Nigeria, my heartbreaking age mate, by Donu Kogbara
Nigeria cast aside the shackles of colonialism and became an independent nation exactly 66 years ago. I am also 66; and as I have pointed out to anyone who will listen to me on every single October lst in recent decades, neither I nor the land of my ancestors are getting any younger or stronger. […]
Addicted to drama!
Last week, Nyesom Wike,the Governor of Rivers State, ordered the forcible confiscation of official vehicles that had been allocated to Ibim Seminatari, his predecessor Rotimi Amaechi’s Commissioner for Information.
What next for Igboland?
Igbos have displayed a clear preference for ex-President Goodluck Jonathan; and their fondness for him is understandable.
What next for the Niger Delta?
Buhari is now the Head Honcho and his party, APC, is ruling the roost federally. But all of the key Niger Delta states remain firmly under PDP control.
Cheers and tears
SO, it has finally arrived – the day on which General Muhammadu Buhari will become the President of the Federal Republic for the second time.
Open letter to General Muhammadu Buhari
Sir, as a democrat and a patriot, I place my faith and trust in you; the notion of change sustains me, and I have to say, fuels me with the hope that I had completely lost some six months ago.
