More appalling APC arrogance! By Donu Kogbara
Last week, I complained about the arrogance displayed by Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works, who has a lot of questions to answer around the mysterious death in his compound of an attractive young female nurse. This week, I will focus on another example of APC arrogance. Following a visit to the presidential villa by the […]
US election notes
As I write this column on the afternoon of Thursday November 5, the outcome of the American presidential election is unknown.
Where do we go from here?
By Donu Kogbara The following article was written last week by Aduke Gomez, an old friend of mine and a Lagosian. I’m sharing it with you because it is beautifully written and struck a chord in me: …For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your […]
RANDOM REFLECTIONS ON A TRAGEDY
SOMEONE shared the following poem on a WhatsApp group I belong to. The only name attached to it was “EndSars Protester”.
Seizing the baton
Bravo to the enraged youngsters who are protesting against police brutality and extortion in Lagos and other cities.
Manage it like that!!!
I’ve just chanced upon a book titled MANAGE IT LIKE THAT by Editi Effiong. It was written in 2018, but is still very relevant. It explains why there haven’t been any giant developmental strides during the years that have elapsed between Nigeria@50 and Nigeria@60:
Nigeria@sixty
DEAR Vanguard readers, please go through the following excerpt from an article I wrote for the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, magazine 10 years ago when Nigeria turned 50 on October l, 2010…and then get in touch via text or email to tell me whether you think that there have been any significant changes since then.
Obaseki displays class
By Donu Kogbara The newly re-elected governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, used to be a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress, APC; but thanks to opposition from his former mentor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole (onetime APC Chairman), Obaseki crossed carpet shortly before the recent election in Edo State and became a PDP member. Now that […]
Healing can happen!!!
LAST Friday, I logged into my Facebook account and saw some old September 2015 FB messages that had been posted by friends who were rejoicing that I had just been released by kidnappers.
Fighting COVID-19 in Africa
I’m sharing this article with you because it is educational and thought-provoking. Titled “Fighting COVID-19 In Africa Means Improving General Health Systems”, it was written by my friend, Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo…who teaches Public Health courses at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Dr. Obasanjo got her Ph.D in Epidemiology, with a minor in Immunology, from Cornell, an Ivy League American university.
Akpabio’s victory
THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, this week approved N722.3 million that will fund the activities of eight field forensic auditors who have been hired to shine their torchlights on the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC…as in seriously investigate over 12,000 abandoned projects.
