November 2013 is a peculiar month. On the celestial level, it is the month of partial and full eclipse for different nations and regions of the world, with its spiritual and physical climatic implications.

The columnist’s obligation is oftentimes to lay to rest ghosts of miscreant sentiments often imported to distort public issues by people who also sometimes hyperventilate on non-issues.

It is undeniable that there is political tension throughout the land, and continuing devastating insecurity involving the killings, almost daily, of so many of our fellow citizens in parts of the country.  It should be clear to all objective observers that to proceed to the 2015 general elections without first resolving the political crisis that presently shrouds Nigeria, would be fraught with serious dangers to the future cohesion, peace and stability of the country.

Lauded by many, loathed by countless Nigerians, the privatisation of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, may continue to generate reactions and comment until when the new owners prove their worth.

Between Samuel Johnson, the English lexicographer, Louis VI (1078-1137) King of France and Horace Mann, the American lawyer and educator is a common thread underlying the salient essence of death, impinging on the life of revolutionary activist, Baba Omojola.

LINGUISTS no longer insist on prescribing how the English Language should be used. Focus has shifted to describing how it is manipulated to suit communication purposes with context in mind. So, please, consider ‘necessary’ to be a noun and not an adjective.

The debate on why President Goodluck Jonathan chose this time to bring up the national conference issue will continue even beyond his reign, whether the outcome meets the expectations of the people or not. The generally held view that it is better to jaw-jaw, than to war-war applies here.

FEDERAL Medical Centre, Umuahia (formerly known as QueenElizabethSpecialistHospital), Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria is a 327-bed tertiary hospital and one of the leading health care providers in South Eastern Nigeria.

In Anambra, politics is a sublime art. It is a jigsaw puzzle set on a nebulous terrain. It is dance whose steps are often taught by the spirits.

Mbaise clan made up of three local government areas of Aboh, Ahiazu and Ezinihitte is an integral and thickly populated part of Imo State.