Nigerian Times

American Presidential Candidates: Who is breaking which ceiling? "I stand before you today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency of the United States. I am not the candidate of black America, although I am black and proud. I am not the candidate of the women's movement of this country, although I am a woman, and I am equally proud of that. I am not the candidate of any political bosses or special interests. I am the candidate of the people." ~Shirley St. Hill Chisholm, on January 25, 1972, announcing her candidacy for President of the United States of America. Beyond Skin Deep Presidential Egos Versus Feminist Presidential Eros After the Iowa Caucuses, the psyche of frontrunners in the American presidential campaign became transparent. I analyzed the victory speeches of Senator Barack Obama of the Democratic Party and Mike Huckabee of the Republican Party. I am more interested in the sensibilities of the Democrats. I have been hearing echoes of f...

There are political subjects I deliberately ignore in Nigeria, because it would be a waste of time to discuss them. The primitive nature of the so-called Chief Adedibu and the political prostitution of Patricia Etteh, are enough to show us the stock-in-trade of the notorious People's Democratic Party of Nigeria. When I read that a Nigerian bank has won an award as the best bank in Africa, I chuckle and smirk, because only fools would be impressed. To those giving kudos to the PDP led government, I feel sorry for their conceit and deceit. If you really want to know the quality of the leadership of the PDP led government, please go on tour of the NYSC Camps in Nigeria and ask yourself if any sane government in the world would subject the future leaders of the country to such inhuman conditions and reduce Nigerian graduates to the state of animals in a ranch. When I see the administrators of the National Youth Service Commission, I feel like hanging them if not to have them shot. The ...