With the promise of heavy drinking, Jack is back with the annual D&R Awards as he prepares for a stormy Christmas period, which may make him forget to do his job.

Freedom of Information and Expression along with Freedom of the Press are tenets that societies are built on.

The Right to say what you feel or write an opinion is what many of us are enjoying both on and off line. Where are the limits, if any, to these freedoms?

I was invited to and spent all day speaking to the National Association of Judicial Correspondents (NAJUC). Here is what I had to say to the gathering. Is there a future for the Nigerian Journalist?

Economic meltdown in the USA, strikes in France, massive budgetary cuts in Britain is all the news today so in these harsh economic times it has become absolutely necessary to maximise our productivity, diversify our income and reduce our expenses but that’s easier said than done. Isn’t it?

With a high rate of unemployment in Nigeria and a large number of graduates out of work, their skills could begin to earn them money before while they search for jobs and even afterwards as a part-time business or do they simply sit back and hope a job comes through the door?

Well not according to the team at GigaZu.com who believe that each of us has a skill. It could be organising, graphics, sewing, cooking, rock climbing, teaching, photography, parenting, marketing, business or whatever. Well, why not turn that skill or knowledge into cash and take the strain off your pocket?

We must take a minute away from the problems of Nigeria and for many, their own individual issues and take a look at the events that recently unfolded and are ongoing in the Carribean country of Haiti.

Two events confirmed the death of traditional Media in Nigeria over the last couple of weeks.

Nairobi (Kenya) - East Africa offers a vantage point for observing one of the great surprises of the continent: Nigeria, till now famous for its conmen, is becoming an African and world economic superpower right under our eyes.

Brazil will host the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and again host the world in 2016 when the Olympics comes to Rio de Janeiro. There must be something in the coffee in Brazil.