Last week, working people celebrated May Day, the international day of working class solidarity. Since 1981, May Day has become a national holiday in Nigeria. That fact in itself is an acknowledgement of the tremendous role played by the working people in the coming into being and the construction of Nigeria. Even when working class [...]
Last Thursday in Washington, US, Kingsley Kuku, President Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Niger Delta and chairman, presidential amnesty programme, gave us a peep into the mindset of the administration in Nigeria. Kuku warned officials of the US State Department led by the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (Bureau of African Affairs), Donald Teitelbaum, that there [...]
When the story broke, last week, that the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had ORDERED Information Minister, Labaran Maku, to punish Yushau Shuaib, spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), for daring to criticise her, I wasn’t too surprised really. The story was that Ngozi not only insisted that the young [...]
“We have a presidential mandate to move beyond 23 states in our control and win at least 32” – PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur. “When the time comes, I assure we will do what we know how to do best” – PDP BoT Chairman, Chief Tony Anenih It is certainly one of the biggest [...]
When Margaret Thatcher died on Monday, we were guaranteed an outpouring of emotions as diverse and divided as she was in her political career. For those that shared her ideological perspective, the “Iron Lady” was a truly formidable leader; an uncommon politician who stayed the course with her convictions and in her determination changed the [...]
I left Abuja last Friday to celebrate Easter in Ilorin. I had not been back home since the first week of January, because of the exacting job of trying to be a media entrepreneur. I have been travelling in many directions, but going to Ilorin was not part of the package. Trust me, when I [...]
Today, Thursday, marks Adams Oshiomhole’s 60th birthday. Oshiomhole is the quintessential individual who defied his challenging background, to burn an imprimatur on his country. Oshiomhole did not follow the beating path of children of the ruling class and the rich. On the contrary, his life reflected that of the mass of the Nigerian people: peasant [...]
Last week, Jamilah Tangaza, Senior Special Assistant on Information Management Systems to FCT Minister, was elevated as Director of Abuja Geographical Information System (AGIS). I was not surprised. Jamilah joined the FCT after working at the BBC and learnt very fast that the Nigerian situation is a completely different kettle of fish. I have worked [...]
My earliest encounter with Chinua Achebe was not the usual “suspect”; his trailblazing work, Things Fall Apart. That came a bit later. I had my earliest encounter with Africa’s greatest writer, with Chike And The River. It was set in Onitsha, against the backdrop of the majestic River Niger. I had grown up literally on [...]
“My brother governor, Uduaghan, said our members are hungry and that we must put food in their stomach so that they don’t stray to other parties. I am giving all the state chairmen of the party N1million each for lunch. Our members must not be hungry” – Godswill Akpabio, Akwa Ibom governor, at the [...]
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