Of all his contemporary traditional rulers, particularly around the Niger Delta, that fought intruder British imperialists, got tried and exiled in his time, Chief Nanna Olomu was the only one who returned home to re-establish his throne and pre-eminence before he died.

A former President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo and Chairman of Anambra Elders Council, Dr Dozie Ikedife, has asked the Federal Government to deploy more security personnel to Abia State to avert possible break down of law and order arising from the on-going governorship crisis in the state.

Minutes after I concluded this column last week, I turned to my daily devotional manual, Open Heavens, authored by the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and the topic for the day was “ Dancing unto the Lord”. I said to myself, definitely, the Holy Spirit is in charge. I had just written about prayer to praise and, now, a respected man of God has ‘ Dancing unto the Lord’ as his topic for us. This gave me the confidence that some people will soon dance as their sorrows are about to be turned to unspeakable joy.

By Philip Agbese As the Muslim faithful worldwide marked the end of Ramadan fast, two warriors in different parts of the world sent a clear message to terrorists across the globe that humanity will not be cowed by those who pervert Islam, killing in the name of the faith for which millions observed Eid prayers […]

Take the current recrudescence of gitation for the establishment of Republic of Biafra in the South-east and some areas in the South-south more than four decades after the civil war ended. With the possible exception of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, Ndigbo, the people who have contributed more than any other ethnic group to national development, have been treated as third class citizens by previous leaders especially in key federal appointments.