LIPS

When we talk about the court of love we are not referring to the Family Court or the process of divorce or the probate court,like law, love is a complex concept which has continued to defy any one generally acceptable definition, and though it can not be defined accurately it is undoubtedly a powerful phenomenon which ought to be recognized, codified and guided by strict principles and policies and which like statute no one should say he has understood it until he has been properly tutored on it. The court of love deserves to be a superior court of record with unlimited jurisdiction as far as the heart is concerned; its jurisdiction covers dating, toasting, wooing, courtship, marriage and sex. Love can be said to be an emotion of a strong affection and personal attachment . Love is also said to be a virtue representing all of human kindness , compassion , and affection —"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another". Love may describe compassiona...

The news of the fuel subsidy removal on the 1 st of January 2012, which brought the price of petrol to a whooping N141 came as a rude shock to most Nigerians, obviously that was not the kind of new year gift any Nigerian would have expected and thus it has continued to generate reactions judging from the nation wide strike which the organized labour and other civil society groups embarked on, grounding economic activities in the country. The common people have clearly and continuously said “no” to this issue of fuel subsidy removal, no doubt the interest of the people have been compromised as their collective interest have been drowned by the interest of a few key players in this economic chess game which may continue to be umpired by miscreants. The skirmishes which ensued have left an indelible mark on the minds of Nigerians, especially the picture of protests, burning of properties and more so some innocent people have lost their lives. It is the opinion of most common people t...