THOSE who bear Valentine dread the month of February like a plague. Besides close friends who always demand that one celebrates one’s name in grand style, most confront you with all manner of questions bordering on what the name is supposed to embody.

THERE is no doubt any longer about the challenges and threats of climate change to humanity. One issue that has however continued to impede speedy progress among nations towards combating the threats and putting in place adequate adaptation and mitigation measures is finance. Finance in the developing countries especially Africa nations has posed major obstacle.

FELLOW Nigerians, the events of the last few days regarding the removal of subsidy on petrol have shown me how deeply patriotic you are and how passionate you are about the growth and development of this nation and how robustly you are ready to defend our democracy and exercise your rights as citizens.

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, zoned the presidency. They agreed that it will rotate between the different geopolitical zones of Nigeria. After eight years of South West presidency, it was the turn of the NorthWest to produce the president.

AN uncommon wave of excitement ran through the entire Delta State when news broke last month that the former Governor of the state, Chief James Onanefe Ibori would not face any corruption charges as such charges have been dropped from the allegations against him in a London court.