At the end of a recent meeting in Kaduna, the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) issued a communiqué, which, among other things, contained an ultimatum to President Jonathan to secure the release of the abducted Chibok girls by the end of October 2014 or forfeit his 2015 re-election bid. Their logic is that by failing to secure the release of the girls, ‘Nigerians (read: the Northern Elders) would be left with the only conclusion that he had forfeited his right to ask for their mandate beyond 2015.’ Their diagnosis of the Boko Haram insurgency is, to say the least, bizarre.

THE second type of product defect is called design defect. It occurs when a product that meets the manufacturer’s own standards does cause an injury, and it is alleged by the plaintiff that the design or the manufacturer’s standards were inferior and should be judged defective.

The latest in the series of grisly and gruesome execution by Boko Haram terrorist group was the shooting at close range of about 20 men in civilian clothing with their hands tied behind their backs lying by the roadside.

The inaugural lecture of today is to formally inaugurate my 1997 Chair in Mechanical Engineering. It will educate the audience on machines, machine development and management; and chronicle my modest contributions to the development of the engineering profession in Nigeria.

AS Nigeria’s business headquarters, the Southwest is expected to lead other regions in the quest to develop Nigeria through massive investment in infrastructure. There must be a connection within the zone and other parts of the country. There must be alternative roads to Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Imagine a light rail that connects the South-West. This will prevent social dislocation and bring about economic prosperity.