IT was in 1885 that Otto von Bismarck , the first Chancellor of Germany called a conference of the heads of all European nations in a bid to amicably share the African continent and avoid fighting each other over land in a foreign and very environmentally hostile territory. So they sat at a round table in Berlin and placed the map of Africa on the table and started drawing lines, sometimes across it, sometimes dividing towns into different countries.

THE great musician, Fela Ransome Kuti in his song, “Buy Africa” sang thus: “Africa man no go do him own thing, he no go buy him own thing. “ How true his lyrics in the context of the Nigerian football.

On March 19, 2014, the then opposition All Progressive Congress, APC, criticized the unemployment situation under then President Jonathan and accused him of not doing anything concrete to help Nigerian youths get employed.

Lt Col Abu-Ali: It’s really sunset at dawn!
Can’t stop crying when I heard of the brutal murder of this gentleman, Lt. Col. Abu Ali.

For the National Assembly delegation to the just concluded 135th Intef-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Geneva Switzerland, the international fora was another opportunity to rally more international support for the country’s efforts to urgently and effectively tackle the present economic recession and the humanitarian crisis largely precipitated by the Boko Haram insurgents in the North East region of the country.