Not so sure of how to deal with him, a panicky government outlawed him while he had travelled abroad. The state later dropped the charges without any explanation. It is also recalled how the Kanu state once frustrated the push to free airwaves in the early 1990s. Salim Lone, who published Viva, and Pius Nyamora of Society, were hounded out of the country, their publications banned. Right from State House all the way down, the attitude and conduct has been one of regal and monarchical autocracy.

Source: Standard Digital February 09, 2018 21:00 UTC