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Same Terrorist, Two Death Announcements — And The State Says “Trust Us This Time”?

Nigeria’s Presidency has announced the killing of ISWAP commander Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a joint operation involving Nigerian security forces and international partners in the...

Middle East Conflict: The Reality in Nigeria

The US and Israel are on one side. Iran is on the opposite side. Tempers are flaring. There are irreconcilable differences. Accusations and counter...

US, Israel, and Iran: Nigeria’s Hypocritical Culture

Hypocrites are subliminal enemies to humanity. They are everywhere – in churches, mosques, communities, and work environments. They usually present a misleading façade, sometimes...

MLK: A Tribute to a Quintessential Black American

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." - Martin Luther King Jr. "The ultimate measure of a man is...

Donald Trump as the Scourge of American Democracy

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers-Aristotle.  In democracy the poor will have more power than the rich,...

Thank you, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan!

Those who have seen the causative effects of thunder will refrain from taking part in abusing Sango---the King of Koso (Ẹni tí Ṣàngó bá...

Donald Trump and the Emerging Questions on Electoral Democracy

As I lay back and watched the news last night on the developing events in Washington, DC, the best phrase to describe what I...

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From Kano with Love

Democracy includes the maintenance and the nurturing of effective State structures and organs in an efficient and fair manner.  Democracy involves listening to your people and acting in everyone’s behalf.  That is, the leadership must be accountable to the people, and human rights must be respected...

Wetin You Carry! A Therapeutic Metaphor?

Wetin you carry is a metaphor. It is the shame of a continent. A nation of 155 million people. An unfulfilled promise. Totally inept, uninteresting, visionless, violent and lacking character. Equally depressing, because she will be 50 years old next year...

Nigerians in the Diaspora, Nigeria's Worst Enemies?

Rather than making sweeping remarks at Nigerians in the Diaspora, Nigerian leaders should demonstrate genuine love for our land and our people by talking less and acting more in making life worth living for Nigerians...

Occupying the streets

A ruffian in ragged police-uniform pulled at my hair, stood a number of us up and shoved us ahead of him towards a stinking corner. I shared a cell with 17 others and I was happy!

What are Crimes against Humanity?

What is genocide? How many people do you need to kill before you qualify as genocidal?  How many millions do you need to steal from your people before it becomes “impermissible in International Law”?  Do you have to transfer the whole budgetary vote to your private accounts in London before it becomes “impermissible”?

Politics And The Future Of Nigeria

Few weeks ago, it was announced that the administration will be spending over US$600m on power, does that not mean that that the US$16b spent by the last administration is gone?

So, Nigerians Are Deeply Uninformed?

What has so far surprised me is not that Nigerians did not know most of what has happened and is happening as released by Wikkileaks. Shocking is the level of shock being expressed in newspapers across the country...

A Minister's Arrogance

Recently, the Minster of Foreign Affairs has been making headlines and this is due to his non-appearance before the House committee on Foreign Affairs to explain the level of last year's budget and defend the 2009 estimates...

From Out Of The Shadows To Unfinished Greatness

Ekiti State Governor John Kayode Fayemi has remained an...

High Cost of Governance, Bad Governance: The Relationship

What is going on in all the three tiers of government is tantamount to, if not worse than, bold-faced, daylight armed robbery of the people of Nigeria. It is calculated that our rulers consume over 80% of the total revenue that accrue to Nigeria in the name of governance...