The perception in some quarters is that former President Goodluck Jonathan was Bayelsa State’s first serious participant in national politics and that his defeat has placed the state at a disadvantage in the future of national policy-making. This is a totally wrong-headed view that must be resisted by the political leadership of the state.

DR Goodluck Jonathan and his fellow Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, travellers at the helm of affairs have joined the ranks of ‘yesterday’s men’, to quote his Senior Special Adviser, Media, Dr. Reuben Abati, who famously coined the controversial phrase. Today’s men are now in the All Progressives Congress, APC, Federal Government of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Efforts to get technology intervention fund to improve learning experiences and academic outcome for students in the Nigeria universities have started yielding the expected results.

A 20-year-old man, Sodiq Sulaimon, yesterday appeared before an Ikeja High Court for allegedly procuring abortion for his 15-year-old lover (names withheld), who died in the process.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), yesterday, quizzed formeer Inspector-General of Police and Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Chief Mike Okiro, over an alleged N275 million fraud at the commission.

I also believe that those who committed electoral crimes, those who were involved in killings should be made to face justice so that what happened in Akwa Ibom and maybe, Rivers will never happen again in Nigeria. How do you compensate the people of Akwa Ibom State who were not allowed to freely vote for who should be their governor? You cannot compensate them, it is a crime against humanity especially if the perpetrators of that crime are allowed to benefit from the crime.

Buhari is now the Head Honcho and his party, APC, is ruling the roost federally. But all of the key Niger Delta states remain firmly under PDP control.

WARRI—NEWSPAPER vendors in Delta State have pledged their commitment to place Vanguard newspapers as number one in the competition among newspapers sold in the state, describing the newspaper as a pride to them and readers.

It was while at the ESUTH hospital that his attraction was drawn to the plight of 21 indigent persons who had been treated but held back because of their inability to pay their bills. The governor promptly made arrangements for the settlement of the bills, an action that drew praise from many other patients and those who knew of his action.

I have virgins even in my home. My own daughter got married as a virgin at 29. There are many virgins in this country but they are shy to come out because their wayward friends mock at them. They call them fools because they want to spoil their lives before marriage and there is nothing more interesting and good one would be proud of than keeping one’s virginity. In fact, God loves it because I heard the voice several times, urging me to go and encourage virgins and I will not stop it till my demise.