I just got this from a listserve…. It is supposed to be the latest form of 419. I am not really sure of the reason I am posting it. Is it to help confirm the prejudice held against Nigerians? Or is it because I don’t believe the details of the prejudice? I am thinking that… Read More »
This is the inaugural speech of our new president. If the deliverer of the speech is the writer, and he is as smart as the speech, we might just be surprised! I got the speech from NVS The Challenge is Great; The Goal is Clear Inaugural Address of Umaru Musa Yar’adua, President of the Federal… Read More »
Didn’t know that anybody has proved/shown that Abacha died in the arms of prostitutes. Well, this is the opening sentence in this Economist article on the Nigerian elections “Ever since Sani Abacha expired in the arms of two Indian prostitutes, possibly from an overdose of Viagra, in 1998…” For the rest of the article click… Read More »
My mother called me yesterday evening to tell me that they had been forced to stay at home all day because of riots in the town and the whole state. I was told that people were rioting over the results of the gubernatorial elections. It was alleged that it was rigged in favour of the… Read More »
I stumbled on the Nuhu Ribadu the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) boss interview on the BBC website. Now, I understand that there are many probelms with the EFCC but seeing the man talk on the programme really made me feel that he might actually mean what he is doing as the boss… Read More »
Today Sunday I spent largely in the office. Earlier in the morning I saw Shakespeare in Love. What the picture lost in soapiness it gained in the take it took on historical materials. I especailly enjoyed the references to Christopher Marlowe and Webster…. Really good to see how the young Webster ratted on Shakespeare and… Read More »