Politicians can die anytime. And that was the case of 56-year -old Christopher Shale. He was as big as they come. He is a “big”, what they call,fish in the conservative party! Christopher was chairman of the West Oxfordshire Conservative Party Association. And that covers David Cameron ‘s constituency.

GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan is not a stranger to criminals and their devices, especially kidnappers. In fact, some years ago, as Secretary to the Delta State Government, he was a member of the Federal Government team, headed by the current president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, who was then the vice president, which was established to end kidnapping in the region.

Truth is hardly ever universal as there is no ideology with complete acceptance by all of humanity. Many people have different truths and only the passion with which that truth is defended is universal. Some people hold fast to the truth that there is no truth and that in itself is a legitimate right and a truth of sorts.

Evans Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN has come under fire for its shoddy technical planning at the Cross River All Nigeria Championships concluded last Saturday in Calabar.

In the aftermath of the Boko Haram bombing of the Louis Edet House, special agents from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation,FBI, promptly arrived Abuja to begin to collect data on the incident. Some newspaper reports also claimed the arrival of the Central Intelligence Agency,CIA of the US. I suppose in this climate of global terror, there is increasing transnational cooperation between and among the various spy agencies of the world and the gumshoes who pit-patter around each other to stem the rise of militant terrorism.

In view of its European tour in a week’s time, 911 Foundation Soccer Academy in Warri and Lagos returned over the week from a playing tour of Togo and Republic of Benin.

Former Super Falcons coach Ismaila Mabo has expressed sadness over the defeat the team suffered in the hands of Germany in the on-going 2011 FIFA 2011 Women’s World Cup but advised them to beat Canada in their last match on Tuesday to redeem the country’s image. “We are out of the competition no matter our performance against Canada.

Immortal Legends of Africa by Pa Anyi Agwudagwu reads like the Trojan war told by homer but it is deeper than the epic poem. It is closer to Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart but it is not a war story.

DELTA State commissioner of police, Mr. Mamman Tsafe, says he will not dispute the fact that kidnappers have increased their operations in the state, but he was emphatic that the police and other security agencies have risen up to the occasion, and that very soon, the number would be drastically reduced. He spoke in his office in Asaba.

Apples they say do not fall far from the tree. That analogy best describes the talents and vocal skills of Carolyne Bukola Udoh- a Nigerian-American singer whose single “I Don’t Need your money” is currently the toast of Internet and is set to be released soon in Nigeria.