Traffic is not always a friend. Driving or being driven can be a pleasurable or tortured experience depending on how smooth the roads are and how fast the car can move. Its even better in a car with all the latest buttons and gizmos. I have a rather unladylike love for cars and speed.

The concept expressed by the word ‘family’ and its diverse manifestations in various societies throughout history have been discussed for a long time from different perspectives by anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, historians, philosophers and educators. Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary provides the lexical meaning of ‘family’ which we shall adopt as a working definition.

We urge you to partner with government in some progressive campaigns that promote women’s rights,” President Zuma of South Africa, was alleged to have told members of the United Congregational Church of South Africa in Kwazulu-Natal, whose female members were celebrating its centenary in Ifafa, Kwazulu-Natal’s south coast.

Anybody who is still in doubt about the intentions of Boko to disorganize and take possession of the federal government must observe the pattern of escalation of their insurgency.

At the 2010 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) no less an expert than Sam Ohuabunwa in a lecture titled “Governance, Economic Planning and Development in Nigeria: The way forward” underscored the generally agreed viewpoint of Nigerians that their nation has for long underperformed in virtually every facet of national development.

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity – Francis Maitland Balfour

First of all, let me apologise for my error about the Rt. Reverend Oladunjoye. He is still the Bishop of Owo Diocese and not retired. My sincere regrets on this Sir!

Olushola Akai is the Executive Director of Ajegunle Community project (ACP), a non governmental organisation borne out of the desire to give poor and disadvantaged women and youths the opportunity to stand for their rights and demand improved access to social, economic amenities without being discriminated or abused. In this interview, the Executive Director talks about the journey so far, the reason for increasing trend of gender based violence, the role of the society in curbing this ugly trend and other issues. Enjoy!!!

Scouring through the papers the other day reading up on the latest calamity that mankind had chosen to inflict on themselves, I came upon a rather disturbing story.

Again, while travelling to another destination within Nigeria, a conversation with a fine gentleman sitted next to me started after we were given a copy of a daily to peruse for the duration of the flight. The headline that caught our attention on the front page of the newspaper went thus: “67 million youths unemployed— Minister”.