Nigerians breathed a sigh of relief when news filtered out on Thursday, 20th September, that President Goodluck Jonathan had directed the CBN to suspend its proposed naira restructuring programme. For the avoidance of doubt, on Friday, September 21, 2012, the CBN itself carried a timely advertorial titled Update on the Proposed Currency Restructuring Exercise, Project Cure.

In his letter to the Corinthians, Paul found it necessary to answer his critics: “We have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.” (2 Corinthians 4:2). But this is far from the truth. Paul is an expert at distorting the word of God and at using scriptures deceitfully.

History records that in 1929, a massive riot against colonial maladministration was held in Aba. The protesters had many grudges.

A news item appeared on the internet during this year’s Olympic games in London, which exposed the length some countries, notably China this time, could go to grow sportsmen and women for success at competitions.

Sometime ago, I wrote an essay in which I identified the fundamental source of religious violence in certain passages of The Holy Bible and The Holy Koran. Specifically, I argued that some of the doctrines, injunctions, and commandments in the two scriptures, if interpreted and followed strictly, would necessarily breed intolerance and violence. I supported my “unpopular” thesis with several quotations from the two “holy” books.

In this chat, Theresa Okafor sheds more lights on quality assurance in education, lack of educational infrastructures in schools and implications of Nigerians pursuing education outside the country. Enjoy!!

God knows, we honour everybody else; even those who don’t deserve the respect. We have Children’s Day; as if there can be kids without parents. SWEET MOTHER by Mbaga remains a favourite song guaranteed to get even old people on the dance floor everywhere. We have Lover’s Day; Veterans Day etc, etc. What we have never had is a day set aside to say “thank you” to the Elderly, meaning our parents, who, for better or worse are responsible for our presence here on earth.

A very long time ago, I discovered the game of double dutch; jumping rope. We would gather together in groups during the lunch break and get two long pieces of rope, one person would hold on to one end of each rope in either hand while another participant would hold the other two ends on the opposite end. …

In the last couple of weeks, you could not have failed to notice the media frenzy on the health of Patience Goodluck Jonathan; especially with the spin doctors and all the presidents’ men diagnosing Patience ‘s health status with all sorts of prognosis.

Just by clicking a few buttons on your Computer, Laptop, iPad, Kindle fire, mobile phone, or any of the new devices out there, you connect to the world literally. Genius don’t you think? Technology has changed the face of communication between individuals, companies and the like.

The ridiculous news of an impeachment plot anchored by some clueless first time lawmakers and their shameless sponsors simply brought to the fore the barefaced fact that we are not learning from our recent history.

A couple of months ago, in the heat of the fuel subsidy brouhaha, I sent a poser to ten of my friends. My question was; what would you do now with three million dollars if some body gave you gratis?

I entirely disagree with those who are calling for the sack of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi. Rather they should recommend him for a place in the next national honours list. He is qualified.

On behalf of over 22 million Nigerians with disabilities, I wish to thank President Goodluck Jonathan for the unprecedented reception and recognition of the Paralympic athletes who represented and did Nigeria proud at the just concluded London 2012 Paralympic games.

I think maturity can be said to have set in at the point where an individual realises that yes, while he has the right and freedom to say, do and carry on as they please; there are consequences and that one must bear responsibility for ones choices.