The gun-totting bandit was just some four metres from the big man. Pointing his gun at him, he barked, “bring out your money everybody” – he was actually talking to other car owners and passengers who had been abruptly forced to a screeching halt. There was pandemonium.
It is well known that Jos and Plateau State in general have been in the news for the wrong reasons for some years now. The unending crisis in the state changed the appellation of a “Home of Peace and Tourism” to “Home of Violence and Turmoil” and several variants as suits the fancy of different people. It was such that only stories of killings and violence made headlines on the news media and the protracted nature of the crisis which spanned about 10 years lent credence to the perception.
I can go back to fight a war to keep this country together even at 71…..so people are saying that should anything happen to President Jonathan, forget about Nigeria and so on. I know those who are saying this. Yes, they are supporters of the President. But I know the President is a sensible person so don’t waste your time saying that the world would come to an end if something happens to your son.
But for the absurdity of the idea, Boko Haram was it. And that would have meant the celebration of evil.
However, the decision to place THE SCOURGE OF BOKO HARAM as the first runner up in this year’s issue/man of the year chosen by Vanguard came with its own haram.
There is more than meets the eye in the sacking of the governing boards of federal universities.WHY did the Federal Government, on October 20, 2011, disband the governing board of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE, Ugbomro, Effurun, Delta State, as well as those of other Federal Government –owned universities…
That was Mr. Ibru. He kept his word. He promoted me three times within a year; whenever there was a problem, he stood by me.
A newspaper house is a hotbed of intrigues, journalists being very egoistic professionals, and those in the support services, even worse, with every little man in the corridor, an ambitious tale-bearer, within and outside the organization.
