One of the great mysteries of Nigerian politics is the remarkable journey politicians undertake between the words "I want nothing" and the phrase "I am honoured to accept."
The Man Who Wanted Nothing By Lawson Akhigbe
“l did not kill him, he died on top of me,” says mistress of late Head of State Gen. Sani Abacha by Emmanuel Oladesu
“I did not kill him, he died on top of me,” that was the confession of the lady who was with former military Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, when he suddenly passed on.
THE SUSPENSION HABIT: WHEN A GOVERNOR FORGETS WHAT A COMMISSIONER IS By Lawson Akhigbe
Suspension is a civil service instrument. It exists to protect an officer's rights while an allegation is tested, precisely because civil servants have due process protections built around tenure and pension. Commissioners have no such tenure to protect, because they were never promised any. Subjecting them to the ritual of suspension does not protect them it borrows the aesthetics of bureaucratic discipline and drapes them over an office that was never meant to carry that indignity.
Lagos City Boy
What’s the funniest misunderstanding you’ve ever been part of? When the wind blows, the anus of the chicken is exposed. The Lagos City Boy became national and his ineptness and sheer corruption exposed the joke on Nigeria. When they tell you who they are, believe them.
Ga’a-Niger: Abonnema’s Civil War Ordeal and the Human Cost of Division: Adapted from the recollections recorded by Elvis Sonny, Esq
History is often told through generals, politicians and battle maps. Yet the true story of war is usually found in the memories of ordinary people who lived through it. For the people of Abonnema in present-day Rivers State, the Nigerian Civil War was not merely a conflict between the Federal Government and Biafra. It was …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 