A man was grieving yesterday over the loss of his 19-month-old child, Daniel Igba, who was snatched from him amid the clash at Mile 12 on the outskirts of Lagos.
“He may be a son of a bitch, but he’s our son of a bitch.” U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). This is the single unbroken rule of Western engagement with African leadership. This principle applies as much to African heads of state as it does to the powers that back them. Steal for the West, and you become an “astute politician.” Steal from them, or worse, steal for your country, and you become a monster in need of removal. ...