Are we holding ourselves hostage? Boko Haram is showing us what it is like making life unbearable for citizens and a nation ungovernable. Although many of us get agitated when it is said that the people behind Boko Haram are…
Are we holding ourselves hostage? Boko Haram is showing us what it is like making life unbearable for citizens and a nation ungovernable. Although many of us get agitated when it is said that the people behind Boko Haram are…
Being the news addict that I am, I was flicking in between channels for updates since I missed the national news when I stumbled across a very very distressing news report on Arise. The reporter said that Boko Haram torched…
Last month there was uproar about David Cameron standing up for his faith This week UKIP leader made clear his views about foreigners in particular Romanians. The nation is up in arms against him for daring to say his…
The issue of whether tribes, regions and faiths should have the autonomy to lead themselves or remain under one rule have always been at the bottom of every problem we have had in Nigeria. Our leaders know the truth…
WHY ARE AFRICAN/NIGERIA POLITICIANS/LEADERS ABLE TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER UNDER THE WATCH OF THEIR CITIZENS? Because we willfully and sometimes inadvertently connive with them under our shared unwritten but powerful and badly entrenched attitudes including most importantly: conspiracy of…
WHAT ARE THE OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSES OF THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, STATE GOVERNORS, SENATORS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE MEMBERS, MINISTERS, COUNCILLORS ETC? I have so many things to say to them but have no way of getting my words and ideas across. In…
This is the second colonisation of Africa on our open invitation A few years back I learnt about China entering into agreement to build roads, railways, hospitals and others for Congo. I smelt a rat and asked if this is…
As many of us would accept, Nigerians are not the easiest people on earth to lead or please. We are all more intelligent than each other and will not be told or dictated to by anyone be him a leader…
Following series of embarrassing events in Nigeria in 2012, I resolved never to address any Nigerian leader as His/Her Excellency or Honourable because there is sincerely nothing excellent or honourable about poverty of mind and character along with absolute dishonour…
AND YET I SPEAK I have been accused of pulling ranks, gender, tribal and religious bashing. I have been mocked and laughed off. I have been called names and blamed for hitting up the polity and spreading hate. Some people…