TO some people, mere mention of Hell fills them with grief or relief depending on which side of the divide you belong. While to some, there is nothing like Hell not to mention Heaven. This also depends on one’s faith.

The mass media have been described as the Fourth Estate of the Realm in a democratic society. This is because of its importance in educating, informing and enlightening the populace about the goings on in the other three arms – Legislature, Executive and Judiciary.

The reason for the Christmas season is the commemoration of the glorious birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus the Christ. Although, the exact date of His birth remains an issue of great scholastic saber-rattling, one infallible truth that stands with unshakeable firmness is that Christ is the immaculate quintessence of love.

The central bank is an institution that manages a nation’s currency, money supply and interest rates. It also usually oversees the commercial banking system of this country. In contrast to a commercial bank, the central bank possesses a monopoly on increasing the amount of money in the nation, and usually also prints the national currency.

THE call for state police in Nigeria is becoming strident. While many want us to believe that state police will merely serve to complement the services of the Nigeria Police Force in the states, others maintain that they will only set the stage for anarchy.

THE weird thing about the ongoing Chief James Onanefe lbori, former governor of Delta State, assets confiscation trial saga in the Uk is that the British court presided over by Justice Anthony Pitts has on Monday 7,October,2013,come to the conclusion that there is no evidence to support Ibori’s conviction.

Two years ago, in April 2011, Nigerians began casting ballots in the first of what would be four days of voting for legislators, governors, and a president. Tensions were high. Voting that had been scheduled one week earlier was abruptly canceled just hours before polls were to open.

The Lekki-Epe express road concession project may yet to have its fair share of accolades as well as disapproval. The recently announced plan to re-acquire the concession rights on the project by Lagos State Government opens up a new vista of debate on the continuing controversies over the project.

When Orwellian duplicity is theatricalised in any collectivity, it precipitates a neurological obsession with recondite divisive spirit. Is this what is wrong with ambitious politicians, kings and kingdom mongers in Urhoboland?

It is a fact that our country is facing enormous challenges. It is also true that we have the required human capital to tackle these challenges but for the corrupt and inept leadership at all levels of governance.