What is happening in the Arab world today reminds me of a piece I did on this column, entitled, ‘This Stinking Democracy.’ I was wondering whether ‘democracy,’ like they say of ‘virtue’, is strictly ‘its own reward.’ Or whether a system of government must be truly provident for it to be worth the name ‘democracy.’

Along with food and water, one very essential basic need of man, and animals, come to think of it, is light. We thank God for day light which is available free to all living things. What would we do without it? When you think of the very poor results of our efforts in Nigeria (via PHCN) in supplying our citizens with man-made light, you can’t help but be grateful to God for His high quality light which costs us nothing, is harmless and convenient wherever we happen to be. What’s more, He doesn’t discriminate between the rich and the poor when making it available to us.

NOW that the “Valentine’s Day” build-up is over, the cards (phony?) have been put away, the presents (either squealed over or dumped in the rubbish bin) have almost been forgotten, the emotions of the day is still raw for most people. Was the day as wonderfully fulfilling as you’d hoped? Was the sex hair-raising?

Purely a northern agenda, the move is to ensure that the major opposition political parties go into next month’s presidential election on a solo run – without an alliance. This move is hinged on the expectation that the Congress for Progressive Change, (CPC); Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN); and the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), would secure massive victories in their respective spheres of influence, leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), possibly without a simple majority or even the constitutionally required 25 per cent votes in at least two-thirds of the states of the federation.

Are you comfortable looking in the mirror? When you do, what do you see? Is it a friend? Or someone you don’t like very much, maybe even someone you are ashamed of? If your answer was self-critical, ask yourself why. What is it that dissatisfies you?

The familiar ankara or should one call it the once reject African print, has become the proverbial head of the corner and the toast of many designers. On the international scene, ankara is making waves. Call it prints or by whatever name tickles your fancy, ankara is not only making waves, it has come to stay.

The dinner last week with top shots of the nation’s movie industry, Nollywood at the high profile Eko Le Merridian at the instance of Senior Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Strategy

A waist line more than 31 inches for women and 35 inches for men is overweight and highly prone to degenerative diseases like diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, high cholesterol etc.

It was May, 2010. I received a text message inviting me to a poetry reading at Maryland Crescent, being May Day. I had ignored an earlier invitation from the same source, to the same venue.

AT least 20 houses, speed boats and property worth millions of naira have been destroyed by fire in Penama Zion village, Bisuobo community, in Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State.

The Nigeria Union of Teachers(NUT), has condenmed the killing of four principals from Taraba State in last Wednesday’s crisis in the Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

For two weeks, February 23 to 27 and March 2 – 6, the Lagos Polo club was the centre of attraction as the 2011 MTN/Lagos Polo tournament took the centre stage. With the theme as friendship and fairplay, it was two weeks of high-class sports, entertainment and tourism all in one package put together by the tournament management committee, headed by Ayo Olasoju.

Chairman of the Technical Committee and Director of the technical department of the Weightlifting Federation of Nigeria, Captain Babatunde Adadimeji (rtd) has said that the Federation’s forthcoming Open Championship is expected to produce another world champion.

Organisers of the 2010 Rivers State Governor’s Cup, NNPC/Shell, are excited with the award presented to the company for their aggressive drive in developing and promoting sports at the grassroots.

Arrangements have been concluded for the signing of a trade agreement between Nigeria and the State of Kuwait.