PROFESSOR Julius Ihonvbere, the Secretary to Edo State Government, provided an insight that is useful in the appreciation of the challenges confronting the President’s National Security Advisers. It is as C-in-C that a President is intimately involved in national security management through the appointment of his National Security Advisers.

Following the recent bombings of a bus terminal in Kano State, which claimed over 72 lives, and weekend’s killing of 28 persons in different parts of the North, Trade Union Congress, TUC, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to employ the carrot and stick approach and also build international network to address the insecurity situation in the country.

THE marks left by women in our nation’s public life from pre-colonial period to today have become indelible in the minds of Nigerians at large, leaving them to believe that Nigeria’s salvation from its present quagmire will depend largely on injecting more women into the public place and commanding heights.

TWO of the suspects alleged to have raped a middle-aged woman, Mrs. Ese Isaiah, while in the custody of the police at Abraka Police Station in Delta State, Messrs. Enamuotor Akpevwe, 21 and Ugbede Obruche, 20, were last week arraigned before an Abraka Magistrate Court on a two-charge of rape and conspiracy.

Fresh facts emerged, Monday, on the presence of more illegal aliens suspected to be terrorists in Ijora area of Lagos, as information at Vanguard’s disposal revealed that the suspects, who are Malians and Chadians, were occupying a three-storey building owned by a state government.

Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has distanced itself from reports that it was involved at a meeting where members of the group reconciled with Afenifere leaders at Akure in Ondo State.

THE Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, has emerged winners of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists Imperial Barrel Award competed by African universities.

No fewer than 334 million people representing 39 percent of the population of sub-Sahara Africa lack access to clean drinking water. Similarly, about 600 million people which is approximately 70 percent region’s population, lack access to sanitation.

WORKERS in the nation’s construction industry have expressed serious concern over the increasing cases of kidnapping in the South-East and general insecurity in the country.

*It’s a shame we are in court over my fathers will…
Chief Emeka Ojukwu Jnr is the son of late Ikemba of Nnewi, Chief Emeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu and a member of Board of Trustees, BOT, All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. In this interview, he called on the state governor, Mr. Peter Obi to find a way of working with embattled former Chairman in order to save the party from being consumed by crisis. He also disassociated the party from the recent merger of opposition political parties. Excerpts: