Reading Dr. Jide Oluwajuyitan’s column in The Nation newspaper of September 13, 2012 aroused again in me an idea I have been nursing for a long time now.

THE Vanguard of Monday July 30, 2012 carries an alarm on its front page titled: “State of insecurity: Nigeria must not break up OBJ, IBB warn”.

Fresh facts that will guarantee the restoration of Bakassi Peninsula to Nigeria have been abundantly established. Vanguard Newspapers has shouted itself hoarse over the past two weeks with these facts backed up with informed opinions from a variety of well-meaning Nigerians, calling upon the Federal Government of Nigeria to take action and reopen this case at the International Court of Justice, ICJ, before the 10-year window closes forever on October 10, 2012.

“400,000 farms; 36,000 houses in Jigawa….in Kaduna..heavy rainfall swept away more than 300 homes..”. PUNCH, September 18, 2012.

For more than 20 years, climatologists and futurologists have warned, an obviously deaf, world, especially the leaders of the advanced economies –USA, China, Japan, all of Europe – that a major climate change was inevitable and the conse ences will be catastrophic for the entire planet.

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!!