The bible is full of simplistic statements masquerading as God-given theological doctrines. Many of them are naïve and palpably false.

Apparently, Ironsi’s explanation was ineffectual: either the emirs and key members of the northern ruling elite doubted his sincerity or the Hausa-Fulani animosity against Ndigbo living in the north had reached the omega point or point of no return.

Nigeria can be likened to the prodigal son, who grabbed much of his rich father’s assets and went to what the Bible described as a ‘far country’ and squandered the wealth with women of easy virtue and returned home a wretched man, bemoaning his fate.

Chief Tom Ikimi has seen it all in Nigeria’s politics since the short lived third republic when he was the National Chairman of the National Republic Convention. Since the current political dispensation started in 1999, he has traversed all the major parties in the country including the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Today, he is a leader of the PDP. Ikimi, in this interview, speaks on the September 28 poll in Edo State.

The Nigerian Army said it had recovered 55 assorted weapons from suspected criminals in the Niger Delta.

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi; Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State are among eminent Nigerians expected at the 7th Annual Event and Award Night of Abike Ade Foundation, scheduled to hold on Thursday, September 29, at Welcome Centre Hotels, International Airport Road, Lagos.

An international donor conference closed in Saturday on a $13 billion fundraising target for the fight to eradicate AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030 — cheered on by Bono, Bill Gates and political leaders.

“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.” -Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Commissioner of Police in-charge of Ondo State, Hilda Ibifuro-Harrison, seems to be giving her male colleagues in the force a big challenge. Her activities have proved she is equal to the task of policing any part of this country. She has traversed many states in the country including Rivers, Edo, Bayelsa and Lagos, where she headed the Ports Authority Police before being posted to Ondo. She bares her mind to our Crime Editor, Emma Nnadozie.

Ikeja Electric Plc (IE), Nigeria’s largest power distribution company has called on customers within her network to settle outstanding bills as it embarks on a network-wide exercise to disconnect delinquent customers who are owing.