THERE was once a time in this country in Nigeria during the Buhari-Idiagbon regime when people normally queued up to enter the bus. People started queuing on the streets because they knew the consequences. We need drastic measures, draconian measures even if just for five years. That is the only way Nigeria can move forward.”

THE level at which violent conflicts ravage northern Nigeria today is a manifestation of the fact that, all is not well with the country as all the three geo-political zones in the region are affected.

OXFORD University is in Oxfordshire which shares a common border with the Cotswold arguably the most picturesque and scenic part of England.

THE year was 1965. I was an innocent starry-eyed 13 year-old and Nigeria was in turmoil. It was the era of the “wetie,” when the houses of politicians and key public-figures were burnt down in the brouhaha that was then Western Nigeria.

Many people may not be happy with the achievements of Chief Lucky Igbinedion while he was governor of Edo State, but there are thousands of persons whose lives he has touched through charity. Since he left office in 2007, apart from attending to his businesses, the former governor has been busy giving help to the helpless in different orphanage homes in Edo State.