A virgin at 50 is still a virgin. A man at 50 is a legally accountable adult whatever his contradictions and idiosyncrasies. A nation at 50 is of age and firmly answerable for its condition and conduct, whatever its history or circumstances.

Dele Sobowale, the syndicated columnist of Vanguard and National Life newspapers, is fast gaining notoriety today as the ultimate patriarch of journalistic inconsistencies in Nigeria. Column-writing is surely a sacred privilege which, in turn, demands of the writer to constantly bring to bear the ethics of the trade: objectivity, fairness and accuracy.

IN a democratic set up like ours, the legislature is the chief custodian and preserver of the constitution, the executive is the chief custodian and preserver of the policy of government and its execution, whilst the judiciary is the custodian to the interpretation of the constitution. By this configuration a constitutional tripod is established.

BIOTECHNOLOGY, the practical use of biological processes in industrial production, is no more an arcane term, neither is it a new science.

THE Mapo Hall and Cocoa House are two tourists’ sights that make a visit to the sprawling Ibadan city complete and exhilarating. The two edifices have profound historical significance for the Yoruba people of south western Nigeria.