Sonala Olumhense

Posted: July 31, 2010 - 17:05
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Sonala Olumhense is a regular writer on SaharaReporters.com

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Just Look At The Time! By Sonala Olumhense
If you are a regular reader of this column, you might like to know that this is the final time I will be writing it in this form.
Profoundly. Decadent. PDP. By Sonala Olumhense
It is about eight years since I first called the PDP the Profoundly Decadent Party.   It the party’s true mission was in any way a mystery to Nigerians at that time, all of the cobwebs...
Chinua Achebe: Larger In Death By Sonala Olumhense
I join the world in bidding Chinua Achebe the wordsmith we lost nine days ago, goodbye.
Gongs Of War By Sonala Olumhense
Four men were gathered around the table, each of them reeking of power, affluence and influence.
Alamieyesegha: Goodluck Puts Jonathan On Trial
By the state pardon granted the disgraced former governor Dipreye Alamieyesegha last week, President Goodluck Jonathan confirmed that he does not understand the joke.
A New Patience Jonathan? By Sonala Olumhense
In the interest of full disclosure, let me first recall that I have inconvenienced the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, in the past.  
Welcoming the APC By Sonala Olumhense
I warmly welcome Nigeria’s newest political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Reinventing The Super Eagles By Sonala Olumhense
Stephen Keshi, the coach of Nigeria’s senior national soccer team, is doing something the country has not done in decades.  He is trying to rebuild the team from the ground up, using...
There Is No Rift Between OBJ And GEJ By Sonala Olumhense
How gullible are Nigerians? There is a giant ruse in circulation in Nigeria: the notion that President Goodluck Jonathan is in trouble because he is under attack by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the man...
Your *?!?* Front Page By Sonala Olumhense
The front pages of the press are a wonderful classroom.  Pay close attention, and they open your eyes to this moment in time.  It is when you turn the page that you largely encounter the...
2013; Year Of The Water Snake By Hannatu Musawa
We survived! Contrary to the prediction of the Mayans, the world didn’t end in 2012. Yes, the Mayans got it wrong, 2012 was not the year of the final disaster, destruction and mayhem. But even...
My Mumu Don Do. Your Mumu Don Do? By Sonala Olumhense
In this column, I have endorsed candidates for the presidency in the last two national elections from the list of candidates published by the electoral commission.