The report by Collins Nweze which dominated the financial news on that Tuesday ended weeks or even months of rumours and speculations that one or two banks were in distress. Even the unsolicited comment by one of the rating outfits, last week, stating that Nigerian banks are sound only served to increase anxieties among stakeholders. With the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announcement on Monday afternoon of July 4, 2016, clients of Skye Bank, at least have now had their worst fears confirmed. The ripple effects in the banking sector are immeasurable but will certainly be considerable.

NIGERIANS are in their usual season of lamentation which follows the retirement or removal of an Inspector General of Police, IGP. Like a king whose funeral requires human sacrifices, the exit of a Nigerian IGP also means the exit of the top echelon of the institution.

Nigeria is descending to a new low in barbarism, which if left unchecked will define the new era of politics. Parents, presumed to be sane, but obviously callous and distressed, now sell their kids to procure food for the rest of the family. Whether the evil is perpetrated with a heavy heart is difficult to say until we conduct a study into the motivations of the few known examples to date. And, the sooner the better, because this trend might gain momentum and become irreversible for a long time to come.

Jesus says if a man witnesses about himself, his witness should not be believed: “He who speaks of himself seeks his own glory, but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.” (John 7:18).

I do not know those who have been 80 years old but I know it’s been something to be 77years. When my daughter,Denrele asked me to put my thoughts on paper to mark my birthday, I do not know where to begin. It has been a very eventful journey- from my primary school in Abeokuta and Ibadan; from my school in Fiditi and the Abeokuta Grammar School to my professional colleges in London.