”Not Yet Uhuru”, by Patrick Omorodion
Uhuru, a Swahili word which means “freedom or independence” was popularized by Kenyan nationalist and leader Oginga Odinga who used it in the title of his 1967 autobiography, “Not Yet Uhuru “. The phrase was used to express the fact that “a long-fought struggle or goal is incomplete, even if nominal independence or a milestone […]
Separating morality from legality
The defective nature of the 1999 constitution is becoming more glaring. If anything, the latest judgement on the Zamfara Governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi’s defection from ANPP, (the party on which platform he was elected), gives urgency to the need for thorough rework of that constitution.
Your choice affects your future
What you are is actually the result of the choices you make. Think about it. A person chooses the wrong career, that person is done for. Someone gets married to the wrong guy, that is trouble. Some choose to get educated, and others turn to the wild life and doing drugs.
NIGER DELTA: Awaiting Godot?!
Prince Tonye Princewill is a personable young man that has the ability to charm people even when he is telling them bitter truths, as all other members of President Umoru YarAdua’s Niger Delta Technical Committee, on which he served, learnt…sometimes to their chagrin
Nigeria’s political panorama: Problems of Restructuring
MANY critical observers of the social, political and economic scenery of this country could have been rightly described as disgruntled lots [especially those who daily criticise the present regime as being ineffective], but for their unexpected public endorsement by the President himself.
Two cheers for Mr. President
I AM very happy with Mr President at the moment and have decided that he deserves two hearty cheers.
One hearty cheer should be directed at Mr President for possessing the humility and foresight to meet with Niger Deltan militant leaders and offer them an amnesty deal in a bid to secure peace in a region that was becoming increasingly uncontrollable.
