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Tinubu's Presidency A Reality Nigerians Must Simply Face

Tinubu’s Presidency: A Reality Nigerians Must Simply Face

May 4, 2023 3:10 am

Perhaps, President Muhammadu Buhari was figuratively right when he declared that members of the opposition lost the elections because they were ‘too confident’. That comment from the President has been met with widespread opprobrium, but a deeper look at it will reveal that it is not too far from the truth.

The members of the opposition, particularly the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party were quite confident before the elections. They underestimated the man called Bola Tinubu and overrated Nigeria’s abysmal electoral system. Despite obvious signs that an ‘Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) whose Chairman and National Commissioners …

Nigeria Must Get Her Educational System Right

Nigeria Must Get Her Educational System Right

May 4, 2023 3:00 am

There are no right words to describe Nigeria’s educational sector, but abysmally and terribly deteriorated might be a good place to start. Rather than asking what is wrong with Nigeria’s educational sector, the question would be, ‘What isn’t?’

Education in Nigeria is riddled with issues like outdated educational curricula, poor funding, lack of infrastructure, nonexistent libraries, poor access to quality education at all levels, and incessant strikes at the tertiary level. Get rid of incompetent teachers and unqualified teachers, and we might be getting somewhere with identifying the problems.

However, the problems of the educational sector in Nigeria are …

Gang Of Looters Part 11

Gang Of Looters: Part 11

May 1, 2023 3:45 am

Chief Timbabu was a man whose mere presence could cause men of timber and caliber to tremble, men who are very well respected in the political and government scenes, men who the citizens of the entire state of Lasegeria respected and honoured; yet these men bowed to the supreme authority of his words. An authority he brandished everywhere but in his home.

Anyone who ever finds him or herself in the know of how his home scene operates would be amazed at the stark contrast when compared to what his political scene was like. The roaring and ruthless lion of …

Nigerians Should Scorn, Not Forgive Buhari

Nigerians Should Scorn, Not Forgive Buhari

May 1, 2023 3:36 am

It is less than a month until President Muhammadu Buhari leaves the stage after what can be best described as the most abysmal and shameful performance, leaving behind a crowd of disappointed and dissatisfied audiences. What does he have to say for himself after promising Nigerians the world but giving them nothing short of hell? He has prepared a plea for forgiveness to those he has hurt along the line of his service.

While his forgiveness message came as a shock to some people, those who have gained an understanding of his antics, as well as that of other politicians …

Without Restructuring, Nigeria Is Bound To Collapse

Without Restructuring, Nigeria Is Bound To Collapse

May 1, 2023 3:28 am

Lately, Nigerian leaders have shown how detached from reality they are. They have continued to cling to delusions, bask in their untenable euphoria, and celebrate gross inadequacies. Rather than pay attention to the systemic challenges plaguing the country and the agnonising cries for restructuring, they have remained aloof while carelessly flaunting their ability to resist change even in the face of potent danger. What they have perhaps failed to acknowledge is that their foolishness can be fatal and destructive because the current retarded system operating in Nigeria that they hold strongly to, is headed for the rocks if the right …

Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo Needs To Push For The Release Of Kanu

Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo Needs To Push For The Release Of Kanu

May 1, 2023 3:27 am

There is a popular Igbo adage that says; ‘Okenye adighị anọ n’ụlọ nne ewu amụọ n’ogbịrị’ which when loosely translated to English means that an elder does not sit at home and watch a tethered goat deliver. It is never expected that things should go wrong in the presence of an elder. While the elder is looked up to always solve a problem as soon as it arises, he or she is also expected to take expedient steps to demonstrate leadership.

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has been unjustly incarcerated for the past …

Gang Of Looters: Part 10

Gang Of Looters: Part 10

April 27, 2023 5:11 am

Umar Kassim was already developing deep animosity toward Chief Timbabu. If there was a way to slowly end the life of the overlord without raising suspicion, he will have done so. The video recording that Kulala Bodega was in possession of also made the situation more complicated. 

For Umar Kassim, just like he anticipated, his life was no longer the same as soon as he began the publications on Chief Timbabu. He no longer had access to the luxurious life he had gotten accustomed to. His job was dangerous and he knew it. But he rarely bothered because he …

$2.4bn Oil Theft Don't Expect The Truth From Malami

$2.4bn Oil Theft: Don’t Expect The Truth From Malami

April 27, 2023 3:52 am

As Nigerians count down to the last days of the catastrophic Muhammadu Buhari administration and the historic mindless corruption that was concomitant with it, one name that will never appear for the right reasons any time the story of the maladministration is told is Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice. He is solely responsible for many acts of wickedness that were perpetrated by the government against the Nigerian people and posterity will never be kind to him.

All over the world, the role of the Attorney-General in any thriving democracy is first to uphold …

The Time To Save Imo Is Now!

The Time To Save Imo Is Now!

April 27, 2023 3:44 am

At drinking bars, in small circles, and in big gatherings, indeed anywhere you find Imolites, politics is sure to be a major topic of discussion. Most will say their state has wallowed in abject misrule for many years. They will criticise the different shades of politicians they feel have taken turns to rape and bastardise their state, keeping her painfully underdeveloped. Sadly, this is the impression of most Imolites.

The docility of the electorate has allowed politicians in most states in Nigeria to do as they please without any form of resistance. Over the years, elections and electoral processes have …

Sudan Crisis Why Africans Should Be Concerned

Sudan Crisis: Why Africans Should Be Concerned

April 27, 2023 3:33 am

Sudan is boiling at the moment. What started as a disagreement between the President and Head of the Sudanese military forces, General Abdel Fattah al Burhan, and the leader of the Rapid Support Forces, RSF, General Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, has managed to unleash a humanitarian crisis in the country.

Both men had worked together to remove former longstanding dictator, President Omar Al Bashir, taking advantage of the protracted protests by pro-democratic forces demanding a return to elective rule. A transitional diarchy of military and civilian representatives was put together to work out the terms of a new democratic order, however, …

Imo 2023 Opposition Must Unite To Defeat Uzodinma - Chukwu

Imo 2023: Opposition Must Unite To Defeat Uzodinma – Chukwu

April 24, 2023 4:50 am

Following the conclusion of the primary elections for various parties ahead of the November gubernatorial elections in Imo State, political gladiators have once again returned to the drawing table to develop strategies on how to either wrestle power away from or help Governor Hope Uzodinma to retain his position in Douglas House. One of these politicians who will play a major role in making that decision is Hon. Athan Chukwu. 

Hon Chukwu was a councilor during the military regime of IBB and has been in active politics for over three decades. He is a political leader in Emekuku Ward 2 …

Why Nigerian Government Must Free And Apologise To Kanu

Why Nigerian Government Must Free And Apologise To Kanu

April 24, 2023 4:37 am

In the last days of the President Muhammadu Buhari maladministration, it has opened its window of apologies and has been dishing them out almost daily. What continues to be perplexing is why the outgoing nepotistic and brutal government has chosen to be unrepentant in its evil ways by being selective with its apologies. Indeed, if there is anyone that deserves this apology as much as the millions of Nigerians whose lives Buhari deliberately destroyed, it should be the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu whom the Buhari junta violated in so many ways without any form …

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