DEMOCRACY for the Civilian Elite was the subject of General Abubakar’s address. This is not the Project of Democracy for the Masses, Democracy for the Majority may preserve constitutionalist governments and therefore civilian constitutionalist governments, Not so for Democracy for the Civilian Elite.

ONE of the phrases I have come to hate nowadays is “lesson for Nigeria”. I have really had it up my hairline; I want to puke! Everybody is now an (unsolicited) expert on “lesson for Nigeria”. If a President is assassinated somewhere, they jump out, “lesson for Nigeria”!

I sincerely apologise to my readers who have queried my absence from these pages in the past three weeks. I must say that I got so engrossed in the business of developing sports in this country, that I could not put my thoughts together in print.

With regards to the above piece, I was very surprised to find out that all those who wrote in, (I assume that they’re pensioners) supported the annual verification exercise of Federal Government pensioners

She is a woman with a heart of gold. Most admirable about Mrs.Regina Ezenwa, the Chief Executive Officer/Director of Rozec Pharmacy, is the quiet dedication with which she caters for widows and vulnerable youths and children through the Roses Ministry, a faith-based organisation she pioneered in 2007. Her words:

In spite of former President Obasanjo’s intimidating presence, his attempts to deregulate the pricing of petroleum products (particularly P.M.S./petrol) hit a brick wall. Consequently, the value of subsidies has steadily increased from less than N100bn a year to over N1,000bn, and may exceed 20% of the proposed 2012 budget according to media reports.

Hi Readers! Strangely I was able to sleep soundly that first night in Accra, in spite of my anxiety over my dad’s health. It must have been exhaustion. I’m sure I would have continued sleeping till evening, if Dicta, who was sharing a room with me hadn’t woken me up at eight to tell me that breakfast was almost ready.

As the year 2011 comes to an end and the President is getting set to present the 2012 budget before the National Assembly, one of the most contentious aspects of the proposed appropriation bill is the Sovereign Wealth Fund, SWF.

Your postulations in the last couple of weeks astounds me and judging from the reactions of others, I know I am not in the minority. Yes, I am a Muslim but that is not all that defines me. I am a journalist, a husband, father and a Nigerian. I have always rated you as a capable and esteemed colleague.

That Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of defunct Republic of Biafra has died is no longer news. That he was born into great wealth and privilege, attended elitist schools both in Nigeria and Britain, was the first Nigerian university graduate to join the Nigerian army and…