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Senate Presidency Loss: Kalu And The Other Southern Stooges

Senate Presidency Loss: Kalu And The Other Southern Stooges

June 15, 2023 3:12 am

In 1960, under the guise of independence, Nigeria went from a full colonial of the British to the partial indirect control of a small group of narrow-minded individuals who are now referred to as the Fulani Oligarchy. Unlike the European colonisers, they have been more subtle and unscrupulous with their Machiavellian moves and their grip appears to be stronger.

This group which is populated mostly by people who are mostly of the Fulani stock, owns and runs every military and paramilitary outfit in Nigeria which has helped them solidify their unrelenting hold on power in the country.

Southern Nigerians have …

Subsidy When Will Tinubu Cut Nigeria's Cost

Subsidy: When Will Tinubu Cut Nigeria’s Cost Of Governance?

June 12, 2023 4:20 am

Successive Nigerian governments have for many years continued to hold on to the selfish narrative that citizens must make sacrifices if they ever want to experience a difference in their lives or anything with the semblance of development. However, these same citizens who have had to endure years of bad governance have continuously watched their leaders do the exact opposite of what they preach.

Once again, ordinary Nigerians have been called upon to make fresh sacrifices. This time, for the removal of fuel subsidy. But the apparent reality is that these citizens would have been more willing to cooperate if …

Why Nigeria Needs To Restructure Now Or Disintegrate

Why Nigeria Needs To Restructure Now Or Disintegrate

June 8, 2023 3:25 am

Unknown to the people who currently run Nigeria, the country as presently constituted is living on borrowed time and if the structure is not tinkered with, it will only be a matter of time before it cataclysmically implodes. Alarms have repeatedly sounded and have only been greeted with deaf ears, however, this pretense can only be sustained for a while and this is something the present crop of Nigerian leaders must be made to come to terms with. 

Africa’s most populous country – Nigeria is an amalgam of many ethnic groups forcefully or deceptively joined together for the administrative convenience …

Why Mbaise Should Be Carved Out As A State In The South-East

Why Mbaise Should Be Carved Out As A State In The South-East

June 8, 2023 3:15 am

So much has been said about the creation of a new state in the south eastern part of Nigeria that it now looks as though it has become a persistent outcry for something that should really not have required such prolonged attention before it is given the attention it deserves.

Some might even begin to wonder if there is any sense in creating another state in the south east when the current states on ground still require a lot of work to attain the level of a well-run state. Some could even come up with diverse reasons to justify leaving …

Biafra: When Will The Nigerian Govt Fully Implement The 3RS?

Biafra: When Will The Nigerian Govt Fully Implement The 3RS?

June 1, 2023 3:26 am

Over five decades ago, no fewer than three million people needlessly died in a brutal war carried out with genocidal intentions against the Biafran people by the Federal Government of Nigeria. Since then, Nigeria has continued to make consolidated attempts to erase the scar of that bloody moment from its ugly history and these attempts have remained perpetually futile.

By the reckoning of successive governments who have managed to lead Nigeria after that war, those bloody thirty months are nothing but an unfortunate episode that should be forgotten or best swept under the carpet, however, the story is not the …

Restructuring Why Can't Nigerian Ports Be Decentralised

Restructuring: Why Can’t Nigerian Ports Be Decentralised?

June 1, 2023 3:18 am

In recent times, restructuring has assumed a pivotal position in national discourse around Nigeria. The devolution of powers, or true federalism which is based on the need for Nigeria to be weaned from its unfolding experience of dictatorial control under colonial bondage and military impunity has continued to garner wide support. 

It is regrettably sad that Nigeria is till date still strongly tied down to the unproductive centralised command on which its economy is anchored simply because it appears to benefit a few privileged and powerful people and their cronies to the detriment of the dynamic economic growth that benefits …

Why Tinubu Must Restructure Nigeria

Why Tinubu Must Restructure Nigeria

May 29, 2023 1:28 am

It has been shocking to discover that many Nigerians were actually expecting a free and fair election from an unjust system. It is even more perplexing to notice that a vast majority of these same Nigerians are currently holding onto the belief that the results of the just concluded ‘selections’ in Nigeria will be annulled by a court in Nigeria. The truth is that recent events have shown that many Nigerians do not understand Nigeria.

For many years, we have continued to highlight the structural deficiencies of the Nigerian state and why Nigerians should jettison their hopes of fixing the …

The NLC Needs To Reduce The Casualisation Of The Workforce

The NLC Needs To Reduce The Casualisation Of The Workforce

May 29, 2023 1:17 am

Nigeria, like many other developing countries, has a long history of exploiting workers. Casualisation, or the practice of hiring workers on a temporary or short-term basis without providing them with the same benefits and protections as permanent employees, is a significant problem in Nigeria. This practice is not only unethical but also has negative consequences for workers, their families, and society as a whole. 

For many years, this practice has gone on unrestricted and unpunished mostly because the culprits are big firms that are owned by ‘big fishes’. In the corrupt Nigerian business environment where survival is often predicated on …

NLYH Spring Symposium Empowering African Students To Soar

NLYH Spring Symposium: Empowering African Students To Soar

May 24, 2023 11:53 pm

If there is something common amongst African undergraduate and postgraduate students, it is that they are most times limited by the ideology of their origins and where they come from. Due to a lack of proper exposure, they often fail to maximise their potential. 

A good majority of them have bought into the mindset of mediocrity and settling for the little, which is usually neglected or disposed off as crumbs that must have fallen from the table of greater people who had once dared to dream and had pursued those dreams. In some cases, they just settle for the much …

Why African Leaders Should Adopt The Sankara's Ideology

Why African Leaders Should Adopt The Sankara’s Ideology

May 22, 2023 3:31 am

One of the most valid reasons why Africa is where it is today is because it is utterly lacking the kind of visionary, courageous, upstanding, and tenacious leaders that are capable of meeting the increasingly complex challenges the continent has been contending with while also serving as a symbol of inspiration to their people. Most leaders who run the continent today are a bunch of opportunists who merely wanted power by all means, got it, and deployed it for their selfish aims and objectives. 

Africa is currently lagging behind globally because she cannot boast of leaders in the mold of …

Europe Must Return All The Stolen Treasures From Africa

Europe Must Return All The Stolen Treasures From Africa

May 18, 2023 12:35 am

For centuries, colonial powers from Europe took shameful turns to plunder the African continent, taking away its natural resources, enslaving its people, and looting its cultural heritage. One of the most significant losses of that inhumanity is the theft of African art and artifacts, which were taken away from their places of origin and displayed in museums and private collections across Europe. Today, there is an urgent need to right the wrongs of the past by repatriating these treasures back to Africa.

The scale of cultural theft from Africa is staggering. Over the centuries, countless cultural artifacts were taken away …

Ekeremadu's Ordeals Reality Check For Nigerian Politicians

Ekwremadu’s Ordeals: Reality Check For Nigerian Politicians

May 15, 2023 3:43 am

The recent conviction and subsequent sentencing of Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, elicited mixed reactions among Nigerians. While some were sympathetic and mild, quite a lot of Nigerians were full of condemnation for the jailed politician. However, regardless of the side of the divide one chooses to belong to, one indisputable truth is that his sentencing left big lessons for the ruling class and members of the elite club in Nigeria. 

It is no longer news that a court in the United Kingdom, a fortnight ago, sentenced Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and doctor, Obinna Obeta …

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