Next Thursday, June 9 will be the first anniversary of the 8th Senate. This is therefore a a good period to critically examine the performance of the Upper Chamber of the federal legislature. There have been attempts by some people to define the narrative of the performance based on the initial controversy arising from the politics of the emergence of its leadership. However, It is clear that this Senate has more going for it beyond politics.

Like in every other sector, the unimaginable sleaze that has gone on in our nation’s aviation sector has been the interplay of external and internal forces. While external forces account for between 70-80%, internal forces account for between 20-30%. Sometimes, the internal collaborators find themselves so hapless and at the mercy of the external forces that they easily capitulate. Most of those who fall prey to these forces are usually at the thresholds where they perceive imminent threats to their appointments and positions.

These are interesting times for the movie industry in Nigeria; it seems that finally Nollywood is starting to get it right with out of the ordinary productions, concept and delivery. The undeniable growth in the industry is a progression that no one can ignore. The curtain-fall experiences of stage plays and theatre arts that hitherto represented people’s preferences have slowly faded with history, giving room to an era of exciting home videos.

IN 2001, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, the federal government developed a National Biotechnology Policy to promote biotechnology.The signing of the National Biosafety Agency Bill into law on April 2015, by former President Goodluck Jonathan added Nigeria in the league of nations that legally practice modern agricultural biotechnology.

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship campaigns for the 2015 elections that ushered in Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in Enugu state was ran on the mantra of continuity and consolidation.