I rate all our country’s Olympic appearance using Atlanta ’96 as the standard. We have really performed below average. This is mainly because our government is neglecting sports which is a binding force in National unity. The government has left sport in the dark as inadequate funding is an issue of concern. We focus more on soccer, boxing and track events. What about other sports like swimming, hockey, podium, cycling, rowing, high jumps and the rest.. It’s terrible and unfortunate that we are still where we are.

THE Ogun State Police Command yesterday, said it had rearrested Mr. Joe Chinakwe, who named his pet dog Buhari, noting that the suspect would be arraigned in court on Monday. It also stated that Chinakwe, who was earlier released a few days ago, was picked up again based on its belief that the suspect’s action was capable of provoking an ethnoreligious crisis.

Since campaigns for the 2016 governorship election kicked off in Edo state, people have been asking, what is the ‘Oracle’ saying? What is he predicting this time? What is the way forward after Governor Adams Oshiomhole? The Esogban of Benin Kingdom and the Odionwere of the Kingdom, Chief David Edebiri is the oracle of the Kingdom. Leading his socio-cultural group, the Etuedoseghe made up of farmers, powerful Palace Chiefs, artisans, the Esogban last Sunday finally endorsed the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Godwin Obaseki ahead the September 10 governorship election in the state.

THE new Assistant Inspector General of Police [AIG] in charge of zone 9, Umuahia, Mr. Hosea Karma, has said that the police will set up committees in the States under the zone to handle the problem of clashes between herdsmen and farmers in the various communities.

The proposed plans to upgrade the only Federal Road Safety Corps,FRSC,Academy,nationwide, located at Udi in Enugu State, may have suffered a set back following decrepit facilities dotting the center situated along old Enugu-Onitsha express road.