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Girls For Sale – Difference Between Old And New Benin

February 21, 2020 9:44 am

In the dark days of slavery, the Benin Kingdom was one of the few territories in the southern part of Nigeria where slavery did not thrive with the active collaboration of the locals, especially kings and chiefs. Instead, the kingdom was known for its stout refusal to participate in what was then the common practice of selling indigenes out to Europeans for the ultimate journey into slavery.

It should therefore be considered an irony of history that the two states that probably incorporated the Benin Kingdom of old – Edo and Delta states – are today arguably the headquarters of …

President Muhammadu Buhari

Buhari, I’m Not Shocked You’re Shocked

February 2, 2020 1:12 pm

It’s now all too obvious. The ostrich has nowhere to bury its head.  The blame game has ended. The blamers can’t manufacture further excuses and fibs. The nation’s security system has collapsed. The security agents are themselves looking for who will secure them. The bandits, terrorists, kidnappers are having a romp. And guess what? Our president is in shock. Yes, President Muhammadu Buhari says he’s shocked at the current level of insecurity. The ragtag army of goons has shocked the retired tough General. Prickly paradox!

Like a man jarred from deep slumber, Buhari has just realized that he has pushed …

Subtle Shades Of Sexual Harassment Women Suffer

February 2, 2020 8:35 am
I was at the salon to make my hair at one time and the young man who attended to me was unusually nice, even though I’m a nice person myself.

Once he settled to make my hair, the harassment started. There was a bulge in his midsection. He was obviously aroused and he gently kept brushing and pressing his hard-on on my body on purpose as he was making my hair.

First, I felt I should just allow him frustrate himself, pretend like nothing was touching me until he tires himself out.

But it looked like the more uninterested I …

Dr. Umar Johnson

Kobe Bryant: Dr Umar Lists Alleged Killers

February 2, 2020 3:41 am

Even as investigators dive into searching for what actually killed NBA legend Kobe Bryant, there’s a rumour that the basketball legend was deliberately killed.

According to Dr. Umar, an American clinical psychologist and advocate for black people, the helicopter propeller was sabotaged to kill Kobe Bryant and the National Basketball Association (NBA) surely knows something about it.

Even though that is mere allegations until proven, Dr. Umar went on to disclose that until Kobe Bryant’s death he had a legal battle with a big pharmaceutical company over the use of the name Black Mamba.

“They did not crash because of …

Sanda’s Death Sentence And The Sharia Justice That Gave It

January 28, 2020 12:45 am

The crime was committed in Abuja and tried in a federal high court.

All convicted capital offenders get an automatic appeal which can be continued up to the Supreme court.

If all appeals are exhausted, the execution can only be carried out by an executive order by a duly elected governor which the FCT does not have. The minister of FCT is not constitutionality empowered to grant pardons or a prerogative of mercy. So if the minister can not grant pardons, he can not sign warrants either.
Who then will sign her death warrant as constitutionally mandated for executions?

This …

Emefiele’s Silver Bullet

January 27, 2020 8:08 am

In ancient mythology and folklore, silver is seen to have magical powers, used to conquer and combat monsters and used to ultimately overcome challenges faced by Knights and heroes of old. 

In Nigeria, one of the monsters that have needed to be faced head on is a regime of high interest rates and its impeding effects on the growth of the country. Most recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), led by Governor Godwin Emefiele, decided to take on the challenge of addressing this deterrent to domestic economic growth in Nigeria.

Historically in Nigeria, interest rates have always been high, …

Fulanis Benefit Nothing From Nigeria, Miyetti Women Leader

January 26, 2020 4:53 am

 

The National Women Leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, a Fulani socio-cultural association, Hajiya Baheejah Mahmood, has said Nigeria will know the importance of Fulani if they go on strike for one week.

She lamented that the Fulani people has contributed a lot to the Nigerian economy but they benefited nothing in return.

She stated this in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune.

Read Also: ‘Yorubas Are Primitive’: FFK Replies Miyetti Allah

When asked on what the Fulani people has contributed to the economy of the country she said: “The Fulani contribute a lot to the economy of the …

Uniting Against Poverty

January 24, 2020 2:18 pm

There is need for increased partnership between the public and private sectors to address the rising incidence of poverty in the country, writes Obinna Chima

Globally, the gap between the haves and the have nots have continued to swell.
On daily basis, thousands of migrant from Africa, mostly Nigerians, attempt to enter into Europe and other continents in search of greener pastures, in order to get out of what they perceive as the excruciating poverty in the continent.

In the course of this, a lot of them migrate through dangerous route through to Europe through Libya, with thousands of them …

Africans And Foreign Organised Religions

Africans And Foreign Organised Religions

January 22, 2020 8:08 pm

Foreign organised religions from the West and Arab nations which were used to further subjugate and make Africans better slaves to the slave masters in the colonial days, unfortunately, are very much prevalent in the contemporary African society.

The Catholic faith which was the pioneer of Christianity invented “Confession,” purposely for the white priests to know and checkmate the activities of slaves that might be rebellious, and Africans ignorantly thought that they were confessing their sins to a Supreme Being up in the sky that had the power to cleanse them of their so-called sins through the Catholic priests. 

Quite …

The Northern Nigeria And The Rest Of Us

January 22, 2020 7:02 am

 

Northern Nigeria may be educationally disadvantaged, but they are not politically disadvantaged. Have you ever wondered why the North has always succeeded in pitching the Igbos, Yorubas and others against themselves while gunning for power?

Isn’t it surprising that the much primitive and less educated North have been outsmarting the more developed and educated South?

Some of the answers can be gotten from this Sardauna’s quote:

“The new Nation called Nigeria should be an estate of our great grand father Othman Dan Fodio. We must ruthlessly prevent the change of power. We must use the minorities in the north, …

Can Igbos And Yorubas Form An Alliance Against The North?

January 19, 2020 1:40 pm

No doubt these two tribes are the two most industrous tribes (Quote anywhere) in Africa. Yet, maybe thats one of the demerits of being too successful; “Die hard Competition” they dont want to see themselves succeed evidenced in the first republic and the second republic. One group stays top the other go into a frenzy of backstabbing and indefinite opposition politics. So I can generously assume that the both groups are suffering from over prosperity syndrome.

“Power is like a shadow. It resides exactly where men who are under its control think it resides”

The above is true with …

Major Gideon Orkar: What You Need To Know About Him.

January 16, 2020 7:13 am

 

Major Gwarzar Gideon Orkar was a Nigerian military officer who in April 22, 1990, staged a violent coup against the government of General Ibrahim Babangida. Orkar and his Co-plotters took control of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) radio station, various military posts around Lagos. They also succeeded in taking control of Dodan Barracks, Lagos, which is then military headquarters and presidential residence. According to report, the then Military dictator General Ibrahim Babangida was present when the barracks were attacked but managed to escape by a back route.

In his coup address, Major Orkar called for the excision …

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