Madam Rufai Adikat has lived in Imowo-nla area of Ikorodu for about eight decades, while her neighbour, 35 years old Mrs Oseni Adenike, moved into the community with her two children three years ago after completing her mini-flat.

MANY lawyers and non lawyers alike are presently glued to their TVs on a daily basis, watching the celebrity trial of Oscar Pistorius unfold. Of course, Oscar Pistorius is a sports Icon, an Olympian better known as the Blade runner. He is a double amputee known all over the world for the extraordinary efforts he has made to live in comfort with an uncomfortable disability.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Dele Adesina, has advocated establishment of Court of Appeal and Supreme Court for states to ease congestion of cases at higher courts across the country, saying this is one of his expectation at the ongoing National Conference.

PRESIDENT, Chrisgate International, Mr Christopher Alabi, has warned the 2014 Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates not to rely much on their brilliance while tackling the questions, saying that smartness and timeliness in answering questions within the limited time count.

I HAVE structured the lecture into 12 parts. I begin with a brief introduction to the political economy of mineral resources, followed by a description of the critical importance of minerals in modern civilisation.