THE Freedom of Information Bill which was signed into law recently by the newly inaugurated President Goodluck Jonathan has been described by eminent Christian clerics, as a milestone in the political history of Nigeria.

Israel is guilty and justly punished because they had withheld what is God’s! All the Tithes of the Land is God’s and it is holy unto Him. This tithes of the Law, how many are they? They are not two, nor three but four tithes of the Law. Whether one or four all the tithes belong to the Lord and are holy unto Him. Meaning? He and only He can dispose of what is His. When God says that something, some matter, is holy unto Him, God puts such a thing, such a matter under His Exclusive List.

June 16, 2011, will again enter my short list of days to remember; it was a Thursday – a black Thursday for Nigeria. It was our own equivalent of the Al Qeda attack on the United States on September 11, 2001. To most Nigerians, it would only be remembered as the day the Police Headquarters in Abuja, the Louis Edet House, was bombed by Boko Haram muslim sect.

Suddenly we did not hear anything more about James Ibori of Delta State. And, there has been a lot of noise about how he was the Delta “Champion.” Someone even said he was the man who could not be touched.

Tam David-West is well-known nation-wide. Apart from being a former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, and later Minister of Mines, Power and Steel, he is a retired Professor of Virology at the University of Ibadan. Now, although I do not agree with him on several issues, including his uncritical, almost worshipful, admiration of former military dictator, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, his latest comments on the state of Nigerian universities are right on target.

Among the Egbas, Igbein, in Obafemi Owode Local Government of Ogun State, constitutes about 300 towns and villages, and renowned for food production. For instance, the farm produce known as Ofada rice is produced in Ofada town in Igbein. Also, the peaceful co-existence in these communities has made them attractive to notable companies, schools and religious organisations as many of them now operate in Igbein along on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Warri Wolves FC re-main confident as they prepare for their encounter against co- contenders, Sunshine Stars of Akure at the Warri stadium.

Osama’s execution –and the manner of his disposal- were incontrovertibly vengeful. Which Obama said, was what America wanted: cold-blooded ‘revenge’! Or what Alan Ayckbourn, in his ‘Revengers Comedies’ describes as “good, old-fashioned, bloodcurdling revenge”. Yet, like the English philosopher, Francis Bacon, said, “Revenge is a kind of wild justice; which the more man’s nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out”. Suppose it is okay to ‘revenge’ a ‘wrong’; the question is: who determines ‘when’ or ‘whether’ a ‘wrong’ has been committed? One who alleges or an impartial jury?

He is visually impaired from birth but his dream is to impact positively on the lives of children. His slogan is, “every child is a genius if given the right focus” .. Adebukola Adebayo is a role model to many students, no wonder they enjoy staying around him. Looking at the ways he manifests the various gifts in him, one might find it difficult to belief that the forty-year old is physically challenged. Born in Lagos Island, the last born in the family of seven has spent a tangible part of his life in the classroom.

Poverty seems to have established an enduring base in our midst .Even with the introduction of Poverty Alleviation Programme (PAP) designed to provide employment, the problem persists. In this interview, Olumide Emmanual, chief executive of Fingerprints Investment Club and wealth creation agent, speaks on why his foundation is creating conditions necessary for sustainable reduction in poverty in the country.

THE Nigerian Chaplain Corps recently commissioned and decorated nine officials into the priesthood office.
The co-ordinator of the CO2, Okota, Lagos, Chaplain Brig-adier-General Onyebuchi Obasi while commissioning the officers, stated that they are being empowered to carry out service to humanity without hindrance.

IN a world where several forces compete and contend for a man’s attention, seeking to lead him, it has become imperative that we be able to identify which leading is of God and which is not. One major characteristic of divine guidance is that it has its source in God. It is God’s revealed plan, and therefore, must be traceable to Him. Any guidance that does not have its source in God will lead to destruction. So, don’t go running with just anything you receive. Prove its veracity first. How do you determine the accuracy of the leading you have received? Let me show you how.

Who can blame Nigerians who don’t believe there’s transparency in the screening done by our lawmakers? We’re famous for the ‘Nigerian factor’ and are good at fixing things, so, one would be expecting too much if we think this wouldn’t extend to the screening of public officers by our lawmakers.

Zinox boss, Mr. Leo Stan Eke, has donated an information and communication technology (ICT) centre to the Catholic Church of Divine Mercy, Admiralty Way, Lekki, Lagos.

THE After School Graduate Development Center (AGDC), sponsored by the TY Danjuma Foundation, yesterday, raised the alarm over what it described as the deplorable state of the education sector in Edo State, saying that from the survey carried out by the organization, the educational sector in the state would have collapsed if not for the assistance of NYSC members.