Written by The Guardian/Sonala Olumhense Sunday, 07 March 2010 00:14
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Written by Okey Ndibe Monday, 08 March 2010 18:21
Those handling Goodluck Jonathan better tell him that this week marks the end of the honeymoon phase of his “acting presidency.” This week, Mr. Jonathan must demonstrate his awareness, first of his personal burden, and then of the Nigerian crisis. If he can’t find the spine to begin to serve the Nigerian people, then he should ask his speechwriters to compose one heck of a resignation letter for him. He should then submit it and get out of the way.
Written by Okey Ndibe Tuesday, 02 March 2010 08:24
A friend of mine, an American who has studied and taught in Nigeria, sent me a terse e-mail yesterday. It read: “The ‘president’ of Nigeria is a perfect icon for the country: prostrate in intensive care and held hostage by a secretive, greedy clique!”Last week, that clique sneaked Umaru Yar’Adua back into Abuja in a move whose mode and purpose ought to disturb Nigerians.
Written by Saharareporters/Sonala Olumhense Wednesday, 24 February 2010 06:53
Written by Pius Adesanmi Tuesday, 23 February 2010 22:51
A little drama played out in the Federal House of Representatives – that space of legislation that has largely become a proscenium – sometime last week. The jamboree delegation that the House sent to Jeddah couldn’t present its report. Reason? The group hadn’t really been able to work on it since they returned to Nigeria. Of the six Jeddah safarists, only four were in fact in the House to give lame excuses. One had taken a private detour to Dubai on the return trip from Jeddah; a second jetted out to Madrid for another undisclosed business almost as soon as the group landed in Nigeria. A furious Dimeji Bankole gave the group an ultimatum to get its act together and report back to the house.
Written by Pius Adesanmi Wednesday, 17 February 2010 19:07
rses behind it would do themselves a whole lot of good to pause and think – if only horses could think! As the rudderless and integrity-challenged Executive Council of the Federation decides to send yet another jamboree delegation to Jeddah to continue the tragi-comedy of a state in search of her missing (former?) President, the new delegation is advised to learn from the plight of those who have gone before them. Strange things have happened to every delegation.
Read more: Esin Iwaju: Ten Random Travel Tips for the Ministerial Delegation to Jeddah
Written by Pius Adesanmi Tuesday, 16 February 2010 05:00
Dear Governor Ikedi Ohakim: Greetings from Stellenbosch, South Africa. I write you on behalf of the Commission for the Preservation of Afrikaner Heritage. We have been trying to contact you ever since we received reliable information that you are one Nigerian leader with whom we could potentially do business. Our attempts to get in touch with you through the High Commission of your country in Pretoria were initially unsuccessful as we were told that your High Commissioner, one Alhaji Buba Marwa, now operates from the city of Jeddah in order to be close to his boss. However, the High Commission was quite helpful. They eventually directed us to the BBC in London where we were able to get your address in Owerri, Nigeria.
Written by Okey Ndibe Monday, 15 February 2010 19:49
Last Wednesday, February 10, the Barack Obama administration made a move that’s likely to hurt its credibility among Nigerians. Johnnie Carson, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, and Robin Sanders, the US Ambassador to Nigeria, traveled to Minna to confer with former Nigerian dictator, Ibrahim Babangida, at his hilltop mansion.
Written by The Guardian/Sonala Olumhense Saturday, 13 February 2010 22:00
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