NOW, NOWHERE IS SAFE (1)
By Hassan Gimba
'"First, they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist
Then they came for the Socialists
Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts
THE PLACE OF FATE AND FAITH AS OBASANJO TURNS 85 YEARS
By Godknows Igali, PhD
On Saturday, 5th March 2022, many friends and family, and even those who disagree with one of Africa's most revered public figures and former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo rolled out the big drums, to celebrate him as he clocked 85 years of age.
REVISITING INTERNATIONAL MOTHER TONGUE DAY
Proclaimed by UNESCO in November 1999, International Mother Language Day is observed on February 21 worldwide.
In May 2007, the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/61/266 called upon member states “to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world”. By virtue of the same UN resolution, to “promote unity in diversity and international understanding through multilingualism and multiculturalism,” 2008 was observed as International Year of Languages.
TURNING THE OTHER CHEEK FOR WILL SMITH
By Azu Ishiekwene
One week before Hollywood, Nigeria hosted a different kind of Oscar moment. At the swearing-in ceremony of Charles Soludo, former Governor of the Central Bank and new governor of the most commercially significant southeast states, the wife of the outgoing governor, Ebele Obiano, staged an unusual drama.
THE HOUSE MANY HAD THOUGHT WOULD FALL...
By Bola Bolawole
Against the expectations of many, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) wobbled and fumbled through into a successful – for so it seems for now – national convention last Saturday!
THOUGHTS ON PDP ZONING AND POWER ROTATION
By Nze Ozichukwu Fidelis Chukwu
When Iyom Josephine Anenih, called to draw my attention to the PDP list of Members of her Zoning Committee, and I noticed that it was only Imo State that has two nominees, His Excellency Chief Achike Udenwa and myself, I felt indifferent. Fortunately, it has been rectified.
