A president without charm
Shareby Sam Omatseye
Death skulked all of us as though we were reptiles wild-eyed in the dark. We wanted to pounce. We craved blood. Some wanted the terminal face of Yar’Adua on newspaper front pages, heralding a mournful nation, or a nation in quiet joy over the passing of quiescent president.
It came as a rumour. The [...]
December 7, 2009
Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, governance, health, Nigeria, Yaradua, Yar’Adua Posted in: Sam Omatseye 
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Open letter to Mrs Turai Yar’Adua (2)
ShareBy Dale Sobowale
A living dog is better than a dead lion”.—Chinese proverb.
PRESCRIPT. Forgive me for repeating this statement two weeks in a row. But, it is important because, never mind what the politicians say, this is a matter of life and death of an individual who happens to be our president. It would have [...]
December 6, 2009
Tags: health, Mrs Turai Yar’Adua, Nigeria, Yaradua, Yar’Adua Posted in: Daele Sobowale Comments
A Nation Without A Commander-in-Chief
Shareby Sam Nda-Isaiah
Nigeria must be the only country in the world that currently does not have a commander-in-chief in situ. The man who is supposed to be the commander-in-chief has been in a coma for a couple of weeks and undergoing emergency treatment at a hospital in faraway Saudi Arabia. If your commander-in-chief is [...]
December 6, 2009
Tags: fec, health, Nigeria, Yar’Adua Posted in: Sam Nda-Isaiah Comments
A Nation on Auto Pilot
ShareBy Dele Momodu
As I write this piece, Nigeria is still without a functioning President. The regularity of our President’s disappearing acts reminds me of Ola Rotimi’s play, Our Husband Has Gone Mad Again. In this case, it is our country that has actually gone a bit neurotic. Or how can one explain the fact that [...]
December 5, 2009
Tags: Goodluck Jonathan, Leadership, Nigeria, succession, Yaradua, Yar’Adua Posted in: Dele Momodu Comments
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