Dr. Shettima Bukar-Abba is the Acting Chairman of the Federal Character Commission who bears the burden of ensuring that all ethnic groups in the country are fairly represented in federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies. In this interview, he says that getting MDAs to adhere to the regulations regarding the federal character in employment is a tough job but one that must be done to ensure equity and fairness. To do otherwise will breed injustice which leads to unrests and violence in various forms.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), yesterday urged Nigerians to be patient, as it is working round the clock to ensure that the fuel crisis currently witnessed across the country end within the next two weeks.

In Yoruba land, the Oba is an unquestionable monarch. He is not primus inter parels(first among equals),he is revered and widely known as being second only to the gods- “Igbakeji Orisa”.

I am not usually swayed so easily by stories I come across on the social media platforms, especially the ones with political twists and undertones that get most people in a frenzy for nothing. The same goes for stories with S.O.S. messages. However, the last couple of weeks have witnessed some very interesting developments that one cannot ignore or even wish away after reading. First, it was the Ese Oruru story that got everyone commenting.

Government and corporate security executives have been advised to take urgent proactive steps in preventing a possible Al Qaeda attack on Nigerian soil. Such a terrorist attack could result in mass fatalities.