At a time the spate of violence across Nigeria seems to be threatening national security, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, offers a valuable intervention, in this interview conducted at his palace preparatory to a non-violence programme, Peace Icons and the NMVA, coordinated by veteran broadcaster and cultural activist , Mr. Cally Ikpe. The monarch, who has passion for getting the teeming youths of Nigeria gainfully engaged, examines the country’s rate of violence within the context of the role of the youths and concludes that addressing the challenge is an urgent issue of national interest. He ascended the throne in December, 2015.

Unknown gunmen have attacked a mother of two at Fashakin community in Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos.

The advocacy against violence among youths resonated with His Imperial Majesty Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi and he did not hesitate to embrace the project which now operates under the auspices of the House of Oduduwa Foundation.

The increase in pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, by the Federal Government from N86:50 to N145 per litre is unsettling for many Nigerians, especially local manufacturers who buy petrol daily to power their generating sets for production.

If you reside in a village where you consume brown, muddy water drawn from a pond shared with cows and goats, with your surroundings enveloped in repugnant smell from open defecation, you are already a candidate for diseases and death.

AHEAD of elections to choose the next president of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, the apex body on Tuesday cancelled the controversial March 29, 2016 primaries of TEKAN/ECWA bloc which was conducted while the bloc head, Rev. Emmanuel Dzig-gau was under kidnapp-ers’ captivity and ordered a fresh election within two weeks.

Has God ever deceived you? I asked this question in my “Practical Christianity” class and some people were outraged. They initially thought I was being sacrilegious. But I have learnt not to be diplomatic with God. God is our Father. It is a waste of time pulling punches with him. He knows our thoughts in any case without our even having to express them verbally. So let me be so bold as to repeat the question. Has God ever deceived you?

Olympic sprint champion and the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has always dreamed of playing for Manchester United but he would only do so if manager Louis van Gaal departed the club.

Wife of Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki, has appealed to the Federal Government of Nigeria and international organisations to work together and reduce gender-based violence particularly those of the Internally Displaced people in different camps in the North. Mrs Saraki is founder and president, Wellbeing Foundation.

The Nigerian men’s under-20 team head coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has revealed that Victor Osimhen has been cleared to take part in the 2017 Africa Under-20 Cup of Nations qualifier in Burundi.