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By Casmir Igbokwe
Published: Sunday, 29 Jun 2008
I was privy to a discussion of two young women recently. One told the other that her menses were causing her stomach upset. She last experienced this some years back when she had not started having children. The other asked her if she had been using contraceptives. She answered [...]
By Casmir Igbokwe
Published: Sunday, 22 Jun 2008
TO sell somebody down the river is an idiom. It means to betray somebody, especially to one’s own advantage. I find this expression very apt, especially against the background of some happenings in the country today. First, former Heads of State (Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar) openly [...]
By Casmir Igbokwe
Published: Sunday, 15 Jun 2008
I GOT a queer text message from a reader of this column last Sunday. It reads: “I love you, from the Deputy Governor of Lagos State. Call me for further details. This is my number: 07057410198.” Knowing that the Deputy Governor of Lagos is a woman, I first alerted [...]
By Casmir Igbokwe
Published: Sunday, 8 Jun 2008
IN those days when Port Harcourt was still the Garden City, many good things came out of Rivers State. From Bonny Street to Aggrey Road; from D/Line to Borokiri; and from Mile One to Mile Four, Port Harcourt residents had a good time. There were good eateries, which, most [...]
Casmir Igbokwe
Published Sunday, June 1 2008
Many people seem to be courting Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello at the moment. Penultimate week, her estranged husband, Akeem Bello, visited and prayed with her at Maitama Police Station, Abuja. She was in brief detention there. Also, some of her colleagues in the Senate were delighted to see her again after [...]
