Boko Haram Worse Than Maitasine – Gov Sheriff

 Perhaps, when the Islamic  religious sect, Boko Haram, led by late Mohammed Yusuf, driven by their misguided zealotry set Borno State ablaze, literally speaking, Governor Ali Modu Sheriff had no idea how easily a villain could become a hero in death.
But today, he is facing the most difficult time of his rather illustrious political [...]

Mohammed Yusuf Disgraced The State – Shehu Of Borno

When Alhaji Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi assumed office on May 31, 2009 as the new Shehu of Borno in a colourful ceremony in the historical city of Maiduguri, one prayer on his lips was that Allah should make his reign a peaceful one that will bring prosperity to his subjects. But barely two months [...]

World Cup Fever Grips South Africa

Ever imagined an experience that money can’t buy? Well, that is what South Africa is promising anyone who is privileged to be in Madiba’s country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, writes Ikechukwu Amaechi, who just came back from Durban.
She is an ordinary working-class folk. When she spoke, it was apparent that she did not [...]

To Save Citizen Chukwujekwu From The Gallows

 
By Ikechukwu Amaechi
 
In a country where the driving force behind almost every quest for public office is greed anchored on primitive accumulation of wealth; where the penchant of leaders to cut multi-billion Naira deals at the expense of public good is befuddling, the story could not have bothered any of our “big men” behind oak-panelled [...]