Southern Nigeria leaders as stooges of hegemonists
By BEN OGU Every question tends to elicit an answer to a puzzle, and without presuming or presupposing, it anticipates a clarification, which it can establish or refute based on known and extant behaviors. From the 1914 amalgamation and the imposed name Nigeria on the numerous nationalities of former British colonies, to the incident of […]
Tribute to the Country Man @ 47
FOR Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and reality of tomorrow. Many years ago, Dickson suffered from bad governance and lamented in particular, the underdevelopment of Bayelsans and the Ijaw nation as a whole.
Obasanjo says the darndest things
EVERY time Obasanjo says something, he reminds me of the American comedy series “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” hosted by Bill Cosby. In the show, Bill Cosby asks the kids questions, hoping that they will give unexpected and bizarre answers. Just like any of these kids, Obasanjo’s utterances are sometimes downright bizarre and eccentric.
Celebrating a historical figure
I DEPLORE hackneyed terms otherwise the title of this article should have read “Celebrating a true icon.” But the word icon has been so trivialised and abused that its true worth has been diminished or lost in the classical sense.
Government challenges in housing urban poor
This paper by J.O. Basorun and G. Fadairo examines the activities of Ekiti state government in housing the poor in Ado-Ekiti within the framework of the policies on housing reform in Nigeria
Chime, his detractors
THOSE who have been keeping tabs on Governor Sullivan Chime’s administration since he assumed office as governor of the old Eastern Region Enugu state in 2007 could easily testify that unlike his predecessor, he does not seek undue media attention.
