LAST week, I dedicated this column to (a): complaints about the crooked, shameless, power-abusing personalities who are dishonestly pretending to mourn the death of Gani Fawehinmi – a man of integrity with whom they had absolutely nothing in common and (b): complaints about the alarming number of Nigerians who steal from the offices and homes they work in…

Since the great Gani Fawehinmi passed away, the pages of newspapers have been filled to the brim with complimentary comments about his impressive personality, his lofty principles, his formidable intellect and his considerable achievements.

LAST week, I wrote in support of Lubna Al-Hussein, a Muslim Sudanese journalist who had launched a protest against the Islamic conservatives who rule her country because she and some of her girlfriends had been arrested for “violating sharia values” and for “dressing indecently” (ie, for wearing trousers in public).

Lubna has became a huge celebrity and has acquired legions of supporters both at home and abroad; street rallies are held in her honour in Khartoum; run an internet search on her name and you’ll come across thousands of references to her courage

Twenty nine out of the 36 footballers who were selected to represent Nigeria in this year’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup tournament, have just been disqualified on the grounds that they lied about their ages and are too old to participate.