Archive for February, 2010
Mamadou Tandja And The Coup In Niger
ShareBy Reuben Abati
INTERNATIONAL organisations and other stakeholders commenting on the coup that took place in Niger on February 19 have been making the right diplomatic and politically correct noises. While all that familiar stuff about a military coup being an aberration and a major setback for the democratic process in Africa is acceptable, the truth [...]
February 21, 2010
Tags: coup, Mamadou Tandja, Niger, Nigeria, Tiger Woods, Yaradua Posted in: Reuben Abati 
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Time to End this Nonsense
ShareBy Dele Momodu
My second coming, even if intermittently, had been foretold by no less a “prophet” than Simon Kolawole. He had told me it was virtually impossible for a restless writer like me to ignore the sad developments in Nigeria. We had this encounter on the day American Chronicle published on its website that President [...]
February 21, 2010
Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Jonathan, Nigeria, Yar’Adua Posted in: Dele Momodu Comments
Dissecting the Jonathan Presidency
Shareby Reuben Abati
Nigeria has a new ‘acting’ president courtesy of the action taken by the National Assembly to resolve the terrible impasse into which President Umaru Yar’Adua had thrown the entire country by refusing to transmit a letter to the National Assembly in line with Section 145 of the Constitution. There is no doubting the [...]
February 12, 2010
Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria, Presidency Posted in: Reuben Abati Comments
Yar’Adua to live forever; Nigeria may die
Shareby Okey Ndibe
In addition to sheer amazement, many of us following the argument that a comatose Umaru Yar’Adua is fit to run Nigeria must have a sense of déjà vu. Nigeria is not the only country that falls into the hands of inept, clueless leadership. But it may well be one of the rare countries [...]
February 2, 2010
Tags: Yaradua Posted in: Okey Ndibe Comments
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