GOD said: “ I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there anymore be a flood to destroy the earth.” Genesis 9:11.

ONITSHA—Concerned lawyers in Onitsha, Anambra state have advised Ndigbo resident in the northern parts of the country to return home before the  October 1 deadline quit notice served them by Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, whether the threat to their lives is going to be carried out or not.

IT is customary for writers and commentators to analyze the inaugural speeches of their political leaders as soon as they are delivered. The ritual over, only a few care to monitor governance to determine their conformity to what have been promised in these “wonderful speeches.” This has become a common feature in Nigeria, where the speeches of many leaders are more of platitudes than objective reality.

CALABAR—MANY schools and communities where the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC,  through its Universal Service Provision Fund, had set up resource and school knowledge centres have not put them to adequate use and this is affecting internet penetration in rural areas.

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said, yesterday, the Federal Government was ready to negotiate offers for its 40 percent stake in the power  sector.

IN times past, palaces of kings in Yorubaland were sacred places where social vices were abominable. Apart from the respect attached to the traditional institution, the absolute power of kings was like a doubled-edged sword. There was a belief then that if you desecrate the traditional institution, you are only incurring the wrath of the gods. So, the kings had the power of life and death. Fighting, weeping and other forms of violence were forbidden in these hallowed palaces.

The governments and people of Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states, yesterday, rejected the clamour for restructuring of Nigeria and declared that the country’s unity was sacrosanct.

LAGOS Inland Revenue Service (LIRS) has asserted that the tax amnesty programme, Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) is a call on tax defaulters to redeem themselves to avoid sanctions.

IN Othello, one of his famous works, iconic playwright, Williams Shakespeare, flawlessly stresses the importance of good reputation with the following words: “Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, is the immediate jewel of their souls: Who steals my purse steals trash; ’tis something, nothing; ‘was mine, ’tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.”

The naira, yesterday, appreciated further to N359.66 per dollar in the Investor and Exporter (I&E) Foreign Exchange, FX Window.

YENAGOA—Civil Liberties Organisation,  CLO and Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth, ERA/FoEN, have described as alarming,  the recent upsurge in sea pirates’ attacks in the creeks and waterways of Bayelsa State

SO many laws, orders and directives have always been made by successive governments in the Pacesetter state. Starting from the tenure of the late Chief Bola Ige, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, the late Kolapo Ishola, Alhaji Lamidi Adesina, Senator Rashidi Ladoja and Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala and then to the incumbent governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, all had tried to keep roadside traders away from major roads to prevent accidents which sometimes record heavy casualties.

I ASKED an Igbo friend how he viewed the relationships between IPOB (Indigenous People of Biafra), the Nigerian Army and the majority of Igbos.

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, released the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) report for September, which indicated notable expansion in most sub-subsectors of the economy during the month, hence affirming the nation’s exit from recession.

Global Initiative Against Illegal Migration, GIAIM, has launched a special scheme aimed at training and empowering hundreds of widows.