There is just no other way to put this, other than, yes, point blank – we are saddled with a cabinet minister, Solomon Dalung, who clearly lacks the knowledge and skills required to tackle the intractable problems bedevilling Nigerian sport and chart a new course that will take us out of very troubled waters.

In the early hours of Saturday, 8th  October, 2016, Nigerians awoke to reports of the invasion of the houses of several judicial officers by officers of the State Security Service or Directorate of State Services (DSS).

When the “greatest democ racy on earth” appears to hesitate in a choice between a demagogue and a competent woman, one knows that signs of a bigger problem have long been ignored.

FOLLOWING from comments made here last week about how some members of the Buhari administration have been shifting the goal post in terms of when Nigerians can expect to begin to see the gains of a Buhari presidency , I wish to underline some points. Leaders have both to be focused and inspirational. That to me is the whole point of last week’s piece.

THERE is the concept of land grants for specific purposes. The land reverts back to the owners at the end of such use. 1861 Lagos became a Crown colony with a Governor, and an advisory legislative council. 1866, Lagos became part of the West African colonies with capital in Freetown. 1872 West African colonies were divided into two colonies, Sierra Leone and Gold Coast colonies. Lagos was placed under the Gold Coast colony. In 1886,