Arrogance Personified, by Donu Kogbara
Mary Habila, a young nurse on secondment from a federal teaching hospital named after him, was found unconscious on June 27th in a building owned by the Minister of Works, David Umahi. According to eyewitness accounts, she was naked, blood was oozing from her nose and mouth and she died en route to the hospital. The […]
I wished I’d known him
A FOND farewell to James Udensi Akwari Iroha, OON, the iconic veteran comedy actor, scriptwriter and director who died earlier on this week.
SNC matters
LAST week, I said that President Jonathan should avoid caving in to demands for a Sovereign National Conference, SNC, largely because I believe that a massive talking shop at which religious and ethnic grievances are aired will generate more heat than light and possibly lead to the complete collapse of Nigeria.
Why risk it?!
CALLS for a Sovereign National Conference (SONACO) are widespread; and the will of the majority is supposed to be acted on within a democratic context. But – many of my friends will be very angry with me for saying this! – I think that President Jonathan should dodge the SONACO option, if he can.
Mbu – memories and reflections
IN 2010, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Nigeria’s liberation from British colonialism, I interviewed Dr. (Ambassador) Matthew Tawo (M.T) Mbu, the grand old national icon who passed away abroad earlier on this week. He had been the Minister of State for Defence on October 1, 1960 and I wanted to hear his opinions about the Independence era and its aftermath.
Sanusi’s blunder
LAST week, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Governor of the Central Bank, ascribed the emergence of Boko Haram to poverty…and highlighted the fact that the funds that Northern states get from the Federation Account are paltry compared to the funds received by oil-producing states.
