I do believe that the law as it appears is most deviously praetorian; it clearly has the potential to restrict
the expression of opinion of individual members of the press, and on the other hand to stall the growth and development of ideas that have universally characterised the development of civilised nations.

In politics, it is said there is no permanent enemy or friend; and given the ever-changing nature of the game, this legend will always hold true. It is now playing out in its full colours, and will be one of the factors defining the grand celebration the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) will bathing in at the renamed Township Stadium, Umuahia, when former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, will join other top umbrellas of the Party to receive Governor Theodore Orji (fondly hailed “Ochendo” by his admirers) back to the party.

The Special Adviser on Commerce and Industry, Lagos State, Mrs. Olusola Oworu, and the Chairman, Lekki Free Zone Development Company (LFZDC) Engr. Segun Jawando, have defended why the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority(NEPZA) granted jumbo incentives to both existing and prospective investors in the Lekki Free Zone.

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) said in Abuja that abattoirs and poultry farms operators in the country were not adhering to standards. Dr John Akanya, the Director General of the organisation, said that the development had adversely affected the country’s economy.

LIKE the three musketeers, Abbas Abdusalam, Chigozie and Muyiwa were friends of a kind. At their FESTAC Town residence, Lagos, the trio were inseparable even though they never lived together under the same roof. They were of the same age bracket The difference in race and religion notwithstanding, these three jolly good fellows did nearly everything in common and of course, spent substantial part of everyday together.

The recent multiple auto accident on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway which claimed several lives has once again brought to the fore the question of alleged police culpability in such incidents.

I was in the Caribbeans when the President, Goodluck Jonathan landed Washington and was accosted by the good old Amanpour and was very alarmed when the aggressive lady nearly croossed her lines and her legs in reaching for the calves of our dear President

Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State has challenged Nigerian journalists to use their position as the watch-dog of the society to ensure that the nation attains its development objectives

WHEN Prince Adetokumbo Kayode, Minister of Defence, assumed office several months ago and undertook a familiarisation visit to the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, the media asked him what he and his Minister of State, Alhaji Murtala Shehu Yar’Adua intended to do about a very frightening issue but which is being neglected by government, which is the review of the terms and conditions of service (TACOS) of officers and soldiers of the Nigerian armed forces.

ANOTHER batch of Anambra Vigilance Service, AVS, has completed a training programme in Awka, with the coordinator of the service, Chief Kenneth Okonkwo, warning that any member found wanting in his duties would be shown the way out