WE do not want to fall prey of the very faults that have held this nation hostage in the past. We are not going to spend the next four years eulogizing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for organising a good election. After all, INEC has merely done what it is paid to do. If we were to spend the next four years praising INEC to the high heavens; praising the electorate for voting wisely; and praising the governors for governing well, then, 2015 would still meet us standing still, oblivious perhaps that he who stands still is certainly moving backwards.

Undoubtedly, a strong immune system is not just your body’s first line of defense.

Outgoing Vice Cahncellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Professor Michael Oladimeji Faborode, has put the choice of his successor in the hands of God. The 9th Vice Chancellor of one of the largest institutions of higher education in Africa, who assumed leadership of OAU in 2006, taking over from Professor Roger Makanjuola, told a group of journalists he would be leaving in June 2011 and God is going to select his sucessor from several qualified people around.

A 15 year old Nigerian girl has been offered admission to the prestigious Harvard University in United States of America, She is Saheela Ibraheem, 15 year old daughter of a Nigerian immigrant family living in New Jersey, United States. The Harvard University newly intake is latest media sensation.

THE term, Government of National Unity, GNU, will take a prominent space when the political dictionary of Nigeria is compiled. The sooner this compilation is done the better, because Nigerians need to know what it truly means. It is a term that gains quick popularity at the onset of every new administration, especially after elections have been won and lost. Therefore, it is (erroneously) seen as the act of including winning and losing political parties in the cabinet of the new (or re-elected) president in order to “give them a sense of belonging”.

The 8th edition of Anioma Cultural Festival comes alive on Saturday, May 14 2011 at the Arcade Ground, Asaba the capital city of Delta State.

Exhibition & Trade Fair Limited has urged the three tiers of government and other stakeholders in the country to partner with it so as to generate more income for the country through international trade exhibitions.

The Chairman of the Council, Dr. Ademola Ajayi, said although membership of the Council already encompasses the D-8 Steering Committee, all members of the Chamber Movement in Nigeria, yet doors are still opened to women entrepreneurs and youth entrepreneurs in the country to join.

The Nigerian Monthly Law Reports, NMLR,first published in 1964, has continued to receive high praises from its users. The new series,beginning with judgments delivered in 2009, was presented last year, with a formal handing over to the new editorial board by the founding editors.

A FEDERAL High Court in Abuja, yesterday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to remand a former Minister of Works, Dr. Hassan Muhammad Lawal, and his alleged accomplice, Dr. Adeogba Godwin Ademola, in prison custody, pending the consideration of their bail applications.

Manufacturers in Lagos State have expressed their anger at National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency(NESREA) and Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency’s double checks on their operations, saying “ it amounts to double payment.”

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has briefed the Nigerian Asociation of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) on how far they have gone in implementing government’s power sector reforms in the electricity industry.

Chief Charles Uwensuyi-Edosomwan, SAN,Obasuyi of Benin is former Attorney-General of Edo State. In this interview, he spoke on the just concluded general elections, saying that the exercise was better than previous ones in the country but for the killing of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members in some Northern states.

The Managing Director, Corporate Turnaround Centre Pte Ltd., Singapore, Dr. Michael Teng, has called on companies in Nigeria to carry out a health check on their Chief Executive Officers(CEOs’), saying “Incompetent CEOs’ top viruses affecting sick industries globally.”

The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has restated its commitment to the effective implementation of the provisions of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marpol 73/78 Convention as it relates to the management of the nation’s Marine Environment.