nigeria at 60

  ‘Bad Boy’ Nigeria @ 60 An Article by Tony Ogunlowo         Independence Day! It’s Birthday Time as Nigeria turns 60. The President will  light the candles on the nations cake and cut it (- probably imported from Harrods in London) and there will be a big bash at Aso Rock with past presidents, important dignitaries and foreign ambassadors invited. They will drink, make merry and pose for countless photo sessions. But is there really anything to celebrate? No! The country is in a worse state than it was 60 years ago when the Union Jack came down and Nigeria’s green and white flag went up: a Man doesn’t know where his next loaf of bread is going to come from or whether he’ll even live to see the next day; mass unemployment has created a gene...