In view of the enormous importance of trees to the quality of human life, it would be foolhardy to neglect this simple and less expensive venture that is naturally endowed with life giving aura

Human epochs are replete with great men and women in the various fields who defined and continue to define their peculiar histories with the magnitude of their accomplishments. Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, mni, CON, national chair of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) is one member of that tribe. It is on this score that it becomes apposite to celebrate the former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and former governor of Edo state who turns 67 today (April 4, 2019)

The Justices at the Court of Appeal, in their judgement on 12th February 2019 in the Segun Oni vs Fayemi Eligibility case, said “The Chambers Dictionary defines the noun employee as a person employed for wages or salary”. Wherever they got this from, let it also be noted that The Chambers Dictionary in its most current edition also defines the noun employee as “a person who works for another in return for payment”.

HOWEVER it is citizen participation (or lack of), that shapes the current state and the future of any nation, including Nigeria. Clearly Nigeria has reached crisis point. What we, the people do now, or do not do now, will determine the kind of future we will have, and that our children and grandchildren will have. Even though we are from different backgrounds, have different educational standards, have different economic statuses, one major thing connects us all, and that is that we are Nigerians and, therefore, the state of the nation will affect us all one way or another.

THE war time British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, reached his peak in 1940 when at 66 he replaced the weak Neville Chamberlain as the British prime minister.