These “BoldFace” Committees’ Explanations…!

The Unlearned Lesson of Plateau Emergency Rule

culled from GUARDIAN of June 8, 2004SINCE the proclamation imposing an emergency on Plateau State, the mass media has been awash with comments and com...

THE UNIVERSITIES (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) (AMENDMENT) ACT 2003

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUMThis Act provides for the amendment of the Universities (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act No 11 1993 and makes new provisions, amon...

The Way Forward,

The Patriots are greatly perturbed by the grave situation arising from the April/May 2003 general elections and the results declared by the Independen...

The Whole Story - Elder Dan Imo’s “My Stolen Mandate….”

In Remembrance of June 12Ten Years Later“That The World May Know”June 12, 2003Dear Compatriots:With this Senate President Wabara issue, it is like...

Things Don Change?

“Back in the days, our parents used to take care of usLook at ‘em now, they even f@#*ing scared of usCalling the city for help because they can't ...

The Sacred Cows And The Culture of Impunity

A cloud of duplicity, preferential treatment, injustice, contempt to law, intractable inflation, obnoxious laws, poor infrastructure and political int...

THE ROLLERCOASTER LIFE OF MURTALA MUHAMMED

Very few of Nigeria’s former military leaders are spoken of with any great affection.  There is on notable exception: General Murtala Muhammed....

The Rise And Fall Of Tafa Balogun

culled from Independent, November 26, 2005Born great and made to achieve greatness, Tafa Balogun, the 21st Inspector-General of Police was born on Aug...

The Right To Talk

culled from GUARDIAN, February 27, 2004As I write this piece the national political reforms conference has taken off. Even though I am not a nominee o...