Shams went further to give a brief history of how the book evolved, beginning with the publication, in August 1939, of a leaflet with the provocative title “The Tomb of Jesus Christ in India.” After World War II, he says, the first edition of Where did Jesus Die? was published. Expectedly, the leaflet and book elicited different responses from Londoners, newspapers and journals.

At a time when most Nigerians were covering before the brutal regime of General Sani Abacha, a few brave souls were fighting, what to most of our fellow countrymen, a lost cause. To those brave souls, we owe this day. I was also busy on this page writing columns in defence of freedom, which one of my old friends, Ayo Olagunjoye, former Managing Director of National Bank, called suicidal.

Riots which normally follow the release of election results in Nigeria are obviously condemnable for several reasons. In the first place, rioting is an illegal method of protesting the outcome of an election because it normally leads to loss of lives and property. The riots which followed the presidential election of Saturday, April 16, 2011, were particularly destructive.

The dream of parents back then was that their offspring have a better life than they did and education and a disciplined upbringing were an integral part of that. Parents back then were the generation of baby boomers and they gave birth to us. They had many struggles, life wasn’t easy but they lived as members of a community and took their place gladly.

These are truly interesting times interesting democratic times, I should say. And, such that one actually wonders what exactly to be analytical about: ‘democracy in action’ or the ridiculous actions of politicians in democracy. ACN’s Akande said that the South-West did not vote PDP.

The frog is very short of tail; it is unlike the ram or the cow. It cannot flaunt the tail like the well-endowed horse. So, when it comes to talk about tail, the Yoruba say: Opolo ni e fo o. Frog says don’t even go there.

Whoever, by the way, was Tinubu? It is a question that was generally shrugged off, or totally unasked,
for decades. The name was not given any prominent attention in the history of Lagos as the colonialists were the authors when it was still featured in the curriculum of primary schools.

I met Reverend Edmund Akpala last week in Lagos and my mind flashed back to when I met Justin Rewane in Warri two years ago.

AN organisation like the Nigeria Football Association, which excels in duplicity, cannot act differently no matter how serious a matter is or its implications for the country.

As expected, INEC under Prof Attahiru Jega has performed above average in giving millions of Nigerians a credible election which has become satisfactory to both domestic and international observers.

Now that President Jonathan has emerged triumphant, those who stood by him are mightily relieved that months of stressful uncertainty are finally at an end.

THE governorship election coming up next Tuesday harbours a number of flashpoints. Apart from Kaduna and Kano, the contest in Kwara will determine whether it is still Dr Olusola Saraki or Dr Bukola Olusola Saraki or even Senator Ahmed Tinubu who will be the new godfather.

THE ruling Peoples Democratic Party went into the last National Assembly elections that had the effect of a hurricane on its house of cards with a sense of hubris.

Lately, I stumbled on TV broadcast of Lamido Sanusi’s acceptance speech on occasion of his award as Silverbird TV’s 2010 ‘Man of the Year’. The overt import of the CBN Governor’s patriotic fervor and passionate love for Nigeria would hardly be lost on the audience, or indeed, on other Nigerians, who watched on TV.

EXACTLY four years ago, I wrote a travelogue with the title: “Journey to Katsina”. I was in the state that was billed to produce the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria after the 2007 presidential election.