The President of the Nigeria Cricket Federation, Engineer Emeka Onyeama is happy with the success recorded so far by the present board in taking the sport back to schools across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

My shepherd is the Lord, therefore I never lack

If not for their physical challenge, only God knows what inputs Adewale Opebiyi and his wife, Olanrewaju, would have been making but nature twisted them and this led to visual impairment. Imagine how they run their daily activities without sight! From domestic to commercial activities, it all implies earning income, fetching water, cooking, sourcing for foodstuff, clothing themselves, making outings, crossing bridges, accessing roads and so many other things without support !!

And I think that one of the real strengths of Igbo culture is “Ita ukwa, jaa Eze” – to eat the roasted breadfruit, husk and all, and to bare one’s messy teeth thereafter. It is to position one’s self in things without artifice. It is the Igbo metaphor for denoting the primacy of truth-telling and critical self-appraisal. It is the strenght of a people who are not afraid to examine their own failures and weaknesses, accept their own failures and ugliness, in order to better reposition, and chart new courses.

Last week, we observed that N970 million was budgeted for President Muhammadu Buhari to move around within the country and abroad this year. From that money, N739, 487,784 will be for his international travels and transport alone. Of course, the escalating cost of governance at the federal level also applies across the presidency, from the Vice President, Prof. YemiOsinbajo, to the President’s chief security officer, together with the National Assembly dominated by APC members.

Laptop is where it is named for – on a cushioned plank balanced on my lap – for medical reasons, so I was advised, and tapping the keys, punching out random recollections to rid me of my mild “black dog.”

In a bid to proffer solutions on the prevalent situations in the country today and also improve father-daughter relationship in the society, Chinedum Akiti-Diego has come up with two new books titled; “The Call” and “Raising Daughters in a Changing World” unveiled at her 40th birth day celebration in Lagos.

THE disclosure by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on March 24, that the Federal Government would build modular refineries in oil producing areas as part of measures to address the development challenges arising from years of neglect came as a shot in the arm with Niger Deltans, including the illegal oil refinery operators themselves, embracing the idea.

I was also the cinematographer that shot the inauguration of Lagos State as one of the 12 states just created by then Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, in May 1967, with IGP Kam Salem; Navy chief, Vice Admiral Akinwale Wey, among others in attendance.”

The difficult operating environment and economic recession, notwithstanding, a number of indigenous companies had been able to weather the storm successfully and had continued to take giant strides, using advanced technology and innovative practices.

Amid the raging controversy over the health of President Muhammadu Buhari, a former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has faulted those calling for the resignation of the President.

By Emma Amaize
The Pan- Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, yesterday, commended the Senate and the Presidency for passing the Bill establishing the Nigerian Maritime University, NMU, Okerenkoko, and constituting a five-member inter-agency committee for the take-off of academic activities in the 2017/2018 session.
The group, in a statement by the Coordinating Secretary and member, Central Working Committee, CWC, Dr. Alfred Mulade, said: “This action demonstrates that the Niger Delta peace process is on course. It would be recalled that the immediate take-off of academic activities in the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, was one of the key demands of PANDEF team that met with President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, on November 1, 2016 wherein a 16-point demand was submitted.”

26 people were, yesterday, burnt to death while 11 others, including three children, sustained serious injuries and burns when their vehicles caught fire in crash that occurred on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident, which involved two commercial buses, happened around 7 am close to Quarry area of the expressway.

The Archbishop, Metropolitan and Primate of all Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, and the Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, have charged government at all levels, religious leaders on proper empowerment of Nigerian youth to secure future of Nigeria.

Spartans FC goal-keeper, Adamu Azeez says he was excited with his side’s progress to the final of the 2017 Lagos State FA Cup.