THE news of the death of Pini Jason came from the radio this morning(Sunday morning) and threw me off balance. I was thrown from the joy of preparations for a communion service in Church, to instant confusion, from preparation for Worship to wondering what life is really about, from assurances from the Word of God, to a confirmation, that we are indeed sojourners in this world.

MEMBERS of a terrorist gang that has targeted and bombed civilian centers; murdering and maiming the innocent in droves deserve severe punishment. Therefore, the prospect of an amnesty for Boko Haram rankles and boggles the mind.

A RECENT statement that the All Progressives Congress will probe how the various administrations from 2000 to 2013 managed the nation’s oil revenue appears to be a costly talk for the newly merged party.

As far as I know, many countries that have opted for a federal system of government have done so because it is the best known system for managing diversity; whether of tribes, nationalities, religion, ethnicity or language.

Governor Adams Oshiomhole is committed to turning Edo State around for good, but not without a cost. With the electoral system, the recently conducted local government elections, Oshiomhole has to clean up the Augean stable of previous governments. He is like Moses in the Holy Bible.

THERE is a particular local saying that when a child is crying and pointing in a particular direction, it is either the mother or father is there.

RESILIENCE has become the buzzword in international development circles in recent times. The ability to withstand adversity and bounce back is a simple definition of this word.

IN the typical Nigerian fashion, the political scene gets more charged with desperation and desperadoes as the election year approaches and there are all the signs that general elections fever has since gripped the nation.

I READ with scarcely restrained stupefaction, the sweeping conclusions Mark Onome managed to distil from the contrived premises in his ‘The Uduaghan-Ochei tug of war’, [The Vanguard of Wednesday April 24, 2013].

Since Dr. (Chief) Patrick Ekeji’s retirement was announced two weeks ago, there have been mixed reactions from many people on how he ran the National Sports Commission (NSC) in his capacity as director-general which began in 2009 and ended in April 2013.