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 […]
Murky suspicions
MANY people have told me that they had no idea, until the last minute, that local council elections were taking place last weekend. Some even say that they didn’t know about these elections until after they had happened. And quite a few are suspecting newspapers of deliberately keeping the general public in the dark.
How to win fair and square
SINCE so many Nigerian politicians regard rigging as the only effective method of triumphing electorally and seem to have absolutely no idea how to charm and impress voters, I would like to offer them a few observations and tips:
Murder most foul
WHY do so many Nigerians take suspicions of murder so lightly? People will tell you, very matter-of-factly, that X or Y politician is a psycho who sends thugs after his opponents. If you say that X or Y seems too civilized or sane to indulge in such maniacal savagery, his accusers will assure you that you are being naive.
Change of heart
MANY of you will be aware that Prince William, son of the late Princess Diana and grandson of the British Queen, Elizabeth, got married last Friday…to Kate Middleton, a girl from a fairly ordinary background whom he met at the university.
Let sleeping dog lie!
NIGERIAN politicians never cease to flabbergast me. Apparently, General Muhammadu Buhari’s Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) intends to vigorously contest the presidential poll results in 11 states – Abia, Imo, Ebonyi, Enugu, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Cross River, Delta, Edo and Bayelsa.
