POLITICS, as they say, is a game of intrigues. It is also a game reputed for throwing up superstars who readily distinguish themselves in the service of man and humanity.

LAND and landed property are most expensive in Lagos than any other part of Nigeria, except for a part of the Central Business District area of the FCT, Abuja. Landed property in Banana Island, for example, has been reported to be one of the most expensive in the world.

OGUTA Local Government Area of Imo State is one of the two oil producing local government areas in the state. It accounts for a good chunk of the oil revenue that comes into the state coffers on a monthly basis, both from the Federal Government and from the oil companies as taxes.

THOSE that call me a tribalist and an Igbo-hater are simply misguided and ignorant. Perhaps they do not know the meaning of those words or the true import of their meaning.

POLITICS in this part of the world has for a long time been defined by a devious colour of brute force and gangsterism, a phenomenon that has robbed the game of the finesse, fidelity and exotic qualities of progressive political ideals which are the driving principles of government in the developed world.