Last week, the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which started on November 4 last year came to an end, at least for now. That should come as a relief to students, parents, guardians, committed lecturers, concerned federal and state governments, and other stakeholders. Without being patronising, Nigerians should appreciate this government for not allowing the huge pressure associated with electioneering to hinder it from making efforts to resolve the crisis.

All who happen to be human beings wield the power of Choice; all of mankind can always choose. The power of choice is the greatest gift that we have. It is also the one that all tyrants including Satan himself; always try to take away.

The story of corporate revolutions in Nigeria will not be complete without direct reference to Keystone Bank Limited and its Group Managing Director/CEO, Dr. Obeahon Ohiwerei. This is a man who has used his Midas touch to turn things around for the financial institution within a significantly short space of time.

Anap Foundation has commissioned opinion polls for every Presidential Poll and many Governorship Polls since 2011. The results of the extensive polls conducted, on our behalf by NOI Polls, for the 2019 Presidential elections indicate that respondents who were undecided and/or unwilling to disclose their candidate (the Undecided) at the time of the Poll (end-January) were a whopping 38% of the total voters’ sample.

It was with shock and awe-and great sadness, that I received the news of the death of Ambassador J. T. F. Iyalla, my mentor and benefactor, who refined by the fire of discipline, my raw intellect into burnished gold, as a diplomat. Among the “Pantheon of the Greats” in the Nigerian Foreign Service, Ambassador Iyalla was pre-eminently and incontestably, the “Primus Inter Pares”. He was our icon, and excellence was defined by his uncompromising high standards