AT the start of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, oil prices had plunged from the Olympian height of $140 per barrel to less than $50. The administration also inherited the backlog effects of years of economic policies that had not taken adequate account of the social safety of the poor.

I have read with amusement the infantile narratives being woven by the ill-informed or deliberate mischief makers around the deserving emergence of Rt Hon Engr Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji as Speaker of the 7th Abia State House of Assembly.

As he clocks fifty-six years on his sojourn through this earth today, Prophet TB Joshua’s towering status in Christendom cannot be wished away by mere birthday wishes. The enigmatic man of God deserves to be reminded that his crusades against the dark forces of our existence have attained immortality in the minds and hearts of those who truly understand the teachings of Jesus Christ, especially those based on the concept and mystery of love.

GOVERNOR Godwin Obaseki’s leadership style since inception of his administration barely three years ago has attracted much political and scholarly analysis of the principles, practices and beliefs, including what influenced him. Some have described him as a paragon of ethical living, while others define him as a more complex, contradictory and evolving character influenced by his background and circumstances.

THE cat and mouse game between the Nigerian military and Boko Haram is not about to end. While there were reports last week that the murderous insurgents had once again overrun a military base and the group provided images of its onslaught against the military, the Nigerian Army downplayed the insurgents’ claim, saying it was mere propaganda. Propaganda is a potent weapon of war employed by different sides to give them advantage over their opponents. It is clear that the extremist Boko Haram has been resorting to propaganda in its war against the Nigerian state. But so has the Nigerian military as a whole to say nothing of the Army.