Casmir Igbokwe
Published Sunday, 28 Oct. 2007
Last April, female civil servants in India almost revolted against their government. Their grouse had to do with new appraisal forms, which required them to reveal details of their menstrual cycles. They were also to write down their detailed menstrual history, history of last menstrual period and date of last [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Reflections on Nigeria’s romance with India
October 29, 2007Sudden death, spiritual protection and our lawmakers
October 23, 2007Casmir Igbokwe
Published on Sunday, 21 Oct. 2007
In recent times, the House of Representatives has treated Nigerians to a free movie. For that is what the crisis over the N628 million-house-renovation scandal has become. Hitherto, the honourable members’ play had been full of entertaining spectacles. But last Wednesday, it turned into a tragedy with the sudden [...]
Our priest has come late again
October 15, 2007Casmir Igbokwe
published Sunday, 14 Oct. 2007
The road to the Catholic Church at Ejigbo, on the outskirts of Lagos, is not just bad. It changes the colour of car wheels to brown whenever it rains. Last Sunday, some worshippers in this church (name withheld) had more than the road to grumble about. They had gathered early [...]
Welcome back to Nigeria
October 8, 2007Casmir Igbokwe
Published on Sunday, 7 Oct. 2007
Musaazi has a way of passing across a mischievous message. When I informed him of my intention to travel back to Nigeria in a Nigerian airline, he giggled and exclaimed, “A Nigerian airline from London to Lagos! The flight must be full of drama.”
This Ugandan journalist, who just finished [...]
