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.