Dolly Parton gave us a coat of many colours, by Owei Lakemfa
Dolly Rebecca Parton-Dean taught the world that poverty is not a reproach. Not a DNA or a sin. In fact, that it can be a badge of honour worn with pride. In her 1971 classic “Coat of Many Colours” she stitched a true story of poverty with the Biblical story of Joseph and presented humanity unforgettable […]
Senate as old Peoples Home
SENATOR Saminu Turaki was a promising politician in 1999 when he became governor of Jigawa State. He later claimed to have transformed the state into a digital revolution.
Flight of dictators
IT was a reverse flight: While Tunisian General, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was fleeing his country after a quarter of a century dictatorship, former Haitian dictator, Claude Duvalier alias Baby Doc was returning after 25 years in exile.
Songs of victory: Goodluck to PDP
IF the message at a convention is fundamental, then I was surprised that as many as 805 delegates at last Thursday’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries voted for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. That left President Goodluck Jonathan with 2,703 votes and Mrs Sarah Jibril with one.
Life has no duplicate
A WOMAN in Texas, United States (US)and her male companion were in November 1979 robbed by two Black men. A month later, Cornelius Dupree Jr, a 21-year old Black man was arrested because to the police his description fitted that of a suspect in another rape case.
Political giants as nomads
IN this season of politics and bountiful harvests, many political giants are becoming political orphans who are in need of shelter. Better put, they are becoming political nomads wandering the landscape in search of better pastures.
