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: , , , , ,   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:   Posted in: Okey Ndibe  Comments

Obasanjo is an Honourable Man…

Shareby Simon Kolawole
Honour has a new admirer. Morality has a new sweat heart. His name is Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Speaking at an event in Abuja on Thursday, Obasanjo released his most direct salvos against President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua since the ex-president honourably imposed the Katsina man as his successor in 2007 via elections that were [...]

January 24, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Simon Kolawole  Comments

As Obasanjo Ditches Yar’Adua

ShareBy Reuben Abati
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s prayer at the Annual Trust Awards that God should punish him if indeed he deliberately chose as his successor a sick man so he would not be able to perform and possibly outshine him, has drawn quite a number of Amens from the public with the outrightly cynical insisting [...]

January 24, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Reuben Abati  Comments


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