It was such a happy moment of seeing how the arts get treated in climes where they are appreciated; or perhaps the standard that must be upheld wherever transplanted. It gave such a huge feeling to see what is so very often cheapened here accorded such a huge respect; but you know, only because it came from outside. But it gave a most inspiring possibility of what can be , and also of how it can be when accorded its dues.

HISTORY is not in a hurry to forget Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965), one American who was a most eloquent and witty candidate of the Democratic Party, but who remained unsuccessful in his bids for the number one position in the land. In 1952, Stevenson got drafted into the presidential race by the Democratic Convention in Chicago.

I was in my office one morning, when a colleague of mine sauntered in. Kay, as she was fondly called by me just went on and on…………”I have been gaining so much weight and all I tried was adding fruits to my diet, I am just fed up”.

The Federal Government has been advised to remove import duty on paper, ink and other materials used by book publishers so as to reduce the cost of production of books and make books cheaper.

THE applauses that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been getting, says something for the minimal standards under which we operate. People have mostly aligned with the provision of the Electoral Act where “substantial compliance” is acceptable.

TUNDE Idiagbon was not around to see it. And if he were to still be here but didn’t see it he would have doubted the news about it. But it happened. Muhammadu Buhari (who with Tunde Idiagbon once overthrew democracy and held Nigeria with iron-stiff hands) ‘bathed’ us with tears recently.

From Akwa Ibom to Maiduguri, from Kano to Ekiti, from Ogun to Kogi and from Lagos to Abuja, the story is the same; unemployment, poverty, harsh living conditions, just name it.

Election appeals similarly have a debilitating effect on the case flow management of the Court of Appeal because several members of the Bench of that Court are moved from one Division to another for the effective hearing and determination of the appeals.

The Managing Partner of the Hartfield-IMC Partnership, Mr. Tosin Oyelese, has enjoined Nigerians not to look down upon salespersons, saying “more than 85 per cent of the CEOs’ of most of the Fortune 500 companies were once sales executives.

For the 2011Lagos Black Heritage Festival Consultant, Professor Wole Soyinka, the 2- week festival which opened on the 20th of April, was a double barreled and historic festival as it featured side by side with the Nigerian Festival of Democracy

Tuesday, April 26,governorship election, which took place in 24 out of 36 states of the federation has spawned a new challenge to the nation’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC.

The creation of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), which are government bodies established for the promotion and protection of human rights within their respective jurisdictions across the world, with principles set out at the first International Workshop on National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Paris on 7-9 October 1991

Super Falcons coach Uche Eucharia has reacted angrily to the scathing criticisms directed towards her by former Nigerian International, Jossy Lad following Nigeria’s 1_1 draw with Ghana in an All Africa Games qualifier on Sunday.

Six members of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Cross River State, have been reportedly arrested and detained by the state Police Command for alleged electoral offences during the just-concluded general elections.

DELTA State Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Chief Adolo Okotie-Eboh, Wednesday, denied media reports that the party plans to join the Democratic Peoples Party, DPP and Labour Party, LP, to challenge the outcome of the gubernatorial election in the state in court.