GADDAFI: A GADFLY’S GIFT OF THE GAFFE (II)
Or perhaps he knew only too well. But whoeverwould speak of and treat the basic ordnances of Islam with such blasphemous levity
Gaddafi: A maverick’s bizarre suggestions
Last Wednesday, the President of Nigeria’s Senate, David Mark described Muammar Gaddafi, the dictator of Libya, as “a mad man who should
Jonathan Goodluck: Riding presidency on flat tyres
One of the interesting developments of the Jonathan Goodluck “Acting president” interregnum has been the hypocrisy at its heart: Goodluck pretends he
PRIVATIZATION AND SPORTS: TWO SIDES OF THE COIN OF FRAUD
Early last Tuesday morning, I placed a call to Segun Odegbami, ex-international footballer and one of the most respected commentators on Nigerian
I NEED A BRIEFING ON THE STATE OF NIGERIA
“An eye for an eye wilt only make the whole world blind” – Mahatma Gandhi It has become a standard truism that
Many unaware of Nigeria’s role in South Africa’s liberation
Manir Dan Ali, Is’haq Modibbo Kawu, Aisha Umar- Yusuf & Adie Vanessa Offiong WEEKLY Trust: You have said once before that it
SUN-BAKED THOUGHTS FROM SAHARAWI REFUGEE CAMPS
I write these lines from the February 27 refugee camp of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic, close to Tindouf in the south-west
T.Y. DANJUMA AND SANUSI LAMIDO: TWO SIDES OF POSITIVE AUDACITY
I have never met General T.Y. Danjuma, nor have I ever even seen him live. That is not quite accurate; in 1978,
SIGHTINGS AND SIGHT FAILURES: OGBULAFOR’S DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Please spare a thought for Vincent Ogbulafor, chairman of the ruling PDP. In the final days of the intrigues which unconstitutionally delivered
INTRIGUES, DECEPTION AND ILLEGALITIES AS WE ENTER POST-YAR’ADUA ERA
The most poignant backdrop to the political process of the past few weeks in Nigeria was Goodluck Jonathan’s visit to Jos, in