Recently a friend wrote to ask me what the hell was going on in Nigeria and who was telling the truth with respect to the absent president. I haven’t yet answered that friend so I do so now with this post. From my understanding of developments, the president failed to leave a letter temporarily handing over authority to the vice president before his departure. That being the case, the vice president has no authority to make executive decisions. After several court cases brought by concerned individuals, the Su
Sometimes I question why I periodically take a more active interest in the goings on in Nigeria. Ordinarily I read about Nigeria sparingly about once a month. Since the second week of December however I’ve kept a closer eye
My most fervent hope for the New Year is that I will start to read and hear more positive things about Nigeria and Nigerians. I was last in Nigeria in 1995 just after graduating from University College London with a B.A. in Philosophy. From the early 1980s when the military took over the running of government my educational