THE last few years has been seen as a revolution in human sexual behaviour. Some good, others not so good. We have now reached the level where English words have changed their meaning. Marriage used to mean a union between a man and a woman. Today, it means union between two people of the same sex. The West has passed laws making this queer relationship legal. It is too early to know how this would affect children in future.

Mr. Trump will have to convince his own people not to take drugs – no more cocaine, heroin and a plethora of other substances easily available in the streets of the United States

THE King of Abonnema has just finished a magnificent building he called his palace. The king of Okpo has done same – built a palace. But there the similarity ends. Abonnema is one of the major towns among the Kalabari Ijaws; its history is long and illustrious. It has prominent indigenes whose names are common to all Nigerians, Wenike Briggs, Ajumogobia, Graham-Douglas, Ferdinand Alabraba, W.W. Whyte, Mr. Justice Adolphus Karibi Whyte (SCJ), Odoliyi Lolomari (ex M.D., NNPC), Olu Fubara, Ambassador D.D. Obunge, Admiral Bob Manuel, Chief Lulu Briggs, Dr. Dodiyi Manuel, Capt. Briggs (ex-Minister of Transport), Capt. Ajumogobia, Chief S.K Dagogo Jack (ex-INEC Chairman), Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Bibi Akpana, Tom Fabyan (former M.D. African Petroleum), L.M. Jacks (Permanent Secretary, Internal Affairs), Miss World (Agbani Darego); Miss Nigeria (Syster Jack), et

IN June 2016, Britain went for a referendum to stay in the European Union after being a member for 46 years or to exit. Becoming a member of the Union was itself a problem because General De Gaulle and other members of the then small European Economic Community, EEC, of seven or so members regarded Britain as a non-European country. EEC eventually evolved into the European Union – a strong economic community but with political overtones.

HIS achievements are as considerable as his background is somewhat murky and unclear.

Like most Nigerian leaders, questions about him remain unanswered. For example, did he go to prison before he was elected governor of Delta State? It is true that our constitution forbids ex-convicts from holding political office. Before the election, it was not clear why the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and State Security Service, SSS, were not able to establish the truth of his alleged London con

IT is best for someone who is 110 years old to speak about a 90 year old – he could then tell you that person’s early life – the rascality or good behaviour; that the person never came first in class as all the older people tell their children. (One bright child asked once – if you all came first, who came second?)

POLITICAL instability is endemic in Nigeria today. I am submitting some points that may assuage the situation. I believe all should return to the original party on whose ticket they were elected. If however, an elected official have crossed to another party, he should contest an election. But who should initiate this? I believe this should be the responsiblity of the Independent National Eelectoral Commission, INEC,!

DURING the last four months, I have carried out research on J.K. Randle Memorial Hall, the Lagos Swimming Pool and Love Garden in Onikan. I spoke to several people including J.K. Randle, Elda Akerele and others because I had hope that the hall would be rehabilitated and the swimming pool would be managed by volunteer organisation as a public swimming pool where children and even adults could learn to swim; a public place for relaxation which does not exist in Lagos. We have lost the facilities in Rowe Park Yaba, the dancing schools in Lafiaji and Onikan and at Lewis and Foresyth Street, the countless Lawn Tennis Courts and Table Tennis tables dotted all over Lagos.

MOST lone wolf attacks are by naturalised foreigners in the countries they commit violence against. Why? It would seem that they have unfulfilled aspirations: that their new country is not free and fair. They feel that their parents left their old countries because the West were the allies of their oppressive leaders who caused their original flight, and therefore refugees. They do not see their new countries as their saviours but rather as the reason for their suffering.

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,

I AM going to engage you in a conversation about Lagos in 1861 and matter arising therefrom as the history of Lagos continued to be in many respects the history of Nigeria. I cannot do justice to such a huge subject in this conversation. I would therefore lightly skip over most of the history concentrating on problems we foresaw in 1967 at the beginning of the creation of Lagos State and 1976 as we moved towards a return to civilian rule.

NIGERIA should seek to be included in the Guinness Book of Records as the only country that has defeated all kinds of communications – telephone, radio wave communications, GSM.

WARRI was always a vibrant town. Its use of pidgin language is unique and you could see glimpses of what it might have been if the oil companies had not pulled out. The result is a town nearly going to seed. It is consumed by internecine politics among the Itsekiris, Urhobos and Ijaws, all of whom own or claim various parts of Warri. The few oil workers remaining there are heavily protected by Police and the military, whose presence is massive.

WE travelled from Lagos to Onitsha by road. We thought we would get a better feel of Nigeria. Living in Lagos, we had seen the tremendous progress Lagos had made: Ogudu, Ogba, Egbe, Ikorodu, Festac, testify to the vibrancy of Lagos. On the way to Badagry nearly every acre is built up. On the way to Ikorodu the experience is the same, travelling to Ibadan from Lagos there is hardly any piece of unbuilt land between Lagos and Sagamu; the same is true on the Otta axis. But it is in Banana Island, Park View, Lekki that the development is even more outstanding.

THE Senate a short while ago spent a few short hours debating the State of the economy. They asked for a new economic team because they thought that the ministers of Finance and Budget were not up to the task of pulling Nigeria out of recession. They recommended the selling of national assets such as NLGN, parts of NNPC; so as to holster up our foreign exchange reserves: reduction of government spending, boosting agriculture etc.