So this morning at the motor Park, the driver of our vehicle brought two extra gallons of fuel to take along with us on the journey, he claimed that there is no fuel on the road.

JESUS Christ is the authentic Messiah and unblemished signet on all Christians. He is the generalissimo. Although the exact date of his birth remain scripturally hazy, but the commemoration of the birth of the great son of the living God, the Prince of Peace is fundamentally obligatory and critically crucial for all Christians. The total veneration of the messianic quintessence on December 25th, January 6th by some and 1st October by others is in recognition His birth which has spiritual significance for all who believe

THE book of John 1: 45 -47 where Jesus called Philip and Nathaniel ia a fascination as Nigerians continue to ponder over the massive looting of the nation’s common heritage by politically exposed persons.

LET’S begin with Ejike Camillus Mbaka. He’s a friend of mine. This Catholic priest and head of Adoration Ministries Enugu Nigeria (AMEN) is truly a man of God, a dogged fighter for the downtrodden. But he’s also a politician – in the sense that his pulpit doubles as a soapbox. On virtually every public development, he takes a position, and he voices it without fear or favour.

IN a few months, precisely November next year 2016 Governor Adams Oshiomhole will cease to be the occupant of the state house in Benin. Indeed, if the people of Edo state had their way, the distinguished labour leader of the radical mould would rule Edo State till the end of time. Such is the impact he has had on the state and the people. But the constitution only permits two terms of four years each.

THE Bayelsa gubernatorial election has come with memories – good and bad – that could linger for a long while. Being the second to be conducted in the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government, the outcome equally provides a basis to compare democratic tenets as upheld by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) particularly in the Nigerian context.

THERE is a familiar ring to all that has been happening in our nation these past few weeks. It is like history repeating itself all over but, this time it is so close to the immediate past and penultimate governments.

AT a church event, a then serving president said that he honoured the church’s invitation because the pastor of the church routinely prayed for him and e-mailed him the transcript of the prayers.

Is it any wonder that on October 12, 1960, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sadauna of Sokoto and the Premier of the Northern Region, said: “This new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of our great grandfather, Uthman Dan Fodio. We must RUTHLESSLY prevent a change of power. We must use the minorities in the North as willing tools and the South as conquered territory. We must never allow them to rule over us and never allow them to have control over the future?”

December 26, the day after Christmas, is also the 48th birthday of Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of Representatives.