Since the creation of the state some forty years ago, Mimiko has scored many firsts as governor and yet he had chosen not to make unnecessary noise about it. While sighting the endless project sites of his administration in my recent visit to the state, I couldn’t help but wonder if I was still in the Nigeria that I used to know. I took my time to stylishly ask on of his aides why they had all remained silent about these laudable projects. His response was “If you make unnecessary noise about any of these projects and even some other ones that we had commissioned and the people had started benefitting, Oga (referring to Governor Mimiko) will fire you immediately. He believes he is doing what the people elected him to do. Therefore, there is nothing extra ordinary about it”.

It has come to the knowledge of the immediate and extended family of the late Chief Anthony Eronmosele Enahoro, Adolor of Onewa/Adolor of Uromi, that the Onogie of Uromi proposes to invest a former Minister of Works, Mr Michael Onolimemen, with the title of Adolor of Uromi at a ceremony on Easter Monday.

The on-going case against Senate President Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), has, at every point, continued to reveal surprises. The latest one was Thursday’s admission by the Chairman, Mr. Danladi Yakubu Umar, that the tribunal, under his leadership, erroneously delivered its 2011 verdict that discharged former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, must be a rare genius in a class of his own. A man who tenaciously pursued his ambition of ruling Nigeria till he eventually became president after failing three times, must be acknowledged and saluted.

Over the last 10 months into the life of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigerians have almost on daily basis, been inundated with mind-boggling reeling out of figures of alleged corrupt practices perpetuated by previous administrations in the country.

OPEN defecation is a practice whereby people defecate in spaces not meant for that purpose unmindful of its unhealthy and unhygienic repercussions. From Agege to Apapa, Epe to Badia, Ikorodu to Badagry and other such communities in the state, it is common to see people on the highways disembarking from their cars to defecate openly along the road.

The barrage of comments, criticisms, questions and name-calling on the social media that have trailed the announcement of an intention to import grass to improve the business of production of cattle, sheep and goats in Nigeria is rather incredible.

SINCE almost 10 months ago today, that Buhari became our President with his Party’s powerful mantra of ‘Change’ we can point to some few areas of the change, the first being his avowed fight against corruption, which is very good and encouraging.

SO I was having a discussion with a friend about the power sector reforms and predictably, we came very quickly to the issue of the tariff review. It took me a very long while to lay out for him facts about the industry that disproved his assumption that the DisCos ‘who were already making so much money, were asking customers to pay more’.

Today, in the wake of the Brussels bombing, Dr. Nabeel Qureshi wrote an oped on radicalism in Islam in which he quoted two verses from the Qur’an which are very profound. I want to be sure he is not lying or misrepresenting Islam.

It is quite disgusting and appalling that despite the trend in civilization some people who claim to be learned still lack ethical values and conduct.

A GOOD number of the reactions to President Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement that Nigeria has joined the Islamic Coalition Against Terrorism, show quite clearly that many Nigerians do not fully understand the president’s motives for this decision.

AS a development professional with some international exposure, the anomic social order in Nigeria is heart-rending. The social situations in the country occasioned by endemic corruption, bad governance and lack of responsiveness to civic duties among the general population has for long reached a critical level.

CHIEF (Hon) Chamberlain Fidelis Abeki with the “Kulo or a.k.a” –Akpakpasemangha” was born September 15, 1939 in Gbamgbose Street present day Lagos Island LGA in Lagos State to late Pa Amabuodor Johnson Abeki of Egonifia family in Ekise No 2, Quarter Patani by late Madam Bekeyibo A. Abeki (Nee Tombiri of Osuowari Quarter) all in Patani Community in now Patani LGA of Delta state.

Mr. Kenechukwu Ugochukwu Nwosu is the Acting Executive Chairman of the Abia State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB). A graduate of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, (ESUT) from Umunwanwa in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State. He is an award winning author who has written over 40 educational books for primary and secondary school students for over thirteen years across the country.