WE have heard that the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has named new commissioners, and therefore the state Executive Council, Exco, is on the verge of returning fully as known to law.

The crash of the Associated Airlines flight 361 on Thursday, October 3, 2013 in which about 14 persons died is quite tragic and regrettable. Coming at a time when the Federal Government and the aviation authorities have done so much to build on the nation’s enviable safety record is very ironic and paradoxical.

Imo State touts education as its biggest industry. This is not surprising as the State records one of the highest annual school enrollments and the greatest number of JAMB registration almost on a yearly basis. Government after government in the State therefore strives to make a mark in this all important sector.

A typical Delta pidgin goes this way:“Play play naim de turn to eat and go”. The Delta Central Senatorial by- election which took place on October 12, 2003 turned out to be such that most people in Delta felt the APC, a party that had nothing on ground and the DPP decided to change the fortune of the Urhobo Nation by coming back in their droves to vote PDP and reclaim the glory which the PDP lost narrowly in 2011 to DPP

WITHOUT doubts, Nigeria occupies prominent position on the enviable list of nations that have contributed and are still contributing to world peace.

THE Nigerian Women Mega Rally has come and gone but the memory of the epoch making event will continue to linger in the hearts of not only women, but others in Nigeria.

Racism and ethnicism serve the same purpose: that of bias in favour of their kind. The only difference is that racism is more associated with colour ( ie white, black and so on ); ethnicism deals with the ethnic and cultural roots.

In today’s educational environment, Information Communication Technology, ICT, provides the best opportunities for developing countries to catch up with the developed world and provide its citizens with greater opportunities than ever before.

IT is an established fact that most industrialised countries like USA, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, France, Russia and China have as their identity the brand of vehicles they manufacture.

Self-glorification is not new to Nigerians as a relevance-seeking strategy by politicians who have been left stranded at the bus-stop in the new scheme of things.