Before I could even consider it, he added. “I’m a good cook, you’ll enjoy my specialty (he didn’t say what it was!) The wife’s on holiday with the kids. You could bring a nightie if you like.” He needn’t spell out the type of a dinner date he was offering, and no, I didn’t slap his face. And I’m going to tell you whether or not I took him up on his offer!

As a body comprising academics, ASUU should provide intellectual leadership for other unions to follow, not the other way round. Uncritical acceptance of the hard-line posture of a union in the complex and controversial issue of strike is anathema to the spirit of free thought which academics ought to uphold, although the critical attitude native to philosophy is inconvenient for hard core unionists in ASUU.

FOR many years now, I have been speaking about what I described as Segmented Loyalty. I will tell you why I am calling it to service today. We are in a deplorable economic mess. Never in the history of this country have we had so much demolition, in peace time, of mountain peaks to the low level of plateaus or even valleys.

Mrs Ganiyat Fawehinmi, widow of Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), spoke briefly yesterday to Sunday Vanguard, throwing light on his last moment. Excerpts: By AbdulahWahab ABbdulah ON his last moment: Gani’s death, though did not come as a shock to us, because of his ailment. However, it is painful to us, especially when the sickness came. […]

Dr. Mike Okonkwo, Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) clocks 64 today, September 6, 2009. Activities lined up to mark the 64th birthday began with , the 10th Mike Okonkwo Annual lecture with the topic “Global Economic Trend: The Alternatives for Nigeria” on Thursday September 3rd, at the Shell hall, Muson, Onikan Lagos with presentation of gifts to the winners of the 6th edition of the Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition.