Independence address, endless promises no specifics
By Dele Sobowale Bayo Onanuga, the Senior Special Adviser to the President, accused critics of writing their responses without reading Tinubu’s address. That is certainly not true about me. In fact, the address was read to me by Uncle Sam, the Publisher of Vanguard, in his house – while asking for my comments on a […]
Before the Supreme Court of Nigeria becomes a commune of Bantustans, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
In 1954 Sir John Verity lost his job because he won an argument. It was in his ninth year in office as Chief Justice of colonial Nigeria. Sir John arrived in Nigeria in October 1945 from the British Guyana, where he had served in a similar position since 1941. At the time, Nigeria was still a unitary system under colonial rule.
Ronaldo: 40 and still counting, by Patrick Omorodion
Those who said life begins at 40 could have said so because of this legend, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, gifted to the world by Portugal. He turned 40 on Wednesday to join the exclusive club of players who, at that age, are/were still scoring goals. On Monday, two days before the milestone age, CR7, […]
My Jagunmolu at 60, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
In my class on Nigerian Foreign Policy taught by the late Professor Olajide Aluko, there was a quiet, soft-spoken and very good-looking guy. One day I was reading at the Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, and when I was about to leave, I found out that I did not have my library card on me to take […]
The joy of being Igbo…, by Obi Nwakanma
The election of Mazi John Azuta-Mbata as the 13th President of Ohaneze Ndi Igbo has drawn both high approbations, and a bit of controversy. The controversy comes largely in the claim from a few quarters about Ikwerre and their Igbo identity. The identity of the Ikwerre as Igbo is not in doubt, and should never be. […]
One week: 3 joyous Nigerian events, by Tonnie Iredia
Last week, Nigeria successfully recorded 3 events that greatly excited many citizens. They were obviously events that many people must have wished could continue without stop. One of them was the conviction and imprisonment of Ignatius Uduk, a professor at the University of Uyo (UNIUYO)who was found guilty of electoral malpractices. Uduk, who served as […]
