This is not the best of times for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). These days, the commission is in the news for all the wrong reasons. From one naughty headline to sensational screamers, almost on daily basis, and the commission seems embattled. Unfortunately, or perhaps, fortunately, most of the stories have little or nothing to do with the present management. But that is not a beautiful excuse because governance, at whatever level, is an unfolding drama or what the policy makers call a continuum.

By the recent events in the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, observers are concluding the party has got a lot to contend with in the run up to announcing a leader on the 12th of September. It is less than a month before the new leader emerges, but last week saw the heightening of activities by the contenders in the party.

By the time the 12th international conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Computer Society, NCS, was drawing to a close recently in Akure, Ondo state, participants at the forum were worried saying that unless issues around data privacy and security laws, implementation of cybercrime act, infrastructure, among others were resolved, Nigeria’s quest for digital economy may be derailed.

Sunday, August 9, 2015 was one of the worst days in the life of Pastor Solomon Folorunsho, the Coordinator of the International Christian Center for Missions, who took it upon himself to cater for over 1,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), who are victims of the Boko Haram insurgency, camped at Uhogua community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. On that day, residents of the serene community woke up to find over 50 trucks of armed security men stationed in strategic areas of the IDPs camp.

On August 3, Cameroonian authorities began the repatriation of the over 12,000 Nigerian refugees, who fled to that country following continued assault by the Boko Haram insurgents. Some of the refugees stayed in that country for over four years as the insurgency attack continued unabated in their villages and communities back home in Nigeria. They were disorganized and detached from their homes and relations.

Boko Haram terrorists that have continued to operate from bunkers inside the Sambisa forest were dislodged, yesterday, following sustained air bombardments by Nigerian Air Force fighter aircraft while several bunkers were destroyed.

Every day, scores of Nigerians fleeing conflict in the North-East continue to arrive the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT). At the last count, the number of displaced persons in Abuja alone is over 21,000 people.

There is a famous speech by the former British Prime Minister, iron lady Margaret Thatcher, she gave at her party conference in 1980: “If our people feel that they are part of a great nation and they are prepared to will the means to keep it great, then a great nation we shall be, and shall remain. So, what can stop us from achieving this? What then stands in our way?

Mr. Adekunle Raphael-Monehin is the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Tobykemsworth, an estate management/development firm. In this interview, Raphael-Mohehin speaks on the challenges in the housing sector and the initiatives to resolve them.

Specifically, the Igbo Leaders of Thought faulted the Buhari administration’s prosecution of the war against corruption which it described as selective, saying government was being teleguided by Generals Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar, both former Heads of State, as well as erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo.

There were dangerous indications of an air of palpable intimidation, last Wednesday, at the first meeting of Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, presided over by Mrs Amina Zakari, as the contentious issue of the harassment of RECs by the Department of State Service, DSS, could not be discussed.

Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital was brought to a standstill, yesterday, as thousands besieged the Samson Siasia Stadium to witness the formal declaration of over 70 leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, led by the embattled state Chairman, Col Sam Inokoba (rtd), and a former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC, Timi Alaibe, for the All Progressives Congress APC.

Barely 24 hours after the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade was buried, the battle for the vacant stool has started.

OKA- Akoko in Akoko South-West area of Ondo State stood still as the Secretary General of the pan -Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Basorun Sehinde Arogbofa, and wife were conferred with the chieftaincy titles of the Asiwaju and Yeye Asiwaju of Okaland.

Popular Nigerian Artiste, Seyi Shay has been spotted at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin where Star Music Trek, the annual national music tour by Star Lager will holding tonight.