GBAGBO poses such a substantial threat to the West African sub-region in particular and to Africa in general that he should not be ignored. As a matter of fact, he is a threat to Nigeria as a nation.

‘HURRAY’ is always what it is when leadership offers example. And Dora Akinyuli need not be told that the story of NAFDAC under her was the story of hurray; it was visionary and exemplary leadership. She was the face of NAFDAC. And almost all the staff there identified with that face. The result was success.

ON Saturday, January 8, 2011, I listened to two lecturers from Anambra State University, Dr Emeka Nwabunia of Microbiology Department and Dr Arinze Chinwuba of Chemistry Department on a live Rhythm FM 95.5 (Silverbird) station programme.

BEFORE he was elected President of South Africa on April 22, 2009, Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma suffered political humiliation and persecution so much so that, four years before he became President, his political career had been written off by many pundits and a greater number of the South African population.

FOR as it was, Umaru Yar’Adua de-cided to go military like his mentor, Obasanjo. And so we didn’t only desire others to pray for us (ora pro nobis), we also wrote that people miss not the obvious: The wealth or monies of the region are in millions of private bank accounts with each running into millions of US dollars, all scattered throughout the whole world.