Nobody's ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian.
Adeola Fayehun's ambush of ageing Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has catapulted the queen of Nigerian satire, already a star in many countries in Africa, into the international spotlight.
Let's be honest: if it had not been for us – activists, scholars, policymakers, artists, celebrities, dignitaries, and every day concerned citizens of the world throughout the world – we would not be experiencing the very necessary virtual Nigerian spring that we are experiencing today.
Amnesty set out on Wednesday the case against five senior Nigerian officers in a 133-page report based on hundreds of interviews, including with military sources, and leaked defence ministry documents.
Chinua Achebe has declined the Nigerian government's attempt to name him a Commander of the Federal Republic.
Related: Nigerian laureate Wole Soyinka laments 'vicious, unprincipled' election He complained of irregularities, however, including alleged APC voters who were underage or brought in from neighbouring Chad and Niger.
He is thought to be the first to call the result on Monday evening, soon followed by the Nigerian community news group Sahara Reporters.
Related: How Sepp Blatter won the hearts and minds of Africa to ride out Fifa storms Amaju Pinnick, president of the Nigerian football association, said Blatter could not be held responsible for the actions of subordinate officials.
For instance, I know British passport holders in the UK who keep secret their Nigerian roots at work because of the negative perceptions created by the country's notorious e-scammers.
That's also freed up Nigerian troops at a time they're also making some headway with procurement of helicopters, armoured personnel carriers and thermal imaging equipment that allows them to attack camps at night".
"A ship has been deployed," said a Nigerian presidential adviser, Remi Oyo.
