Meet The man who hunted bin Laden, Saddam and the pirates

CNN) -- On Thursday in Tampa, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel presided over a change of command ceremony during which Adm. William "Bill" McRaven handed over the reins of Special Operations Command to his successor, Gen. Joseph Votel.

As McRaven stepped down he observed, "We are in perilous times." He pointed out that U.S. Special Operations Forces are helping to fight the fast-growing Islamic State in Iraq; the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines; the militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria, and al Qaeda and the Taliban in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.

McRaven also said, "We are in the golden age of Special Operations" in which elements of the 67,000 men and women under his command have deployed to 92 countries.

Death Sentence for Nigerian Mutineers

Twelve Nigerian soldiers have been sentenced to death for mutiny and attempted murder after shots were fired at their commanding officer in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri in May.

The soldiers were angry after a convoy was ambushed on a road frequently targeted by Islamist Boko Haram militants.

Five other soldiers were acquitted and one was convicted on another count.

All denied the charges at a court martial in Abuja.

APC: Alliance of Strange Bed Fellows (part 1)

Politics in Nigeria has degenerated so low that it is now a comfortable habitual habitat for outlaws and offers perfect legal atmosphere for pirates to ply their trade. Plato the Greek philosopher once said and I quote "one of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors". I dare say that the current political situation that Nigeria find itself in now is a direct result of years of neglect. Neglect on the part of the society and its people. We have failed to care about what is going on in our country. While the opportunity for good governance waited for the real Nigerian man to take over, the Nigeriana was busy shipping his talents to Europe to help in the building of their government whilst neglecting his home. Anyway, that is a story for another day.

I often wonder why I get the shrills when I hear the pronunciation of that acronym called APC, I feel as if a cold knife is being driven through my veins each time I watch the news and the APC stories come on. But first, let me introduce myself.