THERE is a saying in the Yoruba country that the sound of rain shortly after the utterance of a cleric fortifies his belief that the heavens validate his assertion. As this column was hitting the print last Tuesday, South African President Jacob Zuma was in the news doing what black people are famous for – blaming others for their failures.

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has been inching forward in his three-point agenda: securing the nation from terrorists, declaring war on corruption and opening up the economy. After raising serial alarms both at home and abroad about the evil exploits of thieves and looters in our emaciated economy, PMB took the first step towards opening action against graft. He set up the Presidential Committee on Anti-Corruption (PCAC), with renowned constitutional lawyer, respected social commentator and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor Itse Sagay, as the Chairman. It seems we are set to go. But the question is: what exactly are we moving into?

Where do I start? Football has become very exciting in the last couple of months that I start having the feeling that in my life time, we may just get near to where some of us have always dreamt to be.

WHEN you go for a Nigerian passport, you are finger printed, photographed and your signature, taken. Then you provide your full names, height, date of birth, place of birth, permanent home address, state of origin, Local Government, home town, e-mail, phone number, occupation, marital status, maiden name, colour of eyes and hair, special features, next- of- kin, the kin’s contact number and address.

Regrettably, this enabling reform that is clearly in consonance with the constitutional objectives has ironically been rejected on the ground that it is “unconstitutional”. Surely, for crying out loud, no one is suggesting that we should spend dollars instead of Naira; nonetheless, CBN appears insistent on cutting its nose to spite its face, as a payment reform that would facilitate the achievement of its core mandate for price stability is brazenly rejected as illegal.

Senior editors of the Daily Times in 1991 interviewed the then military President General Ibrahim Babangida, who in his characteristic humour in fielding questions, said that the Nigerian economy defied all logic. All manner of interpretations were given in newspaper editorials at the time; many alluded to executive carelessness in reflection.

Recently, a friend took me to the jewel-in-the-crown of the Redeemed Christian Church of God; a glitzy parish called “City of David” in Victoria Island, Lagos. Displayed resplendently on a wall in the church-office is a design of their current building project; a 14 storey architectural extravaganza titled “Trinity Towers.”

There has been a spate of criticism and worry from the Eastern end complaining that President Buhari’s appointments thus far have been lopsided, and has generally ignored the South-Eastern Igbo in large part, and the minorities of the South, to some extent.

Last Wednesday, Mrs. Amina Zakari, the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made a bold statement in Akure, Ondo State. On the occasion, she publicly disowned the April 11, 2015 House of Assembly election in Ilaje State Constituencies 1 and 2 of Ondo State, admitting that the election lacked credibility, in spite of the fact that the winners of the election were declared by the commission.

If you are a lecturer in any of the tertiary institutions and you have concluded the topics in your course outline, your students would likely ask you for topics to focus their attention on in their preparations for the upcoming examinations.