In a time when every artiste wants to blend in and do the predictable ‘club banger’ kind of music,Ben Efe has chosen a different path, which is very much like soul of old and he captures the whole essence in his debut album Bad note to melody.

Lionel Messi celebrated the 10th anniversary of his first goal for Barcelona with his 50th and 51st goals this season in Barcelona’s 8-0 win over Cordoba yesterday. The goal puts him in the lead of La Liga’s scorers.

I never met Uche Chukwumerije on the personal level, but I met his former wife, a classic Onitsha beauty who was also a former national athletics champion and educator. I was told by those who knew them well that they were well-matched in most things, and that they also drifted as many things also drift.

Due to the unsavoury experiences Nigerians have had because of incompetent political leadership at various levels over the decades, there is a seeming consensus amongst them that politics is a dirty game. This negative perception of politics, which I disagree with anyway, has discouraged many well-meaning Nigerians from active participation in politics.

Tuedon (Tee) Omatsola Morgan was an another bored mum, but as a true Warri person, she never wanted to “carry last”. That zeal to break free, made her to discover a hidden passion… long distance running. And as if that was not enough, she has taken it to the extreme as it was demonstrated lately, when she participated in the North Pole marathon an event even the die hard extreme sports enthusiasts would think twice before joining in.