MANY Nigerians, at different days and times, in speeches and writings, have pondered over the state of the Nation. During the dark days of the colonial era, the nationalists were often branded as agitators, and the hardheaded ones became the awaited guests of His/Her Majesty’s prison yards. Thus, political imprisonment became a mark of honour in those bitter days of British imperialism.

She spoke the truth, but is she ready to admit that the Western world played a vital role? Not until she admits to these complex issues, can she be taken seriously. Just of recent, the Swiss UBS bank agreed to release the names of 5,000 US citizens that retained illicit accounts with that bank. Why can’t that happen to us here in Nigeria?

Twenty nine out of the 36 footballers who were selected to represent Nigeria in this year’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup tournament, have just been disqualified on the grounds that they lied about their ages and are too old to participate.

There was nothing artificial about this fourth WAAD conference , a powerful female dominated gathering of writers ,scholars ,thinkers, activists, bureaucrats and quite an exciting and even intriguing variegated spectrum of intellectuals from all over the world.

GODWIN Daboh Adzuana is one man most serious Nigerians have learnt to ignore, no matter how hard he tries to draw attention to himself. After a brief stint as an “anti-corruption” crusader in the late 1970s in which he tangled with the founding father of Middle Belt politics, Dr. Joseph Tarka in the “you Tarka me, I Daboh you” episode, Adzuana turned into a political irritant.

As I grew up, I just wanted to discover what made them different from guys. Whenever I see a lady, I was always fascinated by that “thing” growing in front of her chest, why she swayed her hips and bum in a particular manner, and why her things were different from the other girl’s things. You know, I just wanted to experiment with them and I enjoyed it.

I READ your write up on the humiliation of Goodluck and Onosode. I want to know why incessant strikes are the only solution to the myriad of problems facing our universities. Why can’t ASUU follow the path of dialogue and diplomacy and call off the strike while the negotiations continue? I believe in the sincerity of the Yar’Adua government in finding a lasting solution to the ASUU- FG face off.

Founded right after the Civil War as a social outlet for the depressed Igbo business men and women who were dispossessed of their property and lost their businesses in the Civil War, from North to South, Okaa Social Club later renamed Peoples Club of Nigeria has withered the storm of maladministration over the years.

To fully develop the framework from which the fusion of the internal and foreign dimensions of governance is to be appreciated I have teamed up with Eze Nwagbaraji also a Vanguard columnist to deepen our appreciation of the problems involved in the current spate of elected officials defection from the electorate that voted them into office to opponent electorates overwhelmingly defeated in the elections in which the defectors were elected into office.

THERE is something about the new Central Bank Governor, Lamido Sanusi, that reminds me of the former Chairman of the EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu. First there is that physical resemblance, a lanky, almost austere frame. They both look fragile and do not cut the burly picture of your typical Nigerian executive.

Have you ever tried to think back, capture the first time you had sex? What was it like? For different people, it is different strokes.

As you are reading this the World Athletics Championship would have come to an end. At the time of going to press, Nigeria had no hope of getting into any final, not to talk of winning a medal of any metal, colour or shade.

Hi readers! As we approached Cotonou, I changed my mind about going to pick up Rachael’s donated clothing items to Joe’s church, from Nkem. I mean, I was anxious to get home and sleep on my own bed, and the earlier we get into Lagos and past the famous Mile Two, the better.

I have had reason to comment on the banking culture in this country over the years! The piece, “Banks and Fraud Incorporated” was first published in this column in October 2005, and was indeed preceded in September of that year by another article titled: “Banks and Money Laundering”.

FORGIVE me for quoting myself but it is merely designed to remind our readers of the fears that were expressed immediately after the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN announced the new strategic alliance for the naira on Tuesday, August 14, 2007.