THE ongoing military action in Gaza, Palestine, fuelled by the continued bombing by the Israeli authorities calls for serious appraisal in view of the precarious situation in the Middle East and indeed, global peace.

IT has been over 100 days since the forceful abduction of over 200 girls from their sleeping beds inside their school premises at Chibok in Borno State.

IT is baffling that Itsekiris and Ijaws are still folding their hands and watching while policies that ought to be beneficial to their people are confined permanently to office drawers. It hurts to know that the Delta State government is most insensitive to the transportation problem prevalent in the riverine communities of the state.

I am impressed by the recommendation of the sub-committee of the National Delegates Conference on Securities for the creation of Ministry or Department of Homeland Securities. This is good emulation; I do not want to say, imitation because the American essayist RW Emerson advised that “imitation is suicide.” Once more we are in the process of following the footsteps of those we have always pretended to follow.

SINCE Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, the former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led other chieftains of the party to Umuahia, the Abia State capital, to appeal and convinced Governor Theodore Orji to return to the party, there has been absolute unity and peace in the state chapter of the party. This is because Orji has utilised his uncommon fatherly and humble approach, coupled with the spirit of give and take, to unify the party stakeholders.