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Cook-A-Thon: Nigeria Youths Need To Embrace Education More

July 10, 2023 3:39 am

Years after Nigeria got the better of Covid-19, the country appears to have been hit by a fresh pandemic that is not health-related. The new pandemic appears to be the race to gain Guinness World Records recognition against all odds. From the extraordinary to the ridiculous, Nigerians have been discovering new reasons to support this newfound craze over an award that has been in place for almost a century.

When 26-year-old Nigerian chef Hilda Bassey set the motion for her Guinness World Record (GWR) attempt and gave it wide publicity, her hopes were that many Nigerians would cheer her up. …

Ndigbo Must Demand The Resuscitation Of Oseakwa Seaport

July 6, 2023 4:52 am

It has been said many times that when a lie is doubled down many times, oftentimes, it inadvertently assumes the position of the truth. In Nigeria today, one of these lies that is fast racing to become a truth through that means is the state-sanctioned propaganda that Igbo, the South-East is unviable, landlocked, and unliveable. This well-coordinated and institutionalised lie has been told repeatedly since the end of the Nigerian-orchestrated genocide of the defunct Biafran Republic.

Against the backdrop of the recently conducted state and federal ‘selections’ in Nigeria, many ethnic supremacists and chronic bigots brought this lie to the …

Tinubu, APC And The Politics Of Hardship Against Nigerians

July 3, 2023 2:53 am

As the sun sets on another day in Nigeria, it casts long shadows over the masses, shrouding them in the chilling gloom of hardship. The man on the street, the woman at the market, the artisan in the workshop, and the child in the classroom, all bear the brunt of a political system that seems far removed from their plight. While they continue to hope for the best, the worst keeps locating them, and their soreness keeps festering.

Coming off an eight-year tenure marshalled by the grossly ineffective Muhammadu Buhari as President left Nigerians wondering if there could be …

When Will Nigeria Ever Stand Up To The Greedy Multinationals?

June 29, 2023 4:27 am

In today’s global business environment, the new age of neo-colonialism is no longer spearheaded by nations, but by multinational corporations. These entities, with coffers often larger than the GDPs of the countries they operate in, have continued to wield significant power, and in most cases, they do so to the detriment of their hosts. Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, rich in resources and human capital, has found itself in the crosshairs of these corporate behemoths.

The sad reality is that Nigeria has not been able to stand firm to tame the unbridled greed of these corporations. They have not been …

The Rabble-Rouser Called Asari Dokubo And State Failure

June 26, 2023 3:40 am

In every society, there exists a group of individuals who have inadvertently sworn to be nuisances. Rather than contribute to the growth and betterment of their immediate environment, they chose to become rabble-rousers and painfully stupid people in their thoughts and actions.

For many years, the self-promoting Niger Delta militant, notoriously known by Nigerians as Asari Dokubo, has remained a nuisance to Nigerian society. Besides his nuisance value, no sane person takes him seriously. Many years ago, he rode on the genuine sentiments of the people of the Niger Delta, whose lands were being decimated by the activities of …

President Tinubu And His Kakistocratic Leadership Of Nepotism

June 22, 2023 3:40 am

One of the most insanely absurd consequences of having a colossal failure like Muhammadu Buhari as President is that he drops the bar so low that any Tom, Dick, and Harry that replaces him automatically becomes a genius with every move or action they undertake. This is the most typical explanation for what is going on in Nigeria at the moment following the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu.

The bar of governance as of the expectation of Nigerians as a people, indeed, have been so abjectly lowered that they have been impelled to praise just about any mediocre act of …

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 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

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

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?

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?

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 …