It may seem like over-flogging the issue to continue discussing the curious, if not provocative, comments of three former heads of state on their fallen comrade, the late Gen. Sani Abacha, especially in the light of the serious developments in the Niger Delta region. But Generals Buhari, IBB and Abubakar are not just retired military […]
Sigh! At the last count there had been at least three powerful , damning editorial comments (THISDAY, Guardian, The Nation); and perhaps three times that number of scathing opinion articles on the statements credited to three former heads of state on the late General Sani Abacha, also a former head of state. Two weeks ago, […]
Even those who claim to know President Umaru Musa Yar’adua well, often end up contradicting themselves when they begin to analyse him. First they paint a character sketch that could fit any self-respecting politician: he is deceptive, he is shallow, he is ruthless, and he cheats at elections. Then, invariably, they conclude: “But he is […]
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It has often been pointed out that the only difference between a dictatorship and a democracy is the absence or
presence of a Legislature. This is generally true, of course, and it is based on the fact that whether a government is a democracy or a dictatorship; it must have at least two of the three […]
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