June 5, 2023

Dysfunctional Nigerian Refineries And The Fulani Domination

June 5, 2023 2:51 am

It betrays every iota of common sense to think that a country with a substantial part of its earth’s crust filled with crude oil is currently facing an existential threat due to a man-made energy crisis. Despite being one of Africa’s biggest oil producers, Nigeria is today, unable to refine a drop of crude oil after over six decades of oil exploration. While ‘everyday Nigerians’ continue to groan under the harsh realities that are a result of this abnormality, what they must now understand is that the crux of their problem is tied to a particular oligarchy that has sworn …

Africans Must Destroy Their Inferiority Complex

June 5, 2023 2:28 am

Sometimes, the captives get so used to captivity that they miss their chance to leave. Like victims of Stockholm syndrome, Africans cannot see themselves any other way except for the way their ‘white’ oppressors and abusers see them. Their belief is simple ‘White is right and black is wrong’ ‘White is perfect and black is flawed’.

But how did we get here? How did the inferiority complex eat so deeply into the system of Africans that they forget to look within or even around them to see the wonderful things that Africans have done and are still doing?

It all …

Tony Ejiogu: Why Imo Must Seek A New Deal

June 5, 2023 2:23 am

For many decades, the trend has been for shadily ‘selected’ political rulers to keep a few people pacified, amassing a lot of wealth for themselves and their few selected partners. They sometimes rule with an iron fist, yet, prior to commencing the campaign for their second term, they begin to embark on a well hatched plot to deceive the masses. They immediately commence on visible projects—typically road construction which has unfortunately become the yard stick to measure performance.

By offering a very insignificant piece of the pie, they win the support of traditional leaders and selfish opinion molders, who then …