Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon responded to Lt. Col. Ojukwu’s timely warning by promulgating Decree 8 which, at first glance, seemed to address mainly the constitutional aspects of the Aburi accord, with very little on the fiscal arrangements.

Some years ago I was privileged to attend an awareness workshop on Child Protection for African Parents. It was held in Leeds, United Kingdom and organised by the Nigerian-led charity organisation – Africans Unite Against Child Abuse (AFRUCA).  The organisation was set up in 2001 to advocate the rights and welfare of African children in the UK, following the murder of kids such as Damilola Taylor and Jude Akapa. 

Many years back, when this column had a piece on police check point, one Omotayo sent in a mail ‘warning’ me to first stop the brown envelope corruption in journalism before getting involved in police matters for which he considered me ill-equipped.

The scriptures say the whole earth is filled with the glory of God.  So how come most people cannot see it?  How come men could not see the glory of God in Jesus Christ? 

Welcome to the month of October and happy anniversary to all Nigerians. May the Lord bless our nation and guide our leaders to serve in the interest of the people.