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. 

By Yakubu Ahmed

B/KBorno is the only state in the country bordering three countries. This privilege confers on it an element of vitality in commerce. All the three countries bordering it, namely Tchad, Niger and Cameroon are somewhat reliant on its outlets for goods particularly consumables and household items. The volume of trade going on between Borno and these countries is so huge that overloaded trucks and trailers have become everyday common sights conveying goods into these countries. The market in Maiduguri is so attractive that Borno tend to service even far flung places such as Sudan up to the Central African countries.

By Sahid Umar

True patriots in Nigeria cannot but lament the unfortunate fate that has befallen most local governments in the country, particularly when we consider the way and manner they have been stripped of their constitutional powers and impoverished by some state governments. Although section seven, sub-section one, of the 1999 Constitution guarantees a system of local government by democratically elected local government councils, what exists is contrary to the letter and spirit of Constitution.