BEFORE Governor Henry Seriake Dickson was born some 51 years ago, Sarki, a Kano-born itinerant Trado- Medicine Practitioner had foretold the greatness of this emerging statesman and consummate master strategist. But Sarki didn’t imagine that the boy who was eventually named after him would be Governor. But by dint of hard work, support of Bayelsans and God’s grace, he would later surmount the challenges of life to be overwhelmingly elected Governor of Bayelsa State for two consecutive terms.

Hayatou: The Schemer schemes on By Timi Joseph Whenever he decides to relinquish his iron grip on the headship of African football, Cameroonian Issa Hayatou will be remembered as one man who had the opportunity to write his name in the pantheon of heroes, but stubbornly took another route and lost the slot. A former […]

IF one says Kwara State is the pride of Legal Profession in Nigeria, factually, one will not be exaggerating because it was the State that produced the first Nigerian lawyer from the whole of the Northern Nigeria in person of   Abdulganiy Folorusho Abdulrasaq, SAN. The State has also produced two Presidents of the Court […]

Third, the longer an unfair political economic situation goes unattended, the more extreme become the views of the disaffected. The more difficult a political situation becomes, once the situation degrades into violent insurgency

During this time, the World Bank recognized South Eastern Nigeria as the fastest growing economy in Africa. We can do it again

It is one thing for Lamido to take up the gauntlet to run for the presidency; it is another thing for him to have what it takes to restructure and redirect our economy on the path of recovery and sustainable growth 

Award-winning OAP, events compere and comedian, Steve Onu (a.k.a Yaw) has thrown his weight behind Multichoice in the on-going controversy over the production of Big Brother Nigeria reality TV show in South Africa.

FOR some time now, Engineer Babachir David Lawal, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, has been under unjust and mischievous media propaganda calculated to taint his decent character and leadership pedigree as one of Nigeria’s finest democrats. A man who elected to run a marathon with President Mohammad Buhari when it was most convenient for ‘brief case contractors’ to shout “Power to the people” and corruptly smile to the bank.

IN today’s world, many Christians would easily forget the basis of their faith and even throw in the towel at the slightest challenge or opposition. As ambassadors of Christ, we must have the mind of Christ the Bible enjoins us to do. We must be ready to defend and if possible die for what we stand for. Jesus is a practical good example of what it means to be an ambassador. He was and still is his Father’s Ambassador.

Meanwhile one wonders precisely who I planned and discussed these “violent attacks” with? Was it Rev. Musa Asake, the gentle and amiable Secretary General of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) who I had the honor of hosting in my home for a meeting or was it the Shiite Muslim delegation from Sheik El Zak Zaky’s group?