http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/achebe-and-i-are-not-fathers-of-african-literature-soyinka/ Chinua is entitled to better than being escorted to his grave with that monotonous, hypocritical aria of deprivation’s lament, orchestrated by those who, as we say in my part of the world, “dye their mourning weeds a deeper indigo than those of the bereaved”. He deserves his peace. Me too! And right now, not posthumously. …

A senior operative in an Al Qaeda-linked group in war-torn northern Mali has surrendered to Mauritania, a security source told AFP on Monday.

Islamist spokesman surrenders in Mauritania

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/state-of-emergency-3-soldiers-14-boko-haram-members-dead/ The mop-up operation also revealed that seven soldiers were wounded, 20 terrorists apprehended, while seven vehicles and 13 handsets, belonging to the sect members, were recovered

State of emergency: 3 soldiers, 14 Boko Haram members dead

www.vanguardngr.com

As the military…

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/05/emergency-rule-yielding-results-jonathan/ A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe said: “President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed gratitude to all Nigerians for the overwhelming support they have given to the declaration of state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States.

Emergency rule…