Education is so fundamental, critical to nation building and human existence that formulation of policies must emerge out of the realities mainly directed to training of the intellect and pursuit of knowledge.

M r. Adekunle Ogunba, is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN. In this interview, he examines the workload of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, and concludes that there is the need to decentralize the apex court to facilitate speedy dispensation of justice in the country.

AHEAD the forthcoming primaries of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Edo State, a chieftain of the party and Edo South senatorial aspirant, Mr Mathew Urhohide, yesterday, warned that it will be “hypocrisy”, if the primaries of the party is skewed in favour of particular candidates by the leaders.”

DETERMINED not to leave anything to chance and in demonstration of its readiness to conduct credible elections in the country, the Federal Government, yesterday, deployed in Delta State, the Nigerian Navy, Air force, 45 units of Mobile policemen, 20,000 regular policemen and a stand by team of the army for today’s gubernatorial re-run elections.

Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State has condemned the bombing of a barracks in Abuja on New Year’s eve, describing it as a criminal act of effrontry and blackmail against the sensibility of the people of Nigeria.