Nigeria since 1999: When will the years begin to count? By Dakuku Peterside
Think of a Nigerian born in 1999, the year civilian rule came back. That person is twenty-seven now. They have never lived under a military government. But they may have finished school and not found a job. They have probably learned to plan trips around insecurity, and they almost certainly run a generator at home. […]
Deft moves!
Hi Readers! I was surprised to find Michel waiting for me in Seb’s office the Monday after he and his wife had a quarrel at my place. Nanny was due to return home that week, so, Lucy, his wife, who had come to stand in for nanny, was winding up.
N87bn to elect treasury looters? (2)
“The Senate President is reported to be earning N250m quarterly or N83.3m per month while his deputy earns N50m monthly.
The worth of property Jonathan
The claim on Property Jonathan at the level of being on the driving seat at the centre seemingly has nothing to do with the fact that he is Izon from Bayelsa State. But because of what we have made of office-holding in Nigeria, it does have everything to do with where you come from.
For these endorsements, Igbo votes must count
Igbo people build consensus tediously. The endorsements on behalf of the Igbo by various groups purporting to speak in their behalf, for Goodluck Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari, or any other aspirants will ultimately comedown to that question: “what is in it for me?†And that is as it should be.
The case for benevolent dictatorship in Nigeria(4)
Let us at this point begin to harvest our thoughts on the main thrust of our dis
course, that is, the desirability of a benevolent dictator, leviathan or strong transformational figure for Nigeria at this time.
