By Ikeddy ISIGUZO, Chairman, Editorial Board MADIBA Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela defies classification, compartmentalisation or the type of encasement that leaders embrace as ideology. Mandela was different things to different people; the adulations following his passage on Thursday are the proofs of his stand as a humanist. “Friends loved him, followers adored him, enemies respected him […]

Anxiety enveloped the camp of the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamangar Tukar, yesterday, as President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo prepared to meet with two rebel governors – Sule Lamido of Jigawa State and Babangida Aliyu of Niger State- today over their disagreement with the leadership of the ruling party.

It was on his inauguration day in 1994 that the concept of ‘Madiba Magic’ was born – the winning influence that Nelson Mandela engendered whenever he went to watch a South African sports team.

Mandela: Soweto’s sorrow

By Kayode Fayemi The passing of Nelson Mandela after his prolonged hospitalisation should not be a cause for sadness on any account. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family and offer our prayers for them and for the people of South Africa. But we also recognize that his passing at the ripe old age […]