Yar’Adua: Lost but found
ShareBy Reuben Abati
“HALLELUYAH oh. Somebody shout halle-lu-yah o. Ha-le-ha-le-hale… I praise the Lord o…ha-le. “Somebody, e yin oluwa logo hale…”
“What’s the matter with you?”: You don drink?”
“Yes o. I am drunk with joy. Halle-hale-halle…, “halleluyah, halle…”
“I have been telling you. Take it easy with the bottle. What a man eats is his path to the [...]
January 16, 2010
Tags: Nigeria, Yaradua Posted in: Reuben Abati 
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Umaru Would Not Be The First Nigerian President To Resign
Shareby Sam Nda-Isaiah
Not so surprisingly, the activities of the federal government have ground to a virtual halt. The vice president is not getting involved in certain aspects of governance in spite of all the lies from certain quarters. And this is perfectly understandable. He will not sign any budgets because, technically, he is still the [...]
December 14, 2009
Tags: Leadership, Nigeria, Resign, Yaradua Posted in: Sam Nda-Isaiah Comments
The Presidents’ Men(and Women)
ShareBy Bisi Ojediran
Be it IBB’s “stepping aside”, OBJ’s Third-Term attempt, Yar’ Adua’s health, Mamadou Tandja of Niger Republic’s tenure elongation, the decision to stay or leave is never an easy one. The scenarios are the same in the Third World. While some get under pressure to leave, others come under pressure to defy all odds [...]
December 12, 2009
Tags: Nigeria, President, third term, Yaradua Posted in: Bisi Ojediran Comments
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 Comments
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