The story of Taiye Ebele Mbakwe (39), a native of Umuleri-Mbakala in Abia State sounds like the rested NTA kiddies show, tales by the moonlight. The father of two who lives at Number 49, Shifau Street, Ojuelegba, Lagos operates an electronic shop in front of his house with his twin brother, Kehinde.

Bus-stop parliamentarians are as incensed about the recent murder of The Guardian newspapers journalist, Mr Bayo Ohu, as majority of the larger population. In fact, most parliamentarians could not help but express outrage over the sad development during an impromptu gathering at the Isolo Bus-stop in Lagos.

RECENTLY, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Marvel Akpoyibo after a security meeting with the State Executive Council assured Lagos residents that every measure has been put in place to ensure safety of lives and property in the state even in the last quarter of the year popularly dubbed the “ember months”.

IF the spectacle one witnessed last year in the oil city of Warri, Delta State during the 48th Independence Day anniversary celebration is anything to go by, then Nigerians are in for another colourful carnival that will, not only propel them to a new epoch but will also prepare them for a new experience capable of rejuvenating the patriotic spirit.

You don’t appear at a war front just like that; you have to prepare adequately because it is warfare. If you must win the war, there is need for adequate preparation. Last week, I taught on heart preparation as a key to winning the war of prayer. This week, I will show you another dimension of preparation that will enable you to win the war of prayer—Word preparation. Without the Word, every prayer ends in utter frustration.