ELDER statesman Dr. Tunji Braithwaite once recalled how his mother just six years into Nigeria’s independence asked poignantly “when will this independence end?”. That was how brutal the old woman could put the simmering signs of failure in such a short period. If you are perceptive enough ,you may not have all the tips on how to seed but you sure must identify the signals of failure.

Briefing newsmen in his palace shortly after his return from a compulsory 60-day seclusion, or Ipebi, Oba Shotobi disclosed that eminent personalities, including the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC and former governor of Lagos State, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu; the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashir Obasa, among others, will be conferred with various chieftaincy titles.

Abuja—Determined to ensure discipline in the force which the present Chief of Army staff has adopted as one of his cardinal policies, the Nigerian Army, yesterday, said it had identified and summoned some of its soldiers who were caught on camera maltreating a suspected armed robber at the Mararraba area of the FCT for disciplinary action.

About 15,000 teachers from three South Western states working under a Federal Teachers’ Scheme yesterday protested in Ibadan over non-payment of their salaries by the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC.

New Technical Adviser of Ieanyi Uba FC, Daniel Amokachi has assured that the technical crew will strive to pick a continental ticket at the end of the ongoing Glo Premier League season.

World athletics governing body IAAF came under more pressure yesterday, as a group of concerned athletes claimed that the IAAF cannot be trusted on the doping organisation.

The Chairman of the Cross River State Football Coaches Association, Itta Egbe has made a passionate appeal to the governor of Cross River State, Professor Ben Ayade to see to the immediate turn around of the fortunes of Unicem Rovers Football Club of Calabar and Pelican Stars also of Calabar.

THE curse that has afflicted the leadership of the Nigerian nation also extended to the states; greed, profligacy, corruption, mismanaged resources,etc. As it is with Nigeria, so it is with Delta state. A multi ethnic group of people with abundant resources in solid, mineral and the very important human capital resources.

WHEN Republicans last week held their kitchen-table “debate” for candidates who did not make the top ten in the polls according to Fox News that hosted and televised the event, you would have thought the occasion was specifically designated as a bash-Hillary Clinton affair. Later the same night when the top ten candidates virtually traded insults among themselves, their common theme was how to mount a serious attack at Hillary Clinton’s bid for the US presidency.

Chrome Group, a fast growing indigenous conglomerate has reiterated the need for more jobs to be given Nigerian companies to boost capacity development and technology transfer in the nation’s petroleum industry. The Group said this is the only way to boost Federal Government’s objective in Nigerian Content development, even as its subsidiary, Kaztec Engineering Limited, recently won an $84.5million rehabilitation contract for Shell’s Trans Niger Pipeline, TNP, as part of the pipeline integrity fortification.

“The Green Machine uses waterless carwash products that lift the dirt from the vehicle by a process of emulsification; meaning that the spray breaks down the dirt into molecules, surrounds and coats the dirt molecules, lifting them off the surface,” explained the Chief Executive Officer of Green Machine Nigeria, Kemi Koyejo. This method, she said, results in longer lifespan of the car paint and prevents corossion of the body.

Following the release of the FIFA Under-17 group draw, Golden Eaglets coach Emmanuel Amunike stated that their preparations have been stepped up with their opponents in mind.

Only 128 stockbroking firms out of the 220 active and registered stockbroking firms on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) met the capital requirement as of July, a management source of the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) has revealed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

Recent moves by concerned stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Anambra State to harmonise the different factions of the party that historically antagonised one another to the delight of smaller parties may have run into a hitch. The divisions have indeed become sharper as a group led by the party’s immediate past governorship candidate, Comrade Tony Nwoye has taken up arms against the mainstream led by the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh. A third force led by Chief Chris Uba is standing by.

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has adjourned till August 20, for ruling in the suit by former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, challenging the powers of Governor Nyesom Wike to set up a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate his administration.
Trial judge in the matter is Justice Simeon Amadi.