SECURITY operatives, yesterday, chained the Banquet Hall of Hotel Concorde, Owerri venue, of the Igbo Political Stakeholders Conference 2010 and prevented Igbo political leaders led by former Vice President, Dr Alex Ekwueme, from entering the venue.

MANY milestones heralded Nigeria’s education before 1960. We would step back 17 years before independence to take the report.

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday, inaugurated the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission, EDOPADEC, describing the past commission inaugurated by Prof Osarhiemen Osunbor, as reckless and corrupt.

NOBEL laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, yesterday, questioned the rationale behind the celebration of the nation’s 50th independence anniversary. Soyinka, who spoke in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as guest lecturer at an anniversary programme, organised by the Rivers State government, said the unity of the country 50 years down the line was not enough to roll out the drums.

Nigeria has made noticeable progress in the health industry since independence. We are not there yet and there is still a lot to do, but we have certainly progressed and there have been landmark achievements.