Daily Independent (Lagos)
19 Novembre 2008
After repeated harassment, detention and arrest of staff of Leadership Newspapers by the police and the State Security service (SSS), the publisher and some editorial staff have yet, again arrested. This was barely 24 hours after editors detained at the weekend were released. The persecution - as people now see it - has gone on to the extent that many Nigerians are now wondering to what end has ...
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closing ones eyes so firmly because a bad man is passing by, will if time is not taken, only result in losing sight of very many good men, who would have also passed by, and who could be beneficial to ones cause.
Must OBASANJO be mentioned with EVERYTHING considered negative???
We will NOT move anywhere with this attitude of the Nigerian press.
By the way, I noticed that ONLY foreign media carried the news of Obasanjos appointment as UN envoy, while the home media were still busy vilifying the man, beating a fallen man as they say. Just this I have for those angry with the appointment, "IBAJE ENIA KO DA'SE OLUWA DURO" literally, 'who God bless, no man can curse!'