It has been said that love knows no barrier whether colour, creed, and these days even gender. Age has never been a barrier to love, but fascination with relationships in which the woman is older than the man appears to be on the increase, whether in the imaginary world of celluloid or in real life. The phenomenon is as old as time itself, says a prominent 70 year old retired university don whose 69 year old husband of forty something years was also a don. “ The difference is that in our days, it was kept a tight secret known only to your children and very close friends of the family. It was unheard of”.

Following the expiration, yesterday, of the 48-hour ultimatum passed by the Lagos State Government to tanker drivers who block the Oshodi/Apapa Expressway, to relocate to safe parking lots pending the availability of petroleum products, the tankers almost disappeared from the road by midday yesterday.

Coming on the heels of a scintillating 3-3 draw away to Taraba FC, fans of Ifeanyi Uba United can’t wait for the start of this weekend’s Glo Premier League fixture which pitches their darling club against Sharks of Port Harcourt. The Nnewi club have garnered 14 points from 8 matches, scoring an impressive 11 goals as against 6 conceded. It is their never-say-die attitude that has seen them achieve the unthinkable in recent weeks.

On getting to the new Afrikan Shrine situated at Agidingbi, Ikeja, some smell hits you. Smoke from weeds, cigarettes and the smell of alcohol mix freely with the oxygen in the atmosphere. As if to re-assure the fainthearted, the presence of a police van and gun-wielding cops instills a measure of confidence. It is time for the weekly Sunday jump and this reporter is on hand to witness Fela’s son, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti’s first performance since his return from the International Jazz Day which took place in France.

A good actor is a good listener, a good actor is a person that can leave the shell of his personal self and become a character. A good actor is someone that is ready to read and understand his script. For me as a person, I started acting without the basic knowledge of what acting should really be but over time and experience, I got to realize that there’s more to acting than just being a fine boy or dressing good or reading lines. When you act you should actually feel what you’re acting and I’m working on myself every single day to try and become a very good actor.