From the monthly archives: October 2010

The occasion dictates what I wear — Olori Sekinat Aramide Elegushi

On October 31, 2010 · In Allure

Arrayed in a flowing evening dress and turban, Olori Sekinat Elegusi looked regal and well kitted for her place in the palace of Oba of Ikate land. A graduate of accountancy from the university of Lagos, she is a great fashion follower and until August this year when she became the Olori of Ikate land, she ran a successful boutique, Sa “n S boutique. Here, she talks about her life in fashion and her new life as a queen.

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Zoning challenge won’t affect nation’s unity – Wogu

On October 31, 2010 · In News

LABOUR and Productivity Minister, Chief Chukwuemeka Wogu, says Nigerians should not lose sleep over the issue of zoning the presidency, and declared that it would not in any way affect national unity after the polls as speculated in some quarters.

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“I am not guilty”

On October 31, 2010 · In Voice of Reason

When I returned from my United Kingdom trip on Monday evening, I did not see my neighbour. He did not come to see me. It was unusual not to see him. At least I would meet him at prayers.

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Voters apathy mars Kwara LG polls

On October 31, 2010 · In News

Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) yesterday conducted election across the sixteen local governments in the state to elect new chairmen and councillors to run the affairs of the councils for the next three years.

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PDP has been taken over by anti-democratic forces – Abiye Sekibo

On October 31, 2010 · In Politics

Recently, former Minister of Transport, Dr Abiye Sekibo, formally declared for the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in his village, Okrika. After the declaration, he fielded questions from journalists on the reason he left the PDP.
He also debunked the claim that he and his former boss, Dr. Peter Odili, have parted ways even as he criticised the Amaechi-led government in Rivers State, arguing that his government has shown high-handedness and arbitrariness.

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Lagos dep gov tasks women on governance

On October 31, 2010 · In News

As the 2011 elections are around the corner, the Nigerian woman has been challenged to participate fully in governance.
This call was made by the Lagos State deputy governor, Princess Sarah Sosan,during Arise Women Conference 2010 tagged “The King’s Daughter”. Sosan, who was the special guest of honor at the occasion, said it is high time women took up their responsibilities in nation building.

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The vicissitudes of justice in Nigeria (2)

On October 31, 2010 · In Sunday Perspectives

We shall also discuss the fairness or unfairness of resorting to plea bargain which offers undeserved soft-landing to prominent Nigerians who were found guilty of elephantine corruption and financial crimes, whereas ordinary citizens convicted for stealing pittance would face up to ten years imprisonment.

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Who is misdirecting Waziri?

On October 31, 2010 · In Point of Order

People ask me if what we, as columnists, say is ever read by those they affect. My answer has always been that, in a division of labour setting, ours is to show the way and leave the decision to follow the way to those who so choose. We can’t force anyone, but whenever things later go bad, in spite of our shouting and yelling, we go back in time and point to what we said that may have been ignored.

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Old me to young me

On October 31, 2010 · In Woman to Women

Lately my mind has been fix ated on my younger self and how great it would be if my older self had the opportunity to have a talk with that young lady.

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Packaged Democracy: The Fierce Battle For Presidential Tickets

On October 31, 2010 · In Special Report

This report takes a critical look at the high stakes, intra party power play between presidential contenders across the political divide and concludes that what delegates may be presented with may just be a fiat accompli. It also reveals the real reasons why senators shot down the amendment proposal for Electoral Act, 2010. The question: How would a choreographed political party convention further the cause of democracy, or the one man, one vote mantra?

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2011 Presidential Election: The Grave Dangers of Zoning, by Femi Okunnu

On October 31, 2010 · In Interview

Chief Olufemi Lateef Okunnu, was 34 years old when he became federal commissioner for works and housing. In just about seven years, he brought his radicalism to bear on the administration of General Yakubu Gowon.
In this two part interview, you will read about the administration of General Gowon and how the cabinet meetings were conducted. For a 33-year old army officer who became Nigeria’s head of state, it is interesting that he surrounded himself with, perhaps, the best brains of that era without prejudice to their age.

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‘Corruption, bad leadership bane of devt’

On October 31, 2010 · In News

CORRUPTION and bad leadership are among the problems identified to be hindering the growth and development of Nigeria as a country by the International Movement for Unity and Progress of Africa, IMUPA.

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On Governing the East

On October 31, 2010 · In The Orbit

Two statements published in the newspapers recently have just come to my attention. The first deals directly with my person. The other is of a more general kind, and they are all tied to the question of governance in the East. The first, by an obscure hagiographer, Mr. Ethelbert Okere who advises the governor of Imo State on media matters, was a rather puerile attempt to respond to a piece in my column on the subject, “governing the East.”

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Re: Governance & accountability

On October 31, 2010 · In Vista Woman

It’s thumbs-down for governance in this country, especially if you’re talking of accountability.

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