Nigerian children need books that reflect their identity — Vivian Uwakwe
For Nigerian author and illustrator, Vivian Uwakwe, the journey into children’s book publishing was not a carefully mapped career path
How 1966, 1975 and 1983 Military Coups destroyed Nigeria – Tanko Yakassai
They are only making and shouting slogans. Restructure! Restructure! Some of them are calling for ‘True Federalism,’ as if there is anything like True Federalism. The truth is that every federation in the world is unique, because of several factors. So, I think the agitators of this idea need a lot of work to convince Nigeria about what they need to achieve, not driving Nigeria into a hole.
Nigeria fast becoming a failed state – Mbazulike Amaechi
Shagari took over in 1979. Shagari got people who were experts in managing the economy but after one term in office, the military struck again and took over the government from him and continued to rule until 1999 when they handed over to another military man. Though the 1999 election was a democratic election, they elected the same military man that was in uniform and transformed to a civilian. So, indirectly, its the same military man that continued and the military government continued.
Nigeria @ 56: You can’t separate by force – Clark tells Igbo youths
When you have a powerful ruler, you have more local government councils, then you have more states created in your area. But as I said earlier on, in the first republic there were three regions; Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was in charge of Eastern Nigeria, Chief Obafemi Awolowo in the Western Nigeria and Ahmadu Bello for Northern Nigeria. They created this federation and they said everyone must be equal. No citizen of one region was superior to the other.
Government must quit being a nuisance in Nigeria – Utomi
Nigerians are not thinking together to know that what is at stake is so huge. Let me not sound frightening but in fairness, we have to realise that the way we are, if we get policy-making right and get some form of consensus around it and people begin to believe in it before things will actually really change, it will be at least between 18 -20 months. So you can write off 2017. This trouble we are in will continue in 2017.
Nigeria’s biggest mistake – Richard Akinjide
The moment the British went away, the army stepped in and pushed the politicians out of power. That was the starting point because I was in the cabinet when the first coup took place. I was the Minster of Education then. I remember when Aguiyi Ironsi came to meet us in the cabinet. It was extraordinary. Never had it happened in the history of the country that the army would come to the cabinet meeting.
