“Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity”-Nelson Mandela.

Last Thursday, a bright light dimmed but will never be extinguished. That beacon of light will continue to light the way through the darkness for years to come.

The recent appointment of Professor Julius Ihonvbere by Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole as Chairman of Insurance Football Club of Benin management Board, has generated heat among stake holders of the round leather game in the entire state particularly among the Die – Hard fans of the once highly rated team.

I still remember the travails of late Professor J.A. Omotola, former VC University of Lagos, who worked tirelessly to ensure that the university became the primus inter pares among tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Despite mistakes here and there, Professor Omotola tried so hard to ensure massive positive transformation of UNILAG within the shortest possible time.

As torrents of tributes continue to pour in for the late former South Africa President, Dr. Nelson Mandela, the late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe, extolled Mandela’s virtues in his controversial book, “There was a Country, a Personal History of Biafra,” describing him as a beacon of justice and hope for the African continen

A Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in the 2007 general elections and currently Special Project Director in the office of Delta State Governor, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has rebuked the Speaker of House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Tambuwal, over his utterance that President Goodluck Jonathan is encouraging corruption in Nigeria by paying lip service to the fight against the scourge.