By Casmir Igbokwe
Published: Sunday, 22 Feb 2009
LAST Thursday, February 19, 2009, the Senate passed a bill which, if signed into law, makes it mandatory for the President to present a ‘State of the Nation Address’ annually. The bill stipulates that the President must deliver the address personally to a joint session of the National Assembly. [...]
Archive for February, 2009
State of the nation address
February 23, 2009Financial crunch, salary cut and sponsored bride price
February 16, 2009Casmir Igbokwe
First published Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009
By now, bachelors in Yobe State must be full of smiles. Global financial crunch notwithstanding, the governor of that state, Ibrahim Geidam, has promised to pay the bride price of any young man from that state who wishes to marry. Media reports yesterday indicated that the only condition attached [...]
Prayer for Nigerians in housing distress
February 9, 2009By Casmir Igbokwe
Published: Sunday, 8 Feb 2009
SOME three years ago, I attended a seminar where we were urged to sack our landlords. This simply means acquiring our own houses and putting a stop to the overt and covert harassment most tenants suffer in the hands of landlords. The facilitator, a good friend of mine, first [...]
Assessing our brand of rule of law
February 5, 2009Casmir Igbokwe
Published Feb. 1, 2009
Recent developments in the country as regards the raping of the rule of law call for great vigilance among Nigerians. Law enforcement agents have begun to assume the character of mad dogs again. The executive and legislative arms of government have continued to disregard court orders. And to worsen it all, [...]
Embarrassed governor and Citizen Bakari
February 5, 2009By Casmir Igbokwe
Published: Sunday, 25 Jan 2009
IN June 1984, the former British Prime Minister, Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, got a raw deal from some of her subjects. She was on a visit to Wales. As she was addressing a Conservative Party rally, someone threw an egg, which hit her and splattered over her face and dress.
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New ministers, VIPs and our lost manhood
February 5, 2009Casmir Igbokwe
First published Jan 18, 2009
Someone close to me called from Minna last week with a laughable message. According to her, I should be wary of how I receive phone calls these days. Her explanation was that about four people lost their penises recently in the Niger State capital and the cause was a mysterious [...]
