The 9/11 that never happened: What Britain saved the world from
TWENTY-FIVE years after the planes struck America, the most frightening part of 9/11 may not be what the terrorists achieved, but what they originally intended to achieve - and what intelligence agencies have since learned to prevent.
Ekiti: Forerunner to Nigeria decides 2015
NOT even the most politically naïve Nigerian can fail to appreciate that the recent governorship election in Ekiti State is a forerunner to the 2015 presidential election.
Choices before Emir of Kano
ALHAJI Isa Kaita (1912-1994) was the Northern Region Minister for works between 1954 and 1957, and later Minister of Education between 1957 and 1966. He later became the Waziri of Katsina. Alhaji Kaita was one of the few closest advisers of the late Northern Region Premier Sir Ahmadu Bello (1909-1966), the Sardauna of Sokoto.
Why Fayemi was trashed
SATURDAY’S governorship election in Ekiti State has a fundamental significance that appears to have eluded the punditry of most of those that have weighed in with analysis. Some say the victory was down to Governor-elect Ayo Fayose’s charisma which struck a welcome chord with the state’s flotsam and jetsam who constitute the vast majority.
Letter to Sen. Pius Ewherido
Do not be surprised that I am writing you an open letter. Shortly after you died, Nigerians went into a season of writing open letters; the bug has bitten me. I know this letter will meet you well, but I wonder if you are still interested in some of these issues judging by the posthumous message you sent through our friend.
‘Pounded yam prophesy’ and JKF’s defeat
IT was meant to be a prophecy from her God, but those who ought to have done something took after Ali Baba and his band of comedians.
