In the first place, tattoos and dreadlocks are parts of the Nigerian and African culture. A lot of people wearing dreadlocks were born with them while others adopt them as their preferred hairstyle for reasons best known to them.

Apart from the neglected rail system which has burdened the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway beyond its intended load, also the neglect of the seaports towards the Eastern parts of the country (Warri, Koko, Port Harcourt, Onne, Ibaka and Calabar) because of undue preference for the Lagos Ports makes the near-total dependence of our people and the economy on the Expressway inevitable.

Hostility often arises when incumbent governors fail to secure a second term (as in the cases of Lagos, Adamawa and Bauchi states) or a departing governor fails to replace himself with a hand-picked successor (Imo and Ogun states) or an opposition political party is coming to power (Imo, Bauchi, Kwara and Adamawa states).

But the tide went against the 82-year-old sit-tight leader when he suffered a stroke in 2013 and became reclusive. He spent a lot of time in Swiss hospitals. His announcement of his intention to run again in the scheduled April 18, 2019 presidential election brought out Algerians to the streets in protest starting from February 22.

AT the close of one’s life on earth, questions are rarely asked about how wealthy one is, since “wealth” is not only a matter of cash. What reasonable people are interested in knowing are the contributions one made to society. Gabriel Imomotimi Okara (1921-2019) is generally considered as one of the founders of modern African literature.