This week has been abuzz with speculations in the UK politics, after a bruising results for all but the Conservative party in the mainland. Labour slumped to its worst defeat in almost 30 years in last week’s election finishing ninety-nine seats behind the Conservatives, with 26 fewer MPs than even former Labour Prime Minister, Gordon Brown managed in 2010. The labour party was left bewildered by their dismal showing and the leader of Labour, Ed Miliband, did the most honourable thing, he resigned.

The university experience is rich and rewarding. There are so many things a university offers. You can play sports. You can go to parties and have a good time. You can join debating societies and clubs. You can also study and get a degree.

It is generally accepted that most Newspaper Editors know more than they let on. The ability to know what to use and what to withhold is part of your information management; it is also part of your professional and ethical responsibilities because some ‘truths’ can have unwholesome ripple effects if used in their entirety. I will give an example.

By Ugoji Egbujo When can anyone justifiably criticize the choice made by a voter? Voters , no doubt, have misconceptions and biases and are often enamoured of trivia like charm and oratory and beauty. Voters are supposed to be public spirited and should advance the common good. But what really is a sensible choice? So […]

I am fascinated by the outcome of a careful study by an American researcher, Dr. Laurence J Peter, which has today become known as “The Peter principle.” This study focuses on one fundamental principle of relationships both at the formal and informal levels. This is hierarchy and he devised a study series he referred to as hierarcheology.

It has been said that love knows no barrier whether colour, creed, and these days even gender. Age has never been a barrier to love, but fascination with relationships in which the woman is older than the man appears to be on the increase, whether in the imaginary world of celluloid or in real life. The phenomenon is as old as time itself, says a prominent 70 year old retired university don whose 69 year old husband of forty something years was also a don. “ The difference is that in our days, it was kept a tight secret known only to your children and very close friends of the family. It was unheard of”.

This week has shown some aspects of the absurd, and also, disdainful impunity. Nigeria is one of the leading world oil producers – producing about 2.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. And yet, motorists queue endlessly for a product that is not available at the official price of N87 per litre, but which smart guys sell around the corner at about N200. That product is called Gasoline, known by all as Petrol

Last weekend, when most young professionals resident in Lagos were resting from the usual hustling and bustling of the city, some benevolent others placed premium on having a sacrificial weekend. These were members of the Rotary Club of Victoria Island, and their choice venue was the Okobaba Destitute Home at Ebute-Metta in Lagos— a community of lepers, visually-impaired and physically-challenged persons.

THE tidal waves of the Baltimore protests against the police murder of African American, Freddie Gray are still spreading. Last week, the waves made a fall in London. But it is just one of the latest murders by the American police and more are likely to follow with the usual response of indignation and protests.

Abuja – Moves to eradicate poverty by 2030 with the Post 2015 Development Goals (DG), set to be unveiled at the United Nations in September this year, will be realize if issues of girls and women is prioritize, the ONE Campaign group has said. Speaking at the launch of ‘Poverty is Sexist Campaign’ in Abuja, the Executive Director of ONE Africa, Dr.Sipho Moyo stressed that efforts should be directed where the need is greatest, in both the poorest countries, to boost the prospects of girls and women, who are disproportionately affected.