They can still be called a cabinet now; but, if care is not taken they will be regarded as a circus. Buhari had created a world record – five months — assembling “a dream team”. Five months is a long time to accomplish what other global leaders historically had finished in less than a month. So, something extra-ordinary was expected from the delay. Instead, what emerged was a team which is remarkable for the ordinariness of most of its members.

The petrol queues were long. A brisk trade was going on everywhere by people selling petrol on the road side in kegs. Tessy, driving her Mercedes 230E, needed petrol and stopped to buy from the keg vendors. As she opened her door, one young man jumped into her car on the driver’s side, five other men were opening other doors trying to get in. Tessy had the presence of mind and luckily had actually not turned off the engine of her car. She put her foot down on the accelerator.

It was a strange development in the history of students struggle in the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) that a student will be shot dead during a protest against management policy.

LAST Tuesday, the 8th House of Representatives decided to summon the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over the Kogi Assembly crisis where five is bigger than 15.

Two years after more than 200 schoolgirls were seized from their dormitory in Chibok, Borno State, the British government has said that it will not take the lead in rescuing the children but will assist Nigeria in its effort to do so.

The International Fund for Agricultural Production,IFAD,is to invest over N300million to boost rice and cassava production in Benue State.

Benin Kingdom has been bubbling with traditional activities in the past four months and a major significant one was the visit of the Edaiken N’Uselu, Crown Prince Ehenede Erediauwa, last Thursday, to the governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, at Government House, Benin-City. That was his first appearance in Benin-City since he moved to his new aboard in Uselu following the ongoing traditional rites in Benin-City.

Following the claim that some Nigerians who allegedly kept funds offshore to evade tax, in a saga otherwise know as Panama Papers, Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode; Oba of Lagos, Riliwanu Akiolu, and a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. James Faleke, have tasked journalists to intensify investigative journalism.

CUSTOMERS of Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, Ikeja DISCO, yesterday decried perceived poor service delivery by the company despite crazy bills, among others, and threatened to begin massive protest against Ikeja DISCO today.

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly was on Monday thrown into chaos following the inauguration of 11 sole administrators for local governments in the state by Governor Umaru Tank Almakura in obedience to a court ruling removing elected council Chairmen.

P rof. Ademola Tayo is the new Vice-Chancellor of Babcock University. While unveiling his vision to transform the university into a total digital classroom and campus and for 21st Century learning experience for students, lecturers and parents, the new VC in this interview with Technology Journalists in Ogun State said that he was committed to producing digital students for tomorrow’s workforce.

As troops push inside Sambisa Forest to clear the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists, the military has repelled a reprisal attack and killed over 50 terrorists in several attacks.

Since the second instalment of the series I completed in this column last Sunday entitled “An unbeliever’s interpretation of Easter” was published, I have been bombarded with stupid, completely irrational, irresponsible and even threatening text messages because of my critical stance towards Christianity.

The parents of a 400-level female law undergraduate of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), whose test paper was allegedly torn by Cyril Osim Ndifon, a professor of law and suspended Dean of the Faculty, over sex related matters, have vowed to get justice for their daughter.

Mr Okon Kalu, one of the lawyers to the senator representing Abia North in the Senate, Mao Ohuabunwa, has stated that the bailiff of rerun petition tribunal did not serve his client tribunal papers.