Oluwole Olumide, an architect and tourism promoter is dead. He was more than that. He was the Balogun of Imo, a well-known quarter in Abeokuta and the Apagunpote of Egba Land. Olumide would have been 70 years old if he had lived till May this year.

In her determination to help raise God-fearing and dynamic women leaders, Rev.(Mrs.)Anuli Ausbeth-Ajagu, has in the last five years convened an annual congress tagged ‘High Impact Women’s Congress’ under the aegis of Divine Heritage Gospel Ministry, a faith-based non-profit organization which she founded many years back. Recently, the fifth edition of the congress was held in Lagos with the theme, ‘Winning on all Fronts’. Vista Woman cornered her at the event and she bared her mind on the Bible’s perspective on gender equality. Enjoy.

When Abacha died on June 7, 1998, the world changed suddenly for a lot of people. But, for one man, Major Al-Mustapha, the world as he knew it for over four years, as Abacha’s Chief Security Officer, came to a disastrous end. For a man who headed our intelligence outfit, it was shocking that he failed to understand that he was in mortal danger. So, on Sunday, July 12, 1998, I had published the article below on this very page. If, I may say so myself, the accuracy of the prediction, after the death sentence passed on Mustapha amazed me. Read on.

Unease continues to trail the Jonathan administration’s decision to cede the control of Nigeria’s strategic waterways to Global West Vessel Specialist Agency, a private company owned by Government Ekpemukpolo, known more generally as Tompolo.

Each time I hear the slogan which says ‘the Police is your friend’ I am always short of evidence in support of it not-with-standing that that I have never personally had a raw deal with the Police. I think poor public opinion and bad press may have done the damage.