Imperialism and the Islamic world in ferment
The demonstrations against the blasphemous film, made by a fringe character in the United States, have continued to spread around the Muslim world.
NIGERIA: Cut adrift by floods
The imageries have been terrifying, from North to South. Whole communities under water; roads that have been washed away; floating and bloated
Democracy and closed Nigerian spaces
I think that deep down, those who rule Nigeria would rather they had on their hands the peace of the graveyard, where
Bola Tinubu’s terminological inexactitude
I HAVE never met Bola Tinubu, but I have been told that he is a rather short man. I nevertheless get the
Dame Patience Jonathan and a troubling repetition of recent history
JUST why don’t our leaders learn the lessons of history? Why are they condemned to lunacy, by doing the same thing over
Ojetunji Aboyade and Philip Asiodu: Voices from an epoch of optimism
World-historical men-the heroes of an epoch-must be recognized as its clear-sighted ones; their deeds and their words are the best of their
Godson Offoaro: A remembrance of times past
It was from reading VANGUARD’s columnist, Pini Jason, last Tuesday that I learnt of Godson Offoaro’s death. Steve Nwosu confirmed it on Friday,
Olusegun Obasanjo: Delusions of an old despot
THOSE close to Olusegun Obasanjo, must become increasingly worried about the man. He was recently reported to have said that his sudden
Kano: Hope, renewal and scholarships
I SPENT last weekend in Kano. My intense love for the largest city in Northern Nigeria is well known by people very close
Cynthia in our hearts
WHEN the story of the tragic killing of the beautiful Cynthia Osokogu broke last week, it got a deserved place on the