Tag Archives: George Bernard Shaw

Ethiopia: Liberating a “Prison Nation”

By Alemayehu G Mariam Ethiopia today is a “prison of nations and nationalities with the Oromo being one of the prisoners”, proclaimed the recently issued Declaration of the Congress of the Oromo Democratic Front (ODF). This open-air prison is administered through … read more »

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Nigeria: The North is not Poor

By Aliyu Aliyu Some people see things that are, and ask why? But I dream things as they never were, and I ask “Why Not? – George Bernard Shaw –AN interesting article titled ‘’ Derivation and Deprivation: Why the North … read more »

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The Popular Will – By Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai

Any discerning reader that is familiar with this column will have by now been able to see a common thread that runs through this column in the past 30 weeks or so. This week’s column must of necessity be on … read more »

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An Open Letter To All Nigerians Living Abroad

My dear countrymen and women, I am using this urgent and important open letter to congratulate all Nigerians from all ethnic and religious individuals, groups, associations, and communities living outside the shore of Nigeria for a Happy New Year, 2012. … read more »

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