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Notes On Rape
Since I heard about the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi, India has been on my mind. The woman was on her way home from the cinema with a[…]
Calabar Carnival – A Displeasing Trend
by Enigbe Solabomi On December 27th, I was scrolling through my blackberry contacts when the display picture of one of my contacts caught my eye. It was the picture of a[…]
Nigeria’s 80 million hibernating farmers – Salisu Suleiman
Hibernation is a state of inactivity that is characterized by low body temperature, slow breathing, heart, and low metabolic rate. Associated with cold temperatures, the purpose is to conserve energy[…]
Helping Our People To Shop Better
Largely unremarked, despite its disruptive effect on traffic in places like Lagos, a lemming-like rush at retail sales outlets marked the end of last year. For those who got caught[…]
Reflections On The Last Twelve Months
An eventful year comes to an end, much as it began – inauspiciously. Which is sad! For we recall the immediate past not so much for how well off we[…]
Jonathan’s speeches: From illusion to delusion – Salisu Suleiman
“Our total commitment to good governance, electoral reform and the fight against corruption would be pursued with greater vigour . . . we must enshrine the best standards in our[…]
November Inflation Numbers, What Significance?
Consumer price indices for November (released last week by the National Bureau of Statistics – NBS) confirm what every housewife/home maker in the country has known for sometime now. Rising[…]
Nigeria’s Missing Billions and Trillions
It used to be tens of millions of naira and occasionally, hundreds of millions of naira and when a corruption incident amounting to a billion naira was mentioned, we were[…]
Bridging the Indigene-Settler Divide – Mark Amaza
Long before the start of the present constitution amendment process, Nigerians have been clamouring for a resolution of the indigene-settler divide. Having witnessed and experienced various violent conflicts and how[…]
Yakowa: Kaduna’s Delicate Dance – Salisu Suleiman
The tragic death of Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna state on Saturday has brought to the fore once again the delicate balance in majority/ minority politics in Kaduna and other[…]