Stalin’s tendency won and he succeeded in his goals of defending the revolution and transforming what was a backward country into one of the most industrialised and powerful countries of the Twentieth Century. In doing so, there were problems such as the negative aspects of the collectivisation of the peasantry and the internal purges of the Communist Party.

COLONALISM was like slavery, one of the most vicious crimes against humanity. But the last 50 years of political independence in a country like ours deepened that tragedy; the colonial masters seemed more humane. The same banditry and misappropriation of our national wealth goes on except that each stage seems a worse pedestal than the previous.

BELGIUM is by contemporary standards, a blessed country. An international capital; it is the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the International Trade Unions Confederation (ITUC) and the European Union (EU). In fact, it is assuming the presidency of the EU on July 1. Historically, it was a colonial power with the Congo as its most prized possession.

My fervent prayer is that after leading the rebels in the ongoing civil war in the House, he would not once again change sides. Whatever the case, I’m glad that at least for now, the fiery Dino is on the same side with us, the progressive Nigerians.

BELGIUM is by contemporary standards, a blessed country. An international capital; it is the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), the International Trade Unions Confederation (ITUC) and the European Union (EU). In fact, it is assuming the presidency of the EU on July 1. Historically, it was a colonial power with the Congo as its most prized possession.

He knows the laws he is contributing in making in the National Assembly are secular ones; so how does he teach the Zamfara child how to obey laws when he himself will not? Again, we have the challenge of men who are bent on dragging us back to the era of anarchy. I wonder how our senators can claim to be Distinguished if they agree to sit in the same chambers with people like Yerima.

OUR contemporary civil society movement grew from the late 1980s. In 1988, concerned by the near absence of the movement, the Nigeria Medical Association(NMA), the Nigeria Bar Association(NBA) and the Nigeria Union Of Journalists(NUJ) decided to raise consciousness by holding a joint national commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

The “victorious” Israelis seized the ships and detained the occupants. When news of the crime first broke, Israel had claimed that its intention in invading the ships with heavily armed soldiers attacking from sea and air, was peaceful but that the activists in the ships had shot at the soldiers and attacked them with weapons, so the Israeli commandos action was in self-defence! But after seizing the ships, Israel was unable to provide a single gun or ammunition to back up its fairy tale.

Sir, how do the senators and the Reps that cannot do without police escort neglect the Force and expect miracle from an officer that is not well paid, with no promotion. Check out the rate policemen are killed daily by armed robbers and you will know we are supposed to be taken care of”.

ISRAELI President, Shimon Peres is expectedly denying romance with Apartheid South Africa under which his country agreed to sell the latter nuclear weapons. Like a thief caught in the act, Peres’ denials are weak.