Comrade Victor Akinola, Director, ICT, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Lagos, was a senior lecturer and former National Publicity Secretary, Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU). A social critic and public affairs analyst, Akinola bares his mind on insecurity, the Boko Haram insurgency and the leadership question in the country.

Sharing roads with container-laden trucks is a constant source of worry to motorists. In Lagos, where Oshodi-Apapa Expressway leads to the ports, truckers constitute authorities unto themselves, and chaos is the result. So when Chief Chris Orode talks of rebranding the trucking business, everyone should listen and hope. In 2005, when the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa, MOWCA, decided to set up a specialised bank for the sub-sector, Orode headed the team that toured 17 of the 25 MOWCA countries.

OKPANAM community, the country home of the late Major General Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, leader of the first Nigerian military coup, located in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, has not known peace since 2010 following the offensive launched by a gang of land speculators, kidnappers and gunmen.

The Achalla community in Anambra State wore a new look,recently, when very eminent people from across the eastern state thronged the Awka North Local Government headquarters to celebrate this year’s Ewaji, new yam festival.

The popular and ever-busy Mile 2 in Amuwo-Odofin L.G.A., Lagos State, has turned into a hot crime spot. The area which serves as both entry and exit points to several major suburbs and even neighbouring countries like Cotonour, Seme etc, has turned into a nightmare to motorists and passersbye. In fact, it is now a magnet for all kinds of criminal activities.

I’m Pastor Chris Ndidi Ekeh. I hail from Ngor-Okpala, in Imo State. I was born in Lagos but grew up in Enugu. My father was a cook . He used to cook for the whitemen while we were living in Lagos. We later moved to Enugu where I had my early education. While growing up in Enugu, I joined the Scripture Union as well as the Evangelical Fellowship arm of the Anglican Communion.

We thank almighty Allah for sparing our lives to witness the great acts of worship in Islam such as Hajj, Umrah, Day of Arafah (for those on Hajj 2013), Edul-Adha, Al-Udhiyyah, Ayyamut Tashriq, etc. It is very important to understand the fact that the aforementioned acts of Ibadah and many others emanated from Prophet Ibrahim (a.s) and his family.

The Nigerian’s attitude towards wealth is quite negative. In fact, wealth, security and preservation of life are at the dictates of Allah. Even the Bible also attests to this. Those that use their wealth to help the poor will be blessed further while those that abuse and oppress people with their wealth will have their natural gifts withdrawn from them. Every Muslim should know this. That is why Allah says every mankind whether rich or poor, young or old, priviledged or underpriviledged are the same before Allah except those who distinguish themselves with piety.

MANY lives had been lost to the recklessness of drivers on the road. Also many people had been maimed by hit and run drivers. The belief in some informed quarters is that this would not have been the case if there are traffic signals at strategic positions on the road. Traffic signals are instruments for controlling traffic by using changing lights, namely Red for ‘Stop’, Amber (Yellow) for ‘Ready to Go or Stop’, while the Green indicates to ‘Go’.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was set up by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to curb financials crimes in the country to reposition the nation’s economy for tangible growth and development. Since its establishment, the Commission has prosecuted many individuals including former governors and influential business men in Nigeria.