On Wednesday, on a Lagos based radio station Nigeria Info 99.3fm I had the privilege of discussing the issues around the Sovereign National Conference. Professor Pat Utomi was part of the discussion. We differed on the Sovereign National Conference.
The western media likes to create its own news. News is about perspectives. Beyond the real events, the reportage, a critical factor in determining the perspectives of the news matters as much as the news itself. Nigeria is no longer one country according to the western press. Nigeria has since become the Muslim-North and the Christian-South.
AFRICAN Heads of State and diplomats were in a celebratory mood when the $200 million African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, was inaugurated on January 30. Built and furnished by the government of China, it is claimed the complex symbolises the single-minded dedication of that country to a vision of “strategic partnership” with African states.