Twenty-four hours from now, Goodluck Jonathan would be sworn in as Nigeria’s President for the next four years. It was not an easy road to victory for Nigeria’s fifth civilian President. Jonathan is known to be one man who has been favoured by the elements.

Port Harcourt, just like any other state in the Niger Delta region where President Jonathan hails from, is already agog ahead of the swearing- in ceremony tomorrow. President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan is a ‘Port Harcourt boy’, which is a slang reserved for successful adults that have lived a larger part of their growing up in Port Harcourt.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday lauded members of the National Assembly for passing the Freedom of Information bill and urged President Jonathan to urgently sign the bill into law.

Dr. Onah Ehkomu is the President of Trans-World Security company based in Lagos. He is also the President of Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operations of Nigeria (ISSON). His appraisal of the security situation in Nigeria is not only shocking but disturbing. His analysis is a sad reminder that we have grossly failed to address a very important aspect of our growth as a nation.

Two years ago, the Joint Task Force, JTF in the Niger Delta invaded the oil rich Gbaramatu Kingdom of Warri South West Local Government Council of Delta state, hometown of repentant militant leader, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, after a fracas between members of JTF and some of the then militants in the area, leaving a scare that lives in the minds of the inhabitants.

The demise of Chief MKO Abiola 13 years ago will continue to stir in the hearts of many Nigerians. The call that the National Assembly should pave the way for the Federal Government to recognise the late business mogul as‘elected President’ has not received attention after all.

AFN in the dark over Osayomi’s returnNigerian athletics hope were rekindled last Sunday as sprinter Oludamola Osayomi returned her fastest time ever, a 10.99 which she did at the “Grande Prêmio Internacional Caixa São Paulo”, an Area Permit Meeting that is part of the 2011 Brazilian Athletics Tour.

THERE were indications that Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State may not celebrate tomorrow’s inauguration with pomp and pageantry even as plans have been put in place to ensure a successful inauguration ceremony.

Lagosians are in for a swell time as the best of Foods, wine and the finer things of life premiers at the international food and lifestyle festival in Lagos. Tagged; ‘Taste of Lagos” the premier food, beverage and lifestyle promotional festival billed to hold on the 9th of December, 2011 over 3days is expected to bring together exciting restaurant, fashion and lifestyle exhibitors under one roof.

Often times when Nigeria athletes return home without medals from international sports competitions like the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, the swan song by Nigerian sports officials is usually ‘we would go back to the drawing board’ and we would pursue an aggressive grassroots sports development policy’.