For the understanding of the chaos in the downstream sector of the oil industry, I would quote relevant paragraphs on ‘pricing of refined petroleum products‘ from my book, The ‘Thunderbolt‘ published in 2002. ‘The present problems of instability in the prices of white oils – gasoline (PMS) diesoline (AGO) and dual purpose kerosene (DPK) could be traced back to the late 1960s when the Northern elites started to clamour for uniform prices for all petroleum products and electricity tariffs.

MOST Kenyans like many Africans might not know about Iceland or where to locate it on the map. I do not know if there would be a handful of Kenyans who would have heard of the jaw breaking name, Eyjafjalljokull volcano.

I CANNOT claim to know what informed the decision of Sports Minister Ibrahim Bio to convene a sports summit. What we cannot deny however, is that if the man has chosen that line of action in the little time that he would spend around sports to let us talk, we should permit him.

NIGERIA is fortunate that Babangida has chosen this moment in our history to grant an interview to the BBC saying the young generation lack the education and experience to lead Nigeria.

ONE of the institutions most devastated under Babangida, was the judiciary. As usual, he presented himself as a champion of what he hoped to destroy.