WEST Africans were more united in pre-colonial times than under the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which turned forty years yesterday, Thursday, May 28, 2015. There was generally, free movement of persons in the region before the colonialists, mainly French and British, imposed artificial boundaries even amongst the same ethnic group and introduced custom duties which have since then restricted movement and prevented integration.

The European Union (EU) says there are more Nigerian professionals in Europe than there are in Nigeria, warning that the development can be detrimental to the development of the country.

Genius Music’ young and vibrant music producer, Dawodu Oluwadurotimi popularly known as Timi Blaze, has finally unveiled his new independent record label, called Genius Music. The record label unveiling also coincided with the release of his 15 track debut mixtape tagged ‘Just B4 I Begin’. The mixtape features great music acts in the African music scene.

The need for a change in our society, cannot be overemphasized. That is why the feeling and expectations of Nigerians are high today as President Muhammad Buhari takes over the baton of leadership. Nigeria, as we all know is currently mired in great challenges. The challenge of indiscipline, the challenge of corruption, terrorism, kidnapping and other form of insecurity; of favoritism, of ostentatiousness, of get-rich-quick of various kinds of impunity to mention a few.

Let me start answering this question by going back to the tenure of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Regime, he really affected the performance and involvement of many people in Hajj positively. During his tenure he sponsored nothing less than 750 people from the state to perform the holy pilgrimage. When the outgoing Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola came in, he saw that as some sort of jamboree which he didn’t want to be part of, so from 750 people he reduced it to 300 people less than 50 percent of what the Tinubu regime used to sponsor.

Olam management has re-instated its commitments to helping Nigeria advance its journey to self sufficiency in rice production by bridging the gap in local production and importation. This is coming on the heels of the company call for caution in the handling of excessive import duties and levies on rice as it might lead to smuggling of cheaper rice from neighbouring countries which will be counter productive to the protection of domestic rice producers and local rice investors.

College Acquaintance Rape Education (C.A.R.E) is one of the mediums Rubies Ink use to combat the growing trend of rape culture in Secondary Schools. It’s a RAPE prevention workshop led by trained peer educators, who have massive experience on gender relations, socialization, dating violence and sexual violence prevention.

TODAY, power changes hands from President Goodluck Ebelle Jonathan, GEJ, of the PDP , to President Muhammadu Buhari ,MB, of the APC ,as he takes charge of the affairs in our blessed nation, Nigeria. APC becomes the ruling party, while PDP, if it survives the pains, and traumas of defeat, becomes the opposition. However, should the PDP fail to become the opposition, as they appear headed to, by their internal wrangling, we will end up with an octopus APC as the ruling party, carrying with it, all the dangers that entrapped and pulled down the PDP, implying that we will be back to where we started. I pray this will not happen.

Rivers State governor-elect, Mr Nyesom Wike, has assured the people of the state that his administration will restore security across the state.

He assured that the right environment will be created for the people of the state to engage in different businesses and also relax after work, without fear of being molested by criminals.

THE embattled President-General, PG, of Awka Development Union Nigeria, ADUN, Mr. Tony Okechukwu, said yesterday, that his tenure was still running, insisting that he would never be stampeded out of office.

Nigeria’s total information and communications technology solutions provider, Globacom, has congratulated the people of Nigeria on the 16th anniversary of Democracy Day and the successful transition of power to a new civilian government.

Kaduna State governor-elect, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has described the outgoing administration of Governor Ramalan Yero as roguish.

Outgoing Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has commissioned an ultra modern Government House complex built at the cost of N15 billion

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and his political rivals were locked in a war of words yesterday ahead of today’s inauguration of Muhammadu Buhari as president of the country.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, struck out the suit by some aggrieved subscribers, challenging the recent 20 per cent increment on subscription rate of Digital Satellite Television, DStv, being operated by Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited.