The Israelis have on their hands:
a very big issue: what to do with the fiery chief-Hassan Nasrallah the boastful
leader of Hezbollah. Every now and then, the Israelis wake up to face some kind
of threat from this violent “powerful” leader of the Lebanese underground group;
his mission is to remind them that his group was ready for them with 100,000-150,000
rockets targeted at their major cities;
and to add fear to his speeches often
issued from hideouts he would say: “no one will be spared “, reminiscent of the
days of Goliath, the Philistine who was a torn in the flesh to the children of
Israel. Just like him, Hassan, talks boastfully, promising death and
destruction if they ever venture into the Lebanese territory. The Hezbollah
leader and his group had fought Israel in 2006 resulting to casualties on both
sides. Now he is back on the beat tasking his group to be ready and daring the
Israelis to come out. “This man speaks only one language: vulgar”, said one Ado
Ibrahim. He should calm down and find
other things to do with his life instead of issuing daily threats. “But I like
to see him make good his threats, otherwise he may be seen as a coward”,
disclosed Ibrahim Yerima an ardent political observer.
Journalism has continued to evolve since the days of veterans like Professors Alfred Opubor, Onoura Nwuneli, Ralph Akinfeleye, Adidi Uyo, Idowu Sobowale, and other greats, not to mention the shining lights of flawless prose writing like Dan Agbese, Ray Ekpu, Yakubu Muhammed, Dele Gowa, and not least, Olatunji Dare. But the entrance of Sahara Reporters appears to deviate from those widely held pragmatic principles of decency. Stories by our reporters In those days, the Department of Mass Communication of the University of Lagos was very hot and remains so to date. Exciting lecturers in the mold of Dr Adidi Uyo, Ralph Akinfeleye, and Idowu Sobowale made teachings very robust and thirsty to listeners. Students learnt the trade and picked up fast. They taught the tenets of practical journalism exhaustively and left no stone unturned. They made journalism so sweet that students were always hungry to learn more; the thrills were such that even the 13 points cut-off mark for entry ...

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