MARTIN Luther King, Jr., the American civil rights leader, is reported to have said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” The truth in this quote cannot be overemphasised. As such, I am moved to show solidarity with former governors Attahiru Bafarawa of Sokoto State and Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State over the injustice being meted out to them by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

THE relevance for a paradigm shift in Nigerian polity cannot be over emphasised. Like three-time Presidential candidate, Rev. Chris Okotie stated in his article in The Guardian of January 7, 2014, political alliances have never augured well for the country. That is why he has been canvassing for a paradigm shift since he joined the political process in 2002.

IN this era of Jonathan bashing, the easiest path of heroism is to rain invectives and abuses on the man we elected to be our President. This could come in the form of an open letter, facebook postings, editorial write ups, articles or commentaries on news reports, in print and electronic media.

To some of these opponents, the new law is repressive because, according to them, nobody is supposed to suffer any discrimination on the grounds of his/her sexual orientation and they have even expressed fear that the Act will cause untold violence, persecution, and prejudice in Nigeria.  Others among them have even described millions of Nigerians who support the criminalization of homosexuality and same-sex marriage in Nigeria as barbaric and slaves to tradition, religion, and morality.

IT is an old story in Nigeria-the story of ‘political farmers’ who routinely hijacked every incentive or initiative introduced by the government for Nigerians in the agriculture sector. From fertilisers to soft loans; from the east to the west and the north to the south, the real farmers were always schemed out of projects or programmes meant to encourage agriculture activities. That was the order of the day for well over four decades until the Jonathan administration came on board; or so, the Federal Government says.

The chatter is fast-paced and the laughter infectious in the studios of Lagos radio station Wazobia FM.

FOR some time now, the governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. If he is not abusing or making jest of the President of the Federal Republic and the First Lady, he is probably on a roadshow with the leaders of his new-found political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) with brooms in hands sweeping away in frenzy, perhaps, unwittingly their own shadows.

THE revocation of right of occupancyand compensation therein in pursuance to section 28 and 38 of the Land Use Act No. 6 of 1978 put the record straight for Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State. On the 24th December, 2013 Governor Oshiomhole gave a notice in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 28(1) and 38 of the Land Use Act, 1978 and by virtue of all other laws enabling him as Governor of the State to revoke the Right of Occupancy granted in respect of all the parcel of land on the Right of Way(ROW), from Okpekpe to Okpella in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State containing an area of approximately 73.750 hectres (182.236 Acres)440,718.583 metres.

“I define tenacity of office as a political Monstrosity whose characteristics are an Inordinate and shameless love of power

IN some of the national dailies recently was a statement credited to the former minister of Finance and Economic planning, Dr. Kalu Idika Kalu decrying the state of infrastructure in Abia state after 22 years of its creation.