Obiano’s sin and Bianca’s dirty slap, By Lasisi Olagunju

With women, there is never an end to a war- any war in which their core interest is involved. When they win, they sip choice wines with the skull of the enemy. When they lose, they, in bitterness, weep, withdraw and go underground to continue the fight by other means. What we saw in Awka between the wife of outgone governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, and Bianca, daughter of ex-governor C.C. Onoh and widow of ex-governor, ex-warlord, Emeka Ojukwu, was a phase in a battle of class and ego…

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Umahi and The Wages of Harlotry, By Lasisi Olagunju

“Like preening, thieving birds, it is not the size of a political party but how clever its operatives are, that determines how many governors or legislators it could have in Nigeria.”   “Thieves of a feather” is the title of a piece written by American journalist, Emily Sohn in the December 19, 2007 edition of ScienceNewsforStudents. Great writings advertise themselves first with great titles. You were probably suckled in a cliched world where birds of a feather always flocked together. And in that world, your teacher warned you never to…

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