IN Nehemiah we read of the Revival of the Law and of Its Institutions. The entire book focused on the Re-building of the Temple and its Dedication shows forth the revival of commitments to God and His Law. Chapter 10 is a record of the covenant decisions made by Israel to honor the Lord of host. “…We made ordinances for us to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God.

If you are tempted to conclude that Senator Jonathan Zwingina is merely supporting President Goodluck Jonathan because of the name-sake mentality, you would be forgiven. However, for this teacher endowed with oratorical skill, his
arguments regarding the raging issue of zoning would be difficult to fault. “You have been president for 35years but you still have appetite for another four years and you are telling the president who has never tested the presidency not
to have appetite! Can you imagine the incongruity in the argument? If occupation of the presidency gives advantage, what more advantage do you need after having it for 35years?

Assuming that somebody went
into the University in 1999, if by now he has not graduated, won’t you begin to wonder why? The politicians who are complaining about the military should by now have overcome those problems which they believe and claim
the military caused

We are glad to see Mr President has achieved so much respect from the International Community. We do not equally forget his achievements in infrastructural development in the past five months

The relatively peaceful co-existence between a landlord, Mr John Olatunji, owner of a building located at number 9, Iyesi street in Ilogbo area of Morogbo, Lagos and his tenants turned sour last Tuesday following an attack on him by one of his tenants.

The worrisome developments in the Ogun State House of Assembly have sent shivers of discomfort down the spines of all those who have interest in deepening democracy in our dear country moreso, having regard to the fact that this is the year of our jubilee!

The detention of Hamza Al Mustapha along with other military and police officers has generated significant public interest for two main reasons: The personality of Al Mustapha and the perception in many circles that the incarceration is political.

It is possible to get away with anything in Nigerian if you can pay the bill. Police and even some Military officers are now rented for all manners of ridiculous or condescending activities including using them as temporary aide de camp to smart guys to impress their girlfriends, as recently exposed by some soft-sell magazines.

A widow, Princess Abiodun Folashade Omotade, who lost her husband in the ill-fated Bellview Air Crash of October 23 2005 has instituted an action at an Ikeja High Court against a businessman, Alhaji Safiriyu Kazeem, claiming N5billion as damages for a libelous publication in national daily on August 2 2010.

We have Oba of Benin, Asagba of Asaba, Obi of Onitsha, Emirs, Sultan, Shehu of Borno, Alaafin of Oyo, Ooni of Ife, all traditional rulers. In the Republican Constitution of 1963, like the independence Constitution of 1959, our cultures, norms and religions were adequately catered for. In the regions – we had Houses of Assembly with concurrent Houses of chiefs.

Front page report of a national newspaper on Friday 10 September 2010 with the caption:“Jonathan, Contest Election, Face Court Action; Atiku Group Warns President” refers. As a civil and political rights advocate and an active Nigerian, I feel constrained to respond to the unlawful threats issued by Atiku’s Group against the person and office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, before it spills off the cusp and unduly overheat the polity.

Any inquisitive mind naturally will want to know what is new about this “new deal”. One need not to be an economic expert to appreciate that corruption in whatever guise breeds instability and threatens the social fabric of any society, but more significantly corruption breeds, poverty, social dislocation, unemployment, crimes and political disharmony .

It is a common sayingthat education is the best legacy parents can bequeath to their children. The United Nations says that education is a right of every child that should not be infringed upon. Indeed, education is seen as the surest path to a country’s development. Notable personalities around the world have lent their support in one way or the other to the struggle of making governments around the world to realize the importance of education.

Undoubtedly, the reading culture of our nation seems to be dying gradually as values are shifting from good behaviour, moral uprightness, literary dexterity, creativity, acquisition of positive, constructive knowledge, to the profane, mundane values of greed, avarice, despondency and materialistic tendencies. Nigeria is at educational crossroad which underscores the need for the development of a healthy, robust reading culture which is the foundation of a sound education system.

Anaesthesia is a specialization of medicine that deals with reversible, controllable and predictable methods of pain relief for operative surgery; with or without loss of consciousness. Anaesthetists primarily therefore work in the operating theatre. However and owing to their in-depth training on principles of measurement and monitoring equipments as well as acute medicine, anaesthetists are often in charge of the Intensive Care Units.