Let me start by saying that no one, no matter how rich or how highly connected can destroy the Urhobo nation. We are intact. Those condemning my re-election are the same who wanted to frustrate the just concluded National Congress of the Urhobo Progress Union, UPU. Some of them said they wanted to rule UPU, but they forgot to realise that no one can take over the leadership of UPU by force.

ABAKALIKI-THERE are indications that the battle for 2019 elections has kicked off in Ebonyi State as political activities are gradually gathering momentum in different parts and platforms across the State. The arrowhead in such activities is none other than the governor of the state, Engr David Umahi who has decided not to toe the path of his predecessor, Mr Martin Elechi which caused him his political expectations and aspirations during the last general election in the state.

He has remained steadfast all through the years in the face of daunting challenges occasioned by unpredictable business environments, and yet succeeding in the varying circumstances

FORMER Chairman of Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, Rev Sam Ken, has said the former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, who was recently released from London Prison, United Kingdom, for money laundering, transformed many lives in the state and he would dance uncovered like the Biblical David to celebrate him.

DISTURBED by the worsening economic misfortunes of the citizenry occasioned by the prevailing wind of recession, 33 of the nation’s 36 governors have proposed ambitious budgets they hoped would put their states on the path of economic recovery, this year. Collectively, the 33 governors have proposed to spend the sum of N6.215 trillion in 2017. This is higher than the N5.464 trillion they spent in 2016 (see table) and N3.605 trillion (58 per cent) of the budgets will be spent on capital expenditure while recurrent expenditure was allocated N2.61 trillion.

They therefore resolve to turn a new leaf from the first day of the new year and set about making what is regarded as New Year Resolutions. This has now become a yearly ritual among Nigerians. But amazingly, barely a month into the new year, a high percent of people who made resolutions or vows for the new year hardly live up to them.

Four suspects have been arraigned at a Maiduguri High Court for alleged sale of children and child trafficking. The suspects who were arrested between January and August 2016, were brought before the Maiduguri High Court 13, yesterday for allegedly selling children for N100, 000.

Despite the huge sum of money earmarked in the constitution on annual basis for the welfare of President Muhammadu Buhari and his family, his wife, Aisha has said that the provision of healthy food for her children was his personal responsibility.

It was a long time ago, when the military took over that it all began. The military is not trained for governance; they were trained to protect the government and the people. But when they discovered they could use their powers to get into governance, they went back to their barracks and came back to rule Nigeria and we accepted them.

EARLY this week, 50-year-old Grammy Award winner, Janet Jackson, gave birth to her first baby. The iconic singer and her husband had been visiting fertility specialists before she announced her pregnancy and there are strong indications she had an IVF pregnancy. It isn’t an easy task for a woman to conceive naturally after the age of 45 especially with her own eggs.