THE harvest of this deliberate policy of militarizing the campuses was bountiful. But the policy, it should be noted, predated Babangida; it took form with the military invasion of the University of Lagos in 1978 to put down a protest by the students of an arbitrary increase in school fees imposed by the regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.

THEY have been known to be as deadly as their male counterparts in gruelling (perhaps even pleasurable? rumours suggest forced sex with designated men or other girls) initiation rites and dare-devil or reprisal attacks on perceived enemies.

…Grant amnesty to sect— Sultan
…Ghosts don’t need pardon—Jonathan
Last Thursday, President Goodluck Jonathan responded to the request of Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar pleading for amnesty for members of Boko Haram. The President insisted during a State Visit to Borno State that people who need amnesty must come to the open. However, the Sultan’s request was within the context of the insinuation that the leadership of the North was not doing enough to stem the tide of violence occasioned by the violence perpetrated by Boko Haram.

AS Catholic cardinals begin the process to elect a new Pope who will succeed Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a sex abuse victims’ network has named a “Dirty Dozen” of cardinals who are contenders for the role of next pope.

CARDINALS started last Monday (4/3/2013) what was termed as General Congregations — which are preliminary discussions to get to know each other and most importantly to decide when to start the conclave that would elect the new pontiff.

Inspite of the touch of civilization in the lives of many villagers, tradition and customs still remain intact. While some remain passionate about it, some show a lot of disregard to it just as others especially the human rights activists consider some aspects of it as infringement on the rights of individuals. But what is the gain of any tradition or custom which is inimical to the life of individual?

Not many African traditional burial rites are unique, with pomp and grace as that of the Itsekiri people in Warri, Delta State of Nigeria.

If education is both the nursery and bedrock of the future, the place where the intellect and character of the men and women to lead a society, shape its political vision, and engage in its productive work are trained, then there is good cause for the nervous anxiety we all feel with literally every report that comes these days from the schools, in particular – and only because of our topic today – the universities and other tertiary institutions.

ON Tuesday night in Lagos, nature barred its fangs as the storm that accompanied the heavy downpour of the night in some parts of the metropolis left destruction in its wake. Road traffic was grounded, commuters were stranded at bus stops and those who managed to get vehicles to their destinations spent hours on the road. Many did not get to their homes until the following morning.

By Emeka Mamah, Vincent Ujumadu & Ishola Balogun WHO killed 25 young men of between 25 and 40 years and dumped their bodies in EzuRiver in Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State on January19? Could it be the Anti-Special Robbery Squad, SARS, at Awkuzu, near Awka, the Anambra State capital or who? […]

The awesome power and bearing of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF had in the recent past raised concern among some stakeholders in the polity. Now an internal discord driven by external power peddlers is about bringing the once powerful body to its knees.

What was supposed to be a graceful exit may be mired in endless enquiries and controversies of what will be the future of the Church after Pope Benedict XV1’s resignation.

Extract of the historic farewell address: I am not abandoning the Cross
The Lord gave us days of sun and of light breeze, days in which the fishing was good. There were also moments when there were stormy waters and headwinds as was the case in the whole history of the church as if God was sleeping.’

Why did Pope Benedict XVI, in his resignation letter ask that Catholics should pray for him and the next Pope? Yes, he is a man of history.

Sequel to the unusual decision taken by His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, reactions have been coming from Nigerians especially Catholics.