Election year, in all democratic world, always comes with drama and frills.

The Nigerian political sphere paced into frenetic activism since Attahiru Jega mounted the saddle as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) about two months ago.

The joyful news of the rescue of the miners trapped under the earth in Chile for months should be a good news for everyone everywhere. But not in Nigeria. This great news has turned into a sad fable about failure of the state in Nigeria.

The teachers are on a field day on industrial actions on issues that are really none of their business. Students posit as if character and learning have become obsolete values in the making of a student and embrace the negative values of violence, cheating and immorality to the detriment of their persons and the society.

ONE debilitating strand that can be threaded out of the Nigerian situation is what can be described as the lack of commitment to one another and to the nation. If you like, you can equate this phenomenon to lack of patriotism.

HISTORY sometimes has a curious sense of humour. It has a funny way of playing some corny jokes on the human race, as it strives to repeat itself, perhaps to drum it into mankind’s thick skull that only its first cousin, time, and its grand self can determine the fortune or the misfortune of man on the planet.

To the surprise of many Nigerians, particularly in the South West, the emergence of Obasanjo was not envisaged and was not acceptable. Rather, most people in the zone preferred Chief Olu Falae who contested under the coalition of Alliance for Democracy (AD)/All Peoples Party (APP) as presidential candidate.

ASIDE from the request for extension of time for the 2011 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, the greatest debate in Nigeria’s political circle today is that of zoning or power rotation

ONE could not have possibly imagined the height of contempt which some of the nation’s political leaders have for the minorities of the South-South region, until the presidency of Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

A vote against discriminatory practices in the name of Osu caste in south east Nigeria.

Osu caste system is an obnoxious practice among the Igbo in south east Nigeria which has refused to go away despite the impact of Christianity, education and civilization, and the human rights culture.

The professions have always been the modeler of excellence in the public sphere. The legal profession has played a key role in promoting the ideals of rule of law and justice. The medical profession has not just saved lives. It has also promoted the virtues of physical and emotional care.