Letters - Page 96

The intersectionality of sexuality in Nigeria

SIR: Many have argued that homosexuality in Nigeria is a Western import, a concept imposed through colonisation and Western influence. However, historical evidence and cultural narratives suggest otherwise. George Olusola Ajibade’s examination
17 hours ago

Atiku’s return to the PDP

SIR: It is so sad and unfortunate that some members of the Adamawa State Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) are feeling threatened by the return of the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. I
14 years ago

Wanted: Structural reform

SIR: Pat Utomi, professor of political economy and entrepreneurship in The Guardian of Sunday April 11, 2010, advised that the “challenge of the Finance Ministry is to rebuild credit economy.” I am
14 years ago

Between Lagos and BBC2

SIR: Watching “Welcome to Lagos” on BBC2 at 9.00 pm on Thursaday, April 15 and April 22, 2010, I was perturbed by the way Lagos city was portrayed to the international community
14 years ago

Let IBB be

SIR: Yorubas are never known to be hard-hearted people. It is very unfortunate that respectable Yoruba leaders including Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and others boycotted the Edo bi-partisan
14 years ago

Between EFCC and Nasir el-Rufai

SIR: Upon his recent return to the country, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai made clear that it is his personal priority to clear his name of the slander that the EFCC has for the
14 years ago

Leave NECO alone

SIR: I read a piece in The Guardian, March 11, 2010, titled “How NECO ripped us off” by one Mohammed Shehu and others. In fact, I am not surprised. If Mohammed Shehu
14 years ago

If Gani were alive

SIR: April 22, 2010 would have been the 72nd birthday of Chief Gani Fawehinmi had it been that the cruel hand of death did not reach him on September 5, 2009. Many
14 years ago

Against Ahmed Sani Yerima

SIR: The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) hereby calls on the Senate leadership to activate the relevant rules of the upper chamber to immediately suspend Ahmed Sani Yerima, Senator representing Zamfara
14 years ago

Attention PHCN

  Sir: I wish to inform the PHCN authorities that the broken 11KVA pole before Udu bridge is causing a lot of hardship to those of us who live along Ovwian and
14 years ago

Jonathan And 2011

Sir: The bitter truth is that democracy is a culture governed by a set of rules and standards of behaviour. Even when an agreement, written or unwritten, does not favour our sentiment
14 years ago