Travel, thoughts, and observations
I AM writing these lines at the Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris. I’m on transit to Abuja, after a troubling transatlantic flight
Travelling in America
I am writing these lines around 7 am in Buena Park, California, but it is close to 3 pm on Tuesday afternoon
Olusegun Mimiko: A victory foretold
The last time I saw the Ondo state governor, Olusegun Mimiko, was about six months ago. The buildup to the recent election
The Sultan, Archbishop Onaiyekan, CAN in the North: Significant gestures for peace
When the story broke recently, that both the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’adAbubakar and Archbishop John Onayekan, had been nominated for
Olusegun Mimiko’s date with Destiny
This weekend the people of Ondo state will vote for a new governor. Four years ago, I supported Olusegun Mimiko’s candidacy. Given
Chinua Achebe, Biafra and the travesties of war (2)
“As we reached the brink of full-blown war it became clear to me that the chaos enveloping all of us in Nigeria
Northern governors just raised the political stakes
In the lead to the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan as the PDP’s candidate for the 2011 election, I wrote a piece
Kwankwaso, Ekwueme and state creation
THE Kano State Governor, Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has become something close to a hate figure for many circles in Southern Nigeria
Chinua Achebe, Biafra and the travesties of war
DIDN’T remember to tell you yesterday, but I’ve just finished reading Achebe’s THERE WAS A COUNTRY. I’m amazed at his cavalier attitude to basic
Obasanjo and Babangida: A vicarious responsibility for the nation’s woes?
The people of this country must not allow whatever sense of frustration, fear and despair we are experiencing now, to supercede our