It was indeed an excursion into the history of one of the nation’s ethnic groups as the age long battle for the ownership of Warri by the two arch combatants , the Urhobos and the Itsekiri was put to rest last weekend at the main hall of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs Victoria Island as renowned Itsekiri scholars and leaders of thought came out with a book that has all the historical, cultural, judicial, sociological evidences and valid treaties that point to the fact that Itsekiris are the owners of Warri.

THE present crop of governors in charge of the affairs of states of the South East zone has represented the Igbo heartland extremely well. They have demonstrated an admirable degree of collective purpose, which was not there between 1999 and 2007, when each of the previous governors behaved like crazy political buccaneers.

Amanze Uchegbulam has reacted to allegations of corruption levelled against him and three other top members of the Nigeria Football Federation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

THE post amnesty programme of the Federal Government should run on better steam than the hitches that are rising over management of the 2,000 who are in camp for rehabilitation. Unfortunately, inadequate preparations were made for the camping of the ex_militants.

The interest of the church in visual art has a long history. During the 15th and 16th Century AD the Church became major patron of visual art. This move, which was necessitated by the revival of Rome, began when Pope Martin V returned the Papacy to Rome from Avignon in1420.