DEVELOPMENT of any society is imperative if that society must evolve and that is the sole responsibility of government as the advancement that comes with development is also of high importance to the success of any government.

THE cosmopolitan city of Warri is set to play host to prominent personalities from all walks of life for the 1st coronation anniversary celebrations of the 20th Olu of Warri, His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli.

THE 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria mandates specific public officeholders to declare personal assets on assumption of offices. Based on this, President Muhammadu Buhari and his vice, Professor Yemi Osinbajo complied after inauguration, regrettably an action that was also taken by all the previous administrations that declined to do same after leaving office.

KEN SARO-WIWA was the pipe-smoking Ogoni writer and rights activist. He had a small physical carriage. But each time he sneezed, Nigeria the behemoth caught cold. So when asked why the small ‘unarmed’ man from a minority tribe would discomfit a giant, he would fire back aggressively: “What do you mean? What has size got to do with it? Size has little to do with it!”

AN Online news report of Sunday 28th November, 2016 carried the headline: “Militancy pushes government to turn to Niger oil”. According to the report, “The federal government has planned to construct pipelines from Niger Republic to Kaduna refinery…the NNPC confirmed that this was ordered by the President”. It went further, “The federal government has finalised plans of the construction of a 1000kilometre crude oil pipelines from Niger Republic to Kaduna refinery…”