Saying it as it is (3)
By Douglas Anele Many Nigerians are wondering why more than three weeks since the current fuel scarcity began nobody has been sanctioned. Maybe what is playing out is the sacred cow syndrome in which certain individuals because of their connections with people in power can do anything and get away with it, which is why […]
The phenomenon of Biafra (8)
Igbophobia prevented northern leaders from recognising that centralisation of power structure is inherent in the military irrespective of the ethnic origin of who is in control
The phenomenon of Biafra (7)
The military coups of January 15, 1966 and July 29 the same year have had profound negative effects on Nigerian history from which the country is yet to recover
The phenomenon of Biafra (6)
It must be admitted that Ndigbo sometimes are their own worst enemies; yet no amount of arrogance or hubris by the Igbo justifies the violence unleashed on them periodically by northerners
The phenomenon of Biafra (5)
The fragile and unsettled nature of the Nigerian state adumbrated by Sir Robertson is also reflected in the discordant visions of Nigeria by leading politicians from different parts of the country before and shortly after independence
The phenomenon of Biafra (4)
Going back to constitutional matters, historians agree that the 1954 constitution established a serviceable federal structure by delineating spheres of activity in respect to which the regions exercised authority
