So, who killed Abacha and Abiola? By Ochereome Nnanna
So much is touted about the “inviolability” of the sovereignty of nations under the United Nations Charter. It simply means that a nation’s entitlement to full control of its territory and affairs cannot be forcefully intruded upon by external powers. In practice, however, the amount of power a state projects determines its ability to defend its […]
From America with a warning
EVERYDAY, at every opportunity, the obvious leadership deficit in the system is lamented.
Go on, sign it or else…
ON the occasion of this year’s Father’s Day, President Goodluck Jonathan called on state governors to pick up courage and sign death warrants of felons sentenced to death by courts of competent jurisdictions.
Leave tenure matters alone
IT is a long-established fact that those at the helm of affairs in Nigeria are simply incapable of learning the lessons of both recent and distant history of our country.
June 12 died, power shifted
ALHAJI Bashir Othman Tofa, remember him? How can you forget? He was the presidential candidate of the National Republican Convention, NRC, who lost the June 12, 1993 presidential election to the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief Moshood Abiola. He was the first Northerner to lose a presidential election to a Southerner, even though the election was not a regional battle.
Buhari’s rare romance with hypocrisy
WE all have our faults and virtues. General Muhammadu Buhari is a man whose virtues and vices are well known.
