Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, EU High Representative Catherine Ashton London, United Kingdom January 28, 2010 We express our deep regret at the recent violence and tragic loss of lives in Jos, and extend our sympathies to the bereaved and injured. We urge all…
Hillary Rodham Clinton, America’s Secretary of State Speaking at a town hall meeting of State Department employees yesterday remembered Nigeria, particularly its state of affairs. I bet she decided to damn all consequences by describing Nigeria as “unbelievable.” Can you just imagine the long sigh that must have accompanied that remark? I can! Can you…
Yes, I am in Nigeria and I am so damn proud of it. I can assure you that, inspite of the stress, there is nowhere I would rather be at this point in time. Yes, there are times, I must admit, one needs to get out of here, but so does everywhere, and that was…
I offer no apologies for hammering on about the political situation in my beloved country Nigeria. And come to think of it, I said “never”, would I venture into politics, knowing fully well that I am one hell of a political animal that may not know when to stop because of my undying passion for…
By Kay Soyemi (Esq) – Courtesy Nigeria Village Square For once, I am breaking my self-imposed rule not to comment on individuals but on institutions. This, I do fully well in the unswerving belief that the man is truly deserving of whatever encomiums I, or any other writer or commentator may pour on him. I…
Guys, Guys, Guys. It’s Friday, and the norm is for JSD to ease you (my dear readers) into the weekend. Funny photographs and jokes attest to this norm. However, today, for some reasons, I am just not in the mood to laugh. It is still extremely difficult to buy fuel. It is not a funny…
INVICTUS Out of the night that covers me, Black as the Pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath…