I feel a sense of urgency in writing this letter to you, Alhaji Bala, regarding your recent appointment and confirmation as Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory. I wish to draw your attention to the fact that the FCT Administration supervises a territory that is oppressive and wicked to the poor. It is a matter […]
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Second Guessing Jesus
On the Easter period just ended, I reflected on the mindless quest for materialism by Nigerian Christians, especially our pastors and priests. It is worrisome what this tendency is doing to our collective sense of values. Christians are united in the person of Jesus Christ. The Christian faithful is called upon to model their lives […]
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The Coming Acid Rain
LAST week, my wife and I received text messages warning us of the possibility of acid rain in Abuja, Nigeria. The message was said to have originated from NASA in the United States, thus lending it the required weight and authority. My wife was afraid but I dismissed the message instantly. With the authority of […]
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Macebuh was not a Nigerian
THE recent passage of Dr. Stanley N. Macebuh closes a chapter in Nigeria’s golden age of journalism, inspired by two New York imports. Macebuh was one, Dele Giwa the other. Macebuh and Giwa were both hired from New York to work in Daily Times. In his tribute to Giwa, who was assassinated in 1986, Macebuh […]
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The British Virgin
RICH and powerful Abuja businessmen are in love with the British Virgin. There are 60 such “virgins” but the affluent in Abuja are attracted to only four of them. These four do not bear British-sounding names: Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke. Of the original 60 virgins, 44 can still claim to be […]
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The Resolution that Became Law
Abuja is a city divided since penultimate Monday when the National Assembly made its famous resolution, urging Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to seize power, as acting president. There is palpable excitement in many offices and ominous disquiet in many others. You get into some offices and immediately feel the excitement in the air, a feeling […]
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Power Mongers & the Rest of Us
I like the simple and the ideal, and I love keeping to a gentleman agreement. And so, at the risk of going against the current tide of public propaganda, I would like to toe a different line, to remind us of where we are coming from, and what we ought to have done at this […]
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The Politics of Health
Senate plans impeachment. Senate asks Nigerians to pray. Senate orders Yar’Adua to do this. Senate… I went to my bank the other day and met a lady teller complaining about “too much talk” over the President’s ill-health while “people who should know are not hitting the nail on the head.” I was intrigued by this […]
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Tigers in Our Neck of the Woods
I am going to attempt to shoot 18 holes with this week’s letter, so I will number them accordingly. 1. Tiger Woods is a lucky man – handsome, rich, with a wonderful wife and two beautiful children. And he is a phenomenal champion golfer, who has made more money than any golfer alive (he was […]
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The Anambra Solution
It is breathtaking to watch the politics of Anambra, the shining star of the East. The other day, IGP Onovo invited the army of governorship aspirants and made them sign an undertaking to be of good behaviour in the election that will take place this weekend, 6 February 2009. Of all Igbo states, Anambra has […]