Never in the wildest imagination of 29-year-old Anthony Ogboru did he envisage to spend the just celebrated Christmas and New Year behind the counter, let alone to end up in one of the prisons in Lagos, for as long as the courts ruled!

Sequel to the piece on change that was published in this column last week, I received various comments, particularly on the subject of “Individual Rebirth”. My mission here today is not to state a case or argue any viewpoint, rather I will lay it bare on the table so as to encourage a healthy and robust argument that will shed more light on the position that without “Individual Rebirth” there can never be any change in Nigeria.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of being hypocritical over his persistent claim of reviving the railway when, in actual fact, “he has bluntly refused to grant the necessary right-of-way approval to the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority (LAMATA) for the construction of its redline light rail project from Iddo to Ifo in Ogun State with a capacity to carry one million passengers per day.”This, the party said, is inspite of the fact that investors were ready to invest over one billion dollars in the project.

The police in Rivers on Sunday confirmed that the building housing the All Progressives Congress in Okrika Local Government Area was attacked earlier in the day.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday likened the current challenges facing the country to the hardship encountered by the Israelites on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land.
Jonathan spoke during his foster daughter’s wedding thanksgiving service at the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Life Camp, Abuja.

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Jonathan Administration of planing to postpone next month’s general elections.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo Saturday made a surprise appearance at the wedding ceremony of President Goodluck Jonathan’s foster daughter, Inebharapu, at the National Christian Centre, Abuja.

Taiwan on Sunday ordered the slaughter of 16,000 geese and ducks to try to curb a bird flu outbreak that has already led to the culling of 120,000 chickens.

Nigeria’s military has called for support in tackling Boko Haram after a major attack on a key northeast town that is feared could be the worst in the bloody six-year insurgency.

The Plateau state Acting Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Raymond Dabo has condemned last Saturday burning of two campaign buses of President Goodluck Jonathan by hoodlums at Mango street and Bauchi road area of Jos.

President Goodluck Jonathan says his administration will adopt improved technology to fight corruption in the country and that he will not run Nigeria on his heartbeat.

As controversy continues to trail recent outburst by former President Olusegun Obasanjo when he played host to some women in Yorubaland, led by the Iyalode of Yorubaland, Chief Mrs. Alaba Lawson, and the Iyaloja-General, Chief (Mrs) Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, strong indications have emerged that the move was to discredit President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

In Sunday Vanguard of last week, we reported the case of 41-year-old Festus Aimufua who allegedly murdered his lady friend, Ms Rose Aifuwa, on Christmas Day. Aifuwa, a mother of four, was based in Austria but returned to Nigeria with her Austrian passport last December to celebrate the Yuletide with her family. According to the deceased family, Festus allegedly killed their daughter because the deceased was requesting for the money allegedly owed her by the suspect.

Retired Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, explains why the clergy should not mix religion with politics. He speaks against the backdrop of the statement by the Enugu-based Catholic priest and founder of Adoration Ground, Father Ejike Mbaka, that members of his congregation should reject President Goodluck Jonathan in the general elections.