Solomon's Column

Nigerians have been called upon to come out in their large numbers on Saturday March 11 to exercise their voting rights. This call was made on Tuesday by a Christian Cleric,Pastor Opeyemi Ajayi in Ibadan,Oyo state,Nigeria. ''Nigerians should not be afraid, come out,exercise patience,come out to vote,monitor your votes for the sustenance of DEMOCRACY in the Presidential elections.Those responsible for the ugly situation have been identified and they will be brought to justice,'' Pastor Ajayi stated. In another development, the misappropriation and mismanagement of the resources-financial and otherwise-of the states has prompted labor leaders and their followers of trade unions to grab whatever is available from candidates for the next round of elections. To this end, workers have formed groups for engagement with candidates, while labor leaders vigorously defend anti-people policies for pecuniary reasons. In his reaction, the chairman of the Non-Academic Staff and ot

Hunger, fear and other forms of hardships now constitute the mindset of millions of Nigerians less than four days to the general elections. This assertion was made on Monday by the representative of Civil Society Organizations(CSO), Hadjia Aisha Ismail, at an enlarged stakeholders meeting organized by the Oyo state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC)in Ibadan, Nigeria. ''People are hungry, people don't have what to eat, there is no fuel, they can't get anything from their neighbors, banks are not dispensing cash, Point of Sale(POS) shops are also not dispensing cash. The masses are afraid to come out, we have to go out to tell them not to be afraid to come out. We have told them that when there is trouble, they should go back home. Please, we don't want hooliganism. We must not vote for the wrong people in this election, Hadjia Ismail concluded. In his remark, the Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) in the state, Dr. Adeniran Tella expr

Members of the Non-Academic Staff and Associated Institutions Union(NASU) Ibadan, Nigria will, on Wednesday 15 March, 2023 elect new executives to steer the affairs of the union for the next four years. The incumbent executives referred to as the United Transformation team, led by Comrde Kehind Abiona are seeking re-election. The present branch secretary is Comrader Oluwaseun Asogbon while Comrade Omolara Ajenifuja is the Treasurer. For the Progressive team, Comrade Adekunle Adegboye is the candidate for the chairmanship position, Comrade Olapeju Falow for Secretary and Olabisi Akpuko for Treasurer. In his remarks, the incumbent chairman, Comrade Kehinde Abiona stated that the present NASU executive has performed creditably well, saying, '' we made a four point agenda and we were able to fulfill our promises within the first six months of our administration and we have done more. We have moved the union from where it was to an enviable position.'' The Comrade Adegboye

Do all that is necessary in the present time, while you reject the impulse to defer. Deferring essential activities that will attract success is a dangerous and frustrating way to order your life. Set your own expectations, standards and values. Your experience will take you to the top

Election manipulation begins when new polling units are clandestinely created in the guise of overcrowding in the original polling units. Indeed, Those-in-Authority are working round the clock to ensure that their preferred candidates emerge even before the elections. Certainly, a lot is wrong with the system. Without doubt, Nigerians have lost faith in the system. Among other reasons for this, include the fact that millions of Nigerians have been impoverished without hope, dehumanized and disenfranchised. Now, they look up to Those-in-Authority for austere stipends and handouts. Not surprisingly, the quest to sustain power has placed a high premium on securing power for self-centered interests. The plots of Those-in-Power and the counterplots by others out of power have almost brought Nigeria to its knees, even as desperation continues to trail the ongoing political fog, with abortive attempts at labelling the same preparations for the general elections. The Future.......? The c

God always speaks to us through His Word, through the appostles and other faithful servants of old. Deuteronomy 30 : 1-20 1And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, 2 And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; 3 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee. 4 If any of thine be driven out unto the outmost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee: 5 And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he will do thee g