Erstwhile deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Sir Austin Opara and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has been a recurring decimal in the politics of Rivers State and the nation at large. In this interview, he gave insight into the recent letter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari and on other interesting issues. By Davies Ihemnachor How would you describe the recent letter from former President Obasanjo to President Muhammadu Buhari? That is what I consider to be the voice of wisdom; an elder statesman speaking to a leader. There cannot be a better way of advising the president than that. In the same view, I call on the president to heed the advice given by the past president. God has been very merciful to the president. Last year, we all remember what he went through, health-wise. We know that the issue of life and death belong to God; nobody will wish his fellow human being death talk more of a president. But the wh...

WILL ANTONIO CONTE REGRET NOT RATING BATSHUAYI

There is no doubt that Anthonio Conte's Chelsea FC is going through a goal draught recently. Yes the team put three past West Brom in their last match but it is glaring that the goals are not coming in as before. The question is, is Conte not the architect of his own predicament? The Diego Costa Factor It is common knowledge that the Brazilian born Spanish citizen was instrumental to Chelsea's winning the league last season. Rather curiously, the Italian manager "thanked" the striker with an "I no longer need you" text message. This infuriated Costa who decided he was also done with Chelsea. The Failure to sign Lukaku Conte had expected that after his title winning exploits, all he needed to do was to name a player and wham bam, the player will be signed by the club. This was not to be as rivals Manchester United priced away Lukaku. In desperation, Chelsea ans Conte settled for Alvaro Morata a frin ge Real Madrid player who is not used to press...

WOMAN RECEIVES AWARD FOR TAKING CARE OF HER MOTHER-IN-LAW

BY NAIRA CHRONICLES A Nigerian lady, Mrs Chinyere Ndukwe has been honoured by members of her husband's family for taking care of her mother-in-law for 12 years before the matriarch passed on. Mrs Ndukwe was presented with a plaque by members of her husband's family to show appreciation to her for her kindness. In a post on Mrs Ndukwe's Facebook page, she expressed appreciation to her husband for marrying her into the family. She also thanked her in-laws for the honour.

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