by Tola Adenle As I write this in the early hours of the morning after the legislative elections, several feelings overwhelm me.   Trepidation, about the giddy news trickling through from my usual sources of Nigerian news: Sahara Reporters, NEXT and the NATION; fear, about what reactionary forces may have as answers to fight back […]

Former publisher of the women’s bi-monthly, Emotan (1977-1984) and op-ed columnist with The Nation, Tola Adenle now publishes her writing here on http://emotan.wordpress.com.  The blog encourages an active discussion around matters social and political related to Nigeria, so feel free to comment! “Polling” seems to be the latest addition to deceiving the Nigerian people but […]

Former publisher of the women’s bi-monthly, Emotan (1977-1984) and op-ed columnist with The Nation, Tola Adenle now publishes her writing here on http://emotan.wordpress.com.  This is a re-print of an article first published in The Nation.  The blog encourages an active discussion around matters social and political related to Nigeria, so feel free to comment but […]