I am not a believer in coincidence; I am more inclined to believe that our lives’ steps are ordered by the Infinite Intelligence that we all call God, and so in my own case, my date with Destiny took place one afternoon according to my father when a customer in the person of Pa Enoch O. Dare walked into my father’s shop in Akure to buy books, and his first encounter with my father changed the course of my life.

Concerned citizens note that the past administrations in the country have not paid enough attention to promoting the dignity and integrity of the public service.

THE unfolding drama since Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Governor of Delta State, sent an Amendment Bill on Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, to the Delta State House of Assembly, DSHA, is to say the least unfortunate.

The Federal Ministry of Education recently recognised Dr Victor Olalusi, 27, for graduating as a medical doctor in 2013 with a score of 5.0 Cumulative Grade Points Average in Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow.

I STILL don’t get the feeling that Nigerians realise how bad things have become for the economy and that we are facing a future of slow growth. The change mantra is going to be hard and painful no matter what the government and politicians say.