Sonala Olumhense

Posted: July 31, 2010 - 18:05
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Sonala Olumhense is a regular writer on SaharaReporters.com

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GridLock Jonathan And The Baggage Rule By Sonala Olumhense
In 2009, millions of Nigerians joined in objecting to the refusal of President Umaru Yar’Adua to hand power over to his deputy, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan.  I numbered among the disgruntled,...
Proud To Occupy Nigeria By Sonala Olumhense
The following story appeared in The Economist on October 24, 2011: “At political gatherings people often spend much of their time talking about other events they have attended. At a conference...
Understanding Jonathan’s Deepest Fear By Sonala Olumhense -Exclusive For NVS/SaharaReporters
I do not know if, last weekend, President Goodluck Jonathan gave “transport money” to the leaders of the Trade Union Congress and the Nigeria Labour Congress, collectively referred to as...
Beyond, and Beneath, N65 By Sonala Olumhense
If I were a swearing man, I would have sworn that had Mr. Goodluck Jonathan ever imagined that the word “transparency” would come to Nigeria’s street lexicon, he would not have...
The Devil And Our Rulers By Sonala Olumhense
For a long time, I was of the view that Nigerians, especially their rulers, were responsible for Nigeria’s woes.  Last Sunday, Mr. Goodluck Jonathan identified for us the idiot who has...
A Fearful New Year By Sonala Olumhense
Three years ago, Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, who was the Director-General of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for her N100 million “...
Greed, As A Christmas Gift By Sonala Olumhense
Hunger.  It is the first definition of our humanity.  We all must eat to live.  Hunger kills.  Sparks riots.  Starts wars.  You have to eat and to have the ability to...
Bishop Oyedepo: The Slap Seen Around The World By Sonala Olumhense
Until this week, I had never seen Bishop Oyedepo on video.  Like everyone else, I now carry the haunting image of the slap the good Bishop administered on a young worshipper during a televised...
Forward-looking, Backward-fearing By Sonala Olumhense
There seems to be a new revisionism in Nigerian history.  It goes as follows: we must forget about the past and focus on the future.  Enough has been said about bad Nigerian leaders and the...
Obasanjo Testifies By Sonala Olumhense
In the fullness of time, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s former President, dies.  He is met at the Pearly Gates by St. Peter. 
Now That Farida Has Been Fired By Sonala Olumhense
Ibrahim Lamorde, the former head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has returned to the post where he was last seen to be handing-over the position to the woman he succeeded last...
Countdown Calendar: 1278 Jonathan Days Left
It is now six months since Mr. Goodluck Jonathan assumed office as President on his own terms, and 18 since Umaru Yar’Adua’s death first dropped the job into his laps.