The case for renaming my state capital, by Donu Kogbara
This thought-provoking and slightly edited article, which first appeared in a publication called NewAfrican, was written by my friend and former BBC boss Onyekachi Wambu, a distinguished London-based author and filmmaker. Why do we continue to cling to the colonial names bestowed on our towns and cities? We do this even when the officials after […]
People in glass houses…
I HAVE always said that the only real difference between the PDP and other political parties is that the PDP happens to be more successful than its rivals.
Jonathan vs Atiku
BECAUSE of the way we do things at Vanguard, my Sweet And Sour reflections have to be submitted for publication on Wednesdays. Which means that even though this week’s column will appear the day after the PDP has conducted its presidential primary election, it is being written the day before this big event.
Naija style politics
NOW that the latest election season is fully underway, I’m reminded of a very perceptive comment that my ex-husband (Dominic Midgley, an English journalist) made about the Nigerian political scene when he lived in Abuja some years ago.
Year end reflections
YET again, we are about to say “goodbye” to an old year that will soon give way to a new year. And it seems appropriate to inflict a handful of random thoughts about 2010 events on Vanguard readers, the first being recent Wikileaks revelations about Shell’s alleged influence within our corridors of power.
Gubernatorial grouses
I HAVE gradually become extremely disillusioned about certain aspects of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan’s regime. As I’ve said a couple of times in this column, he has too many unimpressive aides and ministers…and has not been sufficiently dynamic or inspirational since he took over from his late former boss, Yar’Adua.
