Apologies To GEJFriday, September 11, 2015
Alas, President Buhari rsquo;s first 100 days as president of modern day Nigeria came too soon. It is now history; a figment of yesterday rsquo;s paper. It is hard to say if it came with a mournful air or a copious reverie. We may not find common lines of agreement on it being a success, failure ...
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We Are All BiafraSaturday, August 15, 2015
The federal government, through NBC may dismantle and confiscate the equipments of radio Biafra, they may jam its operating frequencies, they may denigrate its operator, Nnamdi Kanu, they may pan gimmicks ndash; standing tall amongst their stunts is the expunging of history from our secondary schoo ... |
Goodluck Ebelee Jonathan: The Phones No Longer RingSunday, August 2, 2015
As president of Nigeria, unlike my boy Abati, who said his phones rang endlessly and became more than personal navigators within the social space, mine endlessly rang and went from being just an electronic device for calls or net surfing to a defibrillator. Now you may ask; what rsquo;s the differen ... |
Nigerian Oxygen And Other Buharian HeadachesWednesday, July 15, 2015
PMB has been basking in the exquisite epiphany of his victory, after his fourth try, for upwards of 3 months now. Knowing how difficult it is to win a Nigerian election, let alone defeat an incumbent president, his victory, bestridden on ldquo;change rdquo; ndash; a word that has newly gained ... |
President Buhari, GEJ, and The Garland of Blanched HopesSaturday, June 20, 2015
PDP rsquo;s bubble gum at the centre have finally ran out of sugar. Mr. Jonathan and his party have been left like a common mongrel, sprawling on the ground. The air of their loss at the April 27 polls still rings, putting behind us his 5-year reign as the president of world rsquo;s most populous bl ... |
Elections 2015: Changing ContinuityWednesday, May 6, 2015
Heralding the 2015 elections, ldquo;change rdquo; and ldquo;continuity rdquo; are two words that gained currency in Nigeria. In a never-before used manner, the major opposition party, All Progressives Congress, fondly touted ldquo;change rdquo; while the ruling Peoples Democratic Party settled fo ... |
Why We All Should Be Activists In 2015Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Literary gem, J.P Clark, in his celebrated poem; The Casualties, wrote: The casualties are not only those who are dead. They are well out of it, though they await burial by installment. The casualties are not only those who are escaping. The shattered shall become ... |
Olusegun Obasanjo: From Your Watch, Please Take A Good Look At Your TiFriday, January 9, 2015
Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel, so hear the word I speak and give them warning for me. When I say to the wicked, You wicked person, you will surely die, and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that ... |