Exactly eight years ago today, 61 students of the Loyola Jesuit College (LJC) were headed home for the Christmas holidays when the Sosoliso aircraft conveying them crashed in Port Harcourt.

*The ICPC, UN connection By Jide Ajani This report reveals the genuine drive of Professor Festus Iyayi to shape the lives of young Nigerians in the path of honour and integrity.  It is also the story of how that commitment would have seen him share his ideas and ideals with other intellectuals from across the […]

By Ikeddy ISIGUZO, Chairman, Editorial Board MADIBA Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela defies classification, compartmentalisation or the type of encasement that leaders embrace as ideology. Mandela was different things to different people; the adulations following his passage on Thursday are the proofs of his stand as a humanist. “Friends loved him, followers adored him, enemies respected him […]

By Kayode Fayemi The passing of Nelson Mandela after his prolonged hospitalisation should not be a cause for sadness on any account. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family and offer our prayers for them and for the people of South Africa. But we also recognize that his passing at the ripe old age […]

It was a death not foretold but largely expected, leaving in its trail an outpouring of uncommon tributes from hitherto known friends, foes, dissidents, antagonists, protagonists and perhaps loners speaking with one voice. But that is one of the many surprising ironies of life, international diplomacy and gesture.

While these could be regarded as the ironic reality of Nelson Mandela’s demise, it vividly captures the sheer hypocrisy which global leaders use in achieving political objectives.