The Three Wise Men

December 2, 2005If you know these three teachers, of whom I write the lines that follow, you will agree with me that these gentlemen deserve national ...

The Transcorp Story

culled from GUARDIAN, July 9, 2006 The sale of NITEL by the Federal Government is the story of the week. But it is a sordid story. Unable to find...

The Unification Decree: No. 34 of 1966

Decree No. 34                                      &nbs...

THE VATSA CONSPIRACY

In Nigeria, beginning in the wee hours of December 17th, 1985 and extending for the next two weeks, over one hundred airforce, army and naval officers...

The Vatsa Conspiracy (Part 2) - Some Biosketches

MAJOR GENERAL MAMMAN VATSAMajor General Mamman Vatsa was born on Dec 3, 1940.  After attending secondary school at the Government Secondary Schoo...

THE VIAL OF JANUARY 15

THERE is a point on which no argument exists regarding the revolt of January 15, 1966. It fundamentally altered Nigeria’s political landscape. It ma...

These “BoldFace” Committees’ Explanations…!

The Unfizzled Sharia Vector in the Nigerian State

I.   The Declaration of IllegalityAfter many years of hemming and hawing,  and after thousands of deaths as an aftermath, the Federal Govern...

The Unlearned Lesson of Plateau Emergency Rule

culled from GUARDIAN of June 8, 2004SINCE the proclamation imposing an emergency on Plateau State, the mass media has been awash with comments and com...

THE WONDERS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: CAN NIGERIANS LIVE WITH THESE?

This is not an academic or technical paper but an attempt to explore in simple language, the I.T World and the many benefits it could offer and also c...