OUR paths crossed. We were friends but our bond was brotherly. He was a senior and ever counselling brother. He was always ready to make the age argument. Hence, it was his entitlement at some point when we shared a room in Fajuyi Hall, OAU, Ife, to sleep below while I slept atop our double bunk bed.

WHEN an elected person talks in an official and/or political capacity, the understanding is that he is speaking the mind of the people he represents. The reason is simple – he has a duty to consult with them before making any pronouncement on their behalf.

RECENT deliberations by stakeholders in the education sector offer a bright hope that our ailing universities – if the findings from the brain-storming session are well harnessed and put into use – could be inching to the desired word-class status.

DR Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, has a knack for cutting superfluous controversies.

SUNDAY June 30 did not begin as an ominous day. However, by the time the day drew its curtains it had become ominous and tragic as it went with Senator Pius Ewherido, who until that black Sunday represented the Delta Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly.

RIVERS STATE is on fire, literally and otherwise. But that is not really an accurate statement. It is better to say that Rivers State is the new epicenter of the fire that is slowly but steadily engulfing Nigeria.

I AM writing this piece in a sad mood. Why wouldn’t I. Muhammadu Buhari, retired army General was one of my authentic Nigerian heroes, a man of untrammeled integrity and granite cast will.

TO most Nigerians, the greatest impediment to the nation’s rapid development is the structural imbalance on which the country has rested since its forceful amalgamation by Lord Fredrick Luggard in 1914.

On behalf of my family and the good people of Delta North Senatorial District, I salute the dynamism, selflessness and patriotic commitment to service of our departed colleague, brother and friend, Senator Pius Akpor Ewherido.

I read Mahmud Jega’s Daily Trust column a fortnight ago, with the title “Gra-gra versus softly-softly”. It was composed in his characteristic meticulousness which also touched a nerve that concerns all. It also involved me, personally.

THE intrigues and political gimmicks unfolding in Anambra State are clear pointers to the governorship election slated for next year. Contenders and pretenders are declaring their ambition to rule the state, promising heaven and earth, and claiming to be the best, even when their antecedents indicate the contrary.

I HAD a chance encounter with Oseloka Henry Obaze in July 2012. I was in Awka, about to confer with a number of folks on official business, when someone introduced one of my would-be interlocutors -Mr. Obaze – as the Secretary to the State Government of Anambra (SSG).

I read Mahmud Jega’s Daily Trust column a fortnight ago, with the title “Gra-gra versus softly-softly”. It was composed in his characteristic meticulousness which also touched a nerve that concerns all. It also involved me, personally.

THE controversial , purported plan by the British Government to impose the payment of bond on Nigeria visa applicants is a wrong step that will not do the peoples as well as the two countries any good.

TWO issues grabbed the headlines penultimate weekend.Here,I will try to examine these issues as reflections of the state of our country Nigeria.