The Barricade
Dubai’s prestigious Al-Bustana Rotan is said to be a “5 star luxurious heaven with the blend of traditional Arabian hospitality synonymous with leading hotels of the world”.
But what the hoteliers did not and could never have envisaged was that the hotel would be a place of interest for one important enemy of the State [...]
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A lot has happened in Nigeria since the disappearance of President Umaru Yar’Adua on 23rd November 2009.
We are indeed haplessly managing an assembly line of historical events; the moment the ailing president was literarily carried into the presidential jet, it became obvious that this particular medical pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would [...]
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Act one scene 1.
London ( Fiction but real)
Nigerian High Commission, 9 Northumberland Avenue, London. Time 7p.m. 17 January 2010. (Nigerians had protested the absence of President Musa Yar’Adua on 15 January and Ojo Maduekwe is on a save the government mission to “appease” Nigerian groups.
A crowd of garishly dressed people are sitted, watching [...]
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What a year last year! In fact the exigencies of 2009 never gave Nigerians the time to shut down on the old year and prepare for the new one. From the punch of the economic crunch to the breakdown in service delivery; no fuel, no light, no food and then the dirt being kicked into [...]
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Early in the year, the Lagos State Environmental Task Force, carried out what it described as a carefully planned and very well executed raid on private clubs that were said to be carrying out immoral acts, such as girls performing nude dancing.
It is the responsibility of any government to make sure that clubs and [...]
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