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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15 Things We Could Do with $15 million in 15 Days By Sonala Olumhense*
If you have yet to hear the joke: here it is: The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is offered the sum of $15 million as bait by a certain widely-known former governor.
The Forthcoming Annual EFCC Report By Sonala Olumhense
It is my favorite season of the year again: the drama season.  In September each year, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) submits its annual report to the National Assembly.
In Memory of Dapo Osewa (Dap Xin] By Sonala Olumhense
I have written a few articles in my time; this is one of the most difficult. To begin with, Dapo and I never actually met.  Yet he became a brother and a friend.  So “nearby”...
The Reuben Abati They Did Not Know By Sonala Olumhense
In an article last week, President Goodluck Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, went after his boss’ critics.  
What Is The Joint Task Force, And On Whose Side Is It? By Sonala Olumhense
Half a lifetime ago, I grumbled to a friend of mine about a Lagos realtor who had simply vanished with my money.  The property was ready for me to move into, but the landlord was still waiting...
A Doctor, His Dame, And Their Dog By Sonala Olumhense
If you have yet to read the New York Times story of Nigeria’s remarkable basketball team to the London Olympics, it is available online.
Nasir El-Rufai’s Fiction By Sonala Olumhense
Mr. Nasir El-Rufai, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, is the author of a new work of fiction: that Mr. Goodluck Jonathan has tarnished the legacy of Oluegun Obasanjo. 
Jonathan-Don’t-Give-Damn (JEDI-JEDI) Presidency By Sonala Olumhense
I knew there had to be words which capture what ails Nigeria.  Last week President Goodluck Jonathan spoke them.  
A Man Without Fear By Sonala Olumhense
A lot of Nigerians were disgusted last week when they were told that Mr. Goodluck Jonathan had left for Brazil.  I was not one of them.  
How To Harvest Okro By Sonala Olumhense
First, I wish to commend President Goodluck Jonathan for what appears to be a new bent in Nigeria’s foreign policy, one with the deeper participation of our women, and focus on the potential of...
Changing Tires In The Sky By Sonala Olumhense-Republished In Honour Of Dana Air Crash Victims
Almost predictably, another Nigerian aircraft fell out of the skies last week.  The statistics of crashes and the dead are becoming routine, sadly.  
Dana Air Crash: The Metaphor By Sonala Olumhense
As long as we are content to accommodate and nourish mediocrity. As long as a former president can announce that within four years of his leaving office, $35 billion has disappeared from the country...