When I wrote the first installment of this series, I knew that out of the six zones and over two hundred ethnic groups living in Lagos, the only objection would come from the South East. Okoroji asked who grew from the soil of Lagos; he must be deficient in the history of his own State and community in the East, as well as other parts of Nigeria. Who does not know that the Fulani came into Nigeria with Usman Dan Fodio?

Last week, in the first part of this series on ideas that would help us achieve sustainable development, I started with Obong Victor Attah, former Governor of Akwa Ibom State and his advocacy of NEW TOWNS. I stopped at the point where Attah called for a dialogue. Please read on.

For too long Nigerians had lived on the proceeds of crude oil. But, the Age of oil is over at least for a long time to come. Revenue from crude oil is falling everyday while our population continues to grow at about three per cent per annum.

Very few issues in Nigeria had generated so much heat, and so little light, as the recent visit of the Peace Committee to President Buhari and the interview which Bishop Hassan Kukah granted afterwards.

The death of the late Ooni of Ife, like those of many great Nigerians, brought the usual avalanche of tributes from far and wide. Based on the time-honoured principle of never speaking ill of the dead, the tributes were generally positive. I would have loved to join the crowd but, to be honest, I met the Royal Father only once in my life – when he called a small group of Yoruba leaders of thought, to the Palace, to form a Non-Government Organisation