It is proven that more men follow the World Cup final. Sad
tales of wife battering, bitter quarrels and even divorce occasioned by World Cup related incidents have not been widely reported in our country but rising figures worldwide have become worrisome. It is for this reason that a website has come up with the 10 commandments for women during the Mundial.

IT is not only Nigerians but also bewildered foreigners who wonder aloud why a country so blessed with human and natural resources is not presently challenging at the top of the summit of global economic powers. Many reasons (for excuses) have been variously adduced to explain Nigeria’s relative underdevelopment, ranging from political instability to its heterogeneity.

THE thought of where to spend a short holiday with my family suddenly became a somewhat arduous task. My husband had given us an open cheque to make the choice but he also gave us terms of reference: Anywhere in the West Coast or within the country. Ghana popped up but the kids did not show much excitement.

SINCE Professor Maurice Iwu was ordered by president Goodluck Jonathan to take a walk, the national debate and speculation about who may replace the highly controversial electoral umpire has quickly gathered the force of a whirlwind. A number of names of Nigerians adjudged by various analysts, groups and interests as being qualified to fill Prof. Iwu’s shoes have featured in the public media.

NOW that the dark strongholds of the cabalistic enemies of our country having been pulled down and the avaricious occupants of the corridors of power rendered prostrate, the kleptocrats who hold sway in Nigeria have now found in President Goodluck Jonathan, the veritable and terminal danger to their abominable empire who must be destroyed lest he changes Nigeria for the better for the common people and for the worse for their bloodsucking breed.