The decision by the National  Assembly to elevate Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to the office of acting president is a legal puzzle yet to be resolved. Even as we await the legal interpretation of this “doctrine of necessity” by the courts, the acting president and his loyalists have engaged aides of ailing President Umaru Yar’adua in a set of actions that are unhelpful to the cause of good governance.

By Salman Bashir

All is but set for a fierce battle for the soul of Kaduna Central Senatorial zone come 2011. The candidates, namely two lawyers: Senator Jibril, Yusuf Hamisu Mairago and old brigade politician and former senator Alhaji Musa Bello. The latest addition but no less a formidable contender is human rights activist, Dr. Uba Sani. Each of the candidates is strong in their own way, but one is a shoulder taller than the other three. Senator Jibril, in particular, is in a very weak position. When you have up to three stronger political forces hunting for your seat, you must realize you have an uphill task. 

By Sam Chukwu 

Recently, Nigerians were treated to a comedy of a kind when Mrs Waziri Farida, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) paraded a certain Victor Osita Uwajeh as an impostor and one that extorted  money from unsuspecting members of the public. In the accounts published in most national dailies, it becomes very glaring that the anti-graft body was simply did not tell the entire truth. 

The issue of girl child education has been discussed at several forums. But nothing will work unless a law is enacted by the National Assembly to address the problem particularly in the north. Even in the region, Jigawa and Kano states are the most disturbing cases.