Many Nigerians are still aghast at the accidental bombing of a camp in Rann, Borno State by a fighter jet of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), killing more than 70 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and aid workers. Military experts say accidental attack, otherwise known as friendly fire, is not strange on the battlefield.

That comment by Stone entered into the notebook which was later to become the manuscript for the VBQ, in 1965, when taking an elective course in Government as an undergraduate. For someone coming from a newly independent African country, where government officials were almost worshiped, it was shocking – especially in a mature democracy. Years later and until now, that revelation by Stone had become the guiding principle of how governments are perceived.

NO less than 45 African countries have indicated their interest to participate in the forthcoming celebration of Festac77 @ 40 that would start on April 1 across the country.

“FOR or more than two years now, Niger State has been in darkness.”
These were the words of aggrieved Niger State youths protesting unbearable power outages in the state.

To many, Buhari’s government has been a slow and steady race. Critical issues demanding urgent national attention are oftentimes, slept on. It was like silence became the buzzword of the administration.