■ Can the independence of Guinea Bissau be sustained. By our Political Analyst: The proclamation of the birth of Guinea Bissau albeit unilaterally by the P.A.I.G.C. on 23rd September 1973 was one of the most courageous acts of an oppressed indi genous people in modern Africa’s political history ■ Newbreed politics: 1976: Why the military should continue: 1976 is the target date the military voluntarily indicated as a possibility to hand over power to civilian politicians. ■ International scene: The world wide oil for arms scramble: As all the giant industrialised nations of the world brood hopelessly in the chil ling pool of the Arab oil squeeze, a new and potentially dangerous dimension in the pattern of international trade is begin ning to emerge—the "arms for oil" deals ■ The crisis of surplus women: MrsMary Babalola:Perhaps, one of the biggest setbacks to a place! There are so many sweet birds the women liberation movement in this about that you don't know which one to country today could be found in the pheno- choose". I answered him over my shoul menon called "Women Explosion". ■ Entertainment: The blues comes to Lagos: Sunday, the 25th day of November 1973 and Lagos, ever in search of new thrills, was listening to "The Thrill is Gone". The blues had come to Lagos in the person of the master of the art, Riley B. King, popularly known as B.B. King. B.B. had been to some African countries on a tour