PRESIDENT of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Pastor Ayo Orisejafor, is expected in the Ogun State capital, Abeokuta today for the dedication of the Chapel of Christ the Glorious King, built by former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Complex.

THIS is the concluding part of the interview with Dr. Tai Ikomi who lost her husband and her only three children to a drunk driver 24 years ago in the US. The first part was published in Saturday Vanguard of October 16.

Her intriguing story continues: “…Is this the end? Are you really there? Are we never again to be together on this earth? I went to my feet and we started singing our favourite family song Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it! Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb; Redeemed through His infinite mercy, His child and forever I am.

Chief Olufemi Lateef Okunnu, was 34 years old when he became federal commissioner for works and housing. In just about seven years, he brought his radicalism to bear on the administration of General Yakubu Gowon.
In this two part interview, you will read about the administration of General Gowon and how the cabinet meetings were conducted. For a 33-year old army officer who became Nigeria’s head of state, it is interesting that he surrounded himself with, perhaps, the best brains of that era without prejudice to their age.

CONFUSION, dejection and perhaps, frustration all best captured the state of mind of an embattled traditional ruler, Oba Gbolahan Akanbi Timson, the Jagunmolu of Shomolu\Bariga communities in Lagos state as Crime Guard arrived his palace strategically located on Ayoka Street in the area.

Precious Ikechukwu, 20, is one of the hundreds of victims of the ravaging floods at Ajegunle, Ikosi-Isheri, Lagos State. She is really not strange to the occasional flooding in the area, but this latest incident is likely to live with her for a long time to come.