Recently, I visited an old friend. We had not seen for a while, but we kept in touch, via phone. In the course of the discussion, I asked about her husband. She told me that he has left her and moved in with his other “wife” (mother). I was not surprised because Tom (not his real name) was always very close to the mother. In addition, the marriage is dead in intent and purpose and now exists only on the marriage certificate. Then I threw the bombshell; I told her I knew from day one that the marriage was not going to last. She was stunned. “Why didn’t you tell me,” she asked.

Dr Oladapo Olanipekun, scion of Chief Wole Olanipekun the erudite legal practitioner, was recently named among the latest Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN). At under 35, he became, according to accounts, the youngest SAN. I have had nothing but respect and admiration for his father since the first time I heard him speak in public. It is a respect I am sure he has earned across board. And if Oladapo is half as intelligent as his father, then he has a good thing going for him. I have no doubt also that he would have fulfilled the legal requirements for the conferment.

Telecommunications operator, MTN yesterday accused the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC of not being clear with information on its decision to reduce the N1.04 trillion fine earlier imposed on the operator for allegedly not being able to disconnect about 5.1 million improperly registered subscribers in its network in August and September 2015.

There are reports that troops fighting the Boko Haram insurgency in the north-east are experiencing serious hardship following the inability of the Federal Government to provide them with minesweepers.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will next week, present the Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, MTEF & FSP , to the National Assembly. The expected submission of the document to the two arms of government is preparatory to the presentation of the 2016 appropriation bill.