THANK God somebody at the topmost level of the Federal Government has finally put on his thinking cap. But for those wedded to the illusion of Nigeria exporting 2.3 million barrels of crude oil in 2018, Ogbeh’s alarm, despite its frightening implications, is a step in the right direction. Anybody who has conducted research into the trend in the global automobile sector would be alarmed by the rapid rate at which the leading auto manufacturers – Toyota, General Motors, Ford, Volvo – are moving towards marketing electric cars. Volvo is far ahead of the others who will now scramble to catch up.

WE are a troubled people. Except for Boko Haram, Nigeria is not at war. But in another sense, we are; we are like a man fighting himself and wondering why peace continues to prevail. From various parts of the country, different groups are making calls and declaring their intention to create their own ‘republic’. In the last few months, I have been decreed, without consultation or my consent, into at least four of these imaginary countries. One group tells me I will be a citizen of a futuristic “Biafra Republic”; another says I am zoned into the “Ijaw Republic”; yet another has me in the “Republic of Niger Delta”; while a fourth says I will belong to “Bendel Republic”.

While the unnecessary quarrel over this matter continues to drag, the dredging of the Calabar Channel has gone back to being moribund. Those who are bent on sabotaging the development and use of the Eastern ports are still enjoying the upper hand

SKILLFUL traditional dancer, Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, narrowly danced  out of impeachment  three days ago. His nimble political feet enabled him by a slim 21-vote difference to continue his performance in office.  He has been in office since 2009 and has two years left, but the unrelenting opposition went for an eighth attempt to remove him.

A BOOK with the title of  this article published 33 years ago by British investigative journalist, David Yallop, made the Catholic Church very, very uncomfortable.