Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has within two years of taking charge of the affairs of the Sunshine state, among other achievements recorded so far, brought dynamism and exemplary innovations to its health sector.

Between political stability and economic prosperity, one must come first!

The two are not mutually exclusive.

In Nigeria’s case, the puzzle is whether we should pursue economic prosperity with a long term view of enthroning political stability; or vice versa!

FOR Nigerians who can afford it, seeking medical attention abroad is routine. No thanks to them, health professionals within the medical industry in the United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany, and increasingly, South Africa and India, are smiling to the banks.

FORMER acting Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Pastor Power Aginighan, has been retired.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has ordered immediate employment for three visually impaired lawyers in the state government judicial service.

NIGERIAN Embassy in The Netherlands, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands and Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, avoided taking a risk, weekend, when the prosecution of a Nigerian-Dutch activist, Comrade Sunny Ofehe, by the Netherlands government for alleged pipeline bombing in Nigeria reverberated at an international conference on the Niger-Delta in Rotterdam.

THE Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETF) says N100 billion intervention funds were yet to be fully accessed by tertiary institutions.

Should the subsidy on petrol be removed, the product may sell for a minimum of N141.03 per litre, according to the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN).

I now come to the challenges of peace-building. Many people, I believe, consider Nigeria as a theatre of absurd conflicts and interminable crises. They may be justified in holding this view; with the Jos crisis festering for years, with post-election violence and suicide – bombings, it is difficult to think otherwise.

The chants of Inzogbu Inzogbu Enyimba Enyim will rent the air today as two-time CAF Champions League winners, Enyimba confront Morocco’s Wydad Athletic Club in a semifinal return leg clash in Aba.