A DECADE and a half after Nigeria returned to democratic rule, the people are still reeling under the jackboot of soldiers across the country. From Lagos to Kaduna, Odi to Badagry and Jos to Enugu, ...
These are jumpy days, and if you want to stir up a little quick anti-government lather, the thing to do is invoke the image of a person in jackboots. Jackboot – it does have a nasty ring. Yet the term ...