Amnesty : The Day After
As the deadline given to the Niger Delta militants over the amnesty offer by the Federal Government draws close, I actually wonder if the end of the crisis plaguing the region is at hand and yet looking closely at the facts in issue and the history of the agitation in the oil rich region, I honestly do not think so.
When I heard about the amnesty deal from the President in the month of June, I realized that as a country we were yet to learn from history. The 60 day deal was almost like patting a person with gnawing hunger on the back and telling him to go to sleep.
Whipping Skirts And The Fraternity Of The Boys
I have never wanted to be a man. I cannot imagine stuffing myself into a pair of trousers every day of my life. But then, I am sure there are men who will shudder at the thought of being transformed overnight into a woman by a fairy god mother gone berserk or the fearsome witch in the village. Yet for some reason, men fascinate me. You watch them grow from dawdling clumsy childhood marked with big knobby knees to swash buckling adulthood characterized by premier league matches and beer guzzling meetings. I am intrigued by the male of our species. I really am.