped. Nigeria was made up of peoples and groups with very little in common.

ON Saturday, October 15, 2011, in trickles and in drones, the remnants of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo State, gathered at Garrick Memorial Grammar School Ground, Ekewan Road, Benin City for a rally.

THE Norwegian political scientist, Stein Rokkan, writing on his country’s system, said: “The crucial decisions on economic policy are rarely taken at the parties or in parliaments”.

AT the risk of sounding like a broken record, the story of how Nigeria had once relied majorly on agriculture and agricultural commodities for her foreign exchange earnings and later turned to place all her hopes on oil, often awash discussions in circles, and even the media.

On 3rd Nov. 1981, the CVU 4200R was filled with 14litres of petrol at the National Petrol Service Station with a total of N2. On 11th Nov. 1981 the CVU car no. 942 bought a full tank of 32.7 litres for a total cost of NS. Also on 13th Nov. 1991 another CVU car no. 480B attached to my office bought 19.6 litres for N3. All the receipts from the National Petrol Service Station on Ikoyl Road,

Few months ago, I remembered vividly how the Honourable Minister of Works, Arc Mike Onolememen engaged critics over the condition of Benin-Ore-Shagamu road where the failed Ore section gave commuters nightmares.