By Iorzua Shaagba

When I arrived at the NUJ Press Centre, Jalingo, a couple of journalists were already seated, listening to the address of Atiku Dan Shetima, Taraba State Coordinator of Goodluck-Namadi Presidential Movement. The arguments were carefully marshalled to justify his choice. I saw through the prism of the support sycophancy which has become a characterization of the Nigerian elite which gangrene has also affected the ordinary people.

By Abdulrahman Abdulraheem

If there was ever a doubt that something fundamental is wrong with this country, the headlines of Nigerian dailies this week removed it completely. While the president was defending the group that claimed responsibility for the anniversary bomb salute; a faction of the group further indicted him that he was only trying to rope in innocent northerners. Another faction of the group visited him and claimed ignorance of the blasts on behalf of the group. His political opponents asked him to resign, citing incompetence.