I have observed that some Nigerian commentators on Nigerian affairs have been inoculated by hellish thoughts when discussing our country. They seem to think convincingly that when they let out a string of curses on Nigeria, they sound tough and learned…
Easter eggs which play a great part in this day’s celebration were common in all heathen nations. The fable of the egg declares that ‘an egg of wondrous size fell from heaven into the river Euphrates; the fish rolled it to the bank, where doves settled upon it and hatched it; and out came Astarte, or Ishtar, the goddess of Easter’. Easter, Christmas, Lady Day, Lent and other Babylonian festivals were all borrowed from this religion and were all observed centuries before Christ…
The ongoing general elections in Nigeria could be described as an eye opener to the real problems Nigeria has with leadership. In the light of the revelations, we are getting a clearer picture of why it might take us – like a prophet of doom said – about forty years to get rid of PDP…
Ballot Box Snatchings, Results Declaration at Gun-points, and Bloated figures: Delta as Case-study
The National Assembly elections is come and in the main gone. In the main because there are areas where they were postponed and in areas where they held some persons are bound to go to the tribunals to seek redress for many reasons…
Nigerian politicians are not worth dying for. They take us for granted. This is why we must not take our lives for granted for the ascension of any political contender…
We need profound scientific thinkers who will not violate the people’s trust. We do not need thugs in political office, who are afflicted by Mormonism. There are faithful, God-fearing citizens, who pray for national resurgence…
Never before in the history of the country has a general election generated such feverish excitement among Nigerians – at home and in the diaspora – like the 2011 April Polls…
We are not all guilty of thinking and surrendering to the idea that things cannot change for the better in Nigeria. Whilst a lot more can be done to improve the voting process in the country, most of those that voted were clearly satisfied with the way things went during the last voting exercise…
The Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, one of the nation’s most colourful and cerebral legislators in the Federal House of Representatives will not be returning to it as a member when it reconvenes in May…
Nigeria has made great strides since it gained independence from the British in 1960. Civil-War torn and ravaged by inter-ethnic prejudice, it has been able to transform itself into a state with democratic elections…
Happily, the ugly dramatic idiocy of Mr. Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast has tragically ended in his utter disgrace…
