Archive for July, 2008

The revolution we need

July 28, 2008

By Casmir Igbokwe
 Published: Sunday, 27 Jul 2008

THE message was short and direct: ”When those in authority have pushed their people to the wall, what else do you expect? A revolution! Watch out!” This is one of the reactions to my piece last week. It came from an unknown group that calls itself the Nigerian Revolution [...]

The bats in our belfry

July 21, 2008

By Casmir Igbokwe
Published: Sunday, 20 Jul 2008

Bat is a strange mammal. It is ugly, mouse-like and nocturnal. But unlike other mammals, it can fly. Recently, the strangeness of this animal manifested in Norwich, England. Foreign media reports indicated that a 19-year-old lady felt some vibrations in her bra. For about five hours, she endured the [...]

Fat, killer-vitamins and poor lifestyle

July 16, 2008

Published Sunday, July 13, 2008
Casmir Igbokwe
 
For some male travellers, the attractiveness of air hostesses could be a factor in deciding a particular airline to patronise. In India, private airlines recognise this fact by engaging beautiful and smartly-dressed young ladies as crew members. On the contrary, state-owned Air India used to care less about the physical [...]

Reflections on the National Assembly probes

July 7, 2008

By Casmir Igbokwe
 Published: Sunday, 6 Jul 2008

MOST honourable members of the National Assembly are very busy at the moment. They have probed and are still probing some past activities of government agencies and parastatals. Ndudi Elumelu and his committee investigated the embezzlement of the power sector funds. The Senate Committee on the Federal Capital Territory [...]