Let us hope that the election of General Buhari, for the only reason of his stern leadership quality, will bring succour to the country for the next four years. Now that he has won the presidential election, not free from uncomfortable acquiescence, the true and assertive Buhari will now
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Without doubt, we are into the final lap of what must be the most hotly contested general election in our nation’s history. To many, the match is between the incumbent government, the People Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition coalition, All Progressive Congress (APC). To some the choice is between Gen.Muhammadu Buhari and Dr. Goodluck […]
Our predicament is universal, and this is what we have stressed from the very beginning. The nature of religious zeal that would routinely maim, kill, or enslave the object of its proselytizing – that sometime euphemism for brainwashing – rather than let it thrive and contribute to humanity from within his or her limitations and […]
Given the pedigree of most of the political and socio-political leaders in Igbo land, it may not be correct to classify them as naïve. These men and women who have occupied and still occupy sensitive and important positions ordinarily possess what it takes to make sound judgment but they carry on as if there is […]
The sin of “not believing” the Word of God given at a particular time of human history is the reason for incurring God’s anger and judgement upon a people. Nothing displeases God most, than His command is despised and rejected. That is why the sin of unbelief is one of the deadly sins recorded in […]
During four days in late October, I was on a mission to encourage reluctant parents in Maiduguri to send their daughters to safe schools working through traditional leaders, youth leaders and the local media as facilitators. In those four days, I met girls who told me they were scared of returning to school because they […]
Human beings are those creatures that ask questions. In that light let me ask: what exactly do Islamic jihadists want to accomplish with their current spate of violence all over the world. What is their end goal? They transform wherever they are to chaos, a state of total anarchy (Afghanistan was returned to seventh century […]
Nigeria is blessed with so many things. These include a capacity for amnesia unsurpassed anywhere in the world. Our parlous national memory rivals the depth of ruinous abuse that the rulers visit on the ruled. Some years ago, we vowed never again to be governed by the men in Khaki only to turn over governance […]
Book: Watch the Watcher Reviewer: Professor G.G. Darah Author: Yinka Odunmakin This is a provocative and polemical book of memories and reflections by Yinka Odumakin about General Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s military head of state (1976-1979) and elected President (1999-2007). The author was motivated to write the book to challenge exaggerated claims of heroic
If you are coming into Abuja for the first time, you would marvel at the beauty and splendour of the Federal Capital City with wide stretch, well-manicured roads especially from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport into the city central area. In the day, you would see some of the most exotic cars you can find […]
Nigeria has, evidently, fallen on bad times. If anyone had predicted that our country would dwarf Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan concerning daily occurrence of sordid events, he or she would have been dismissed as an amateur shaman. The pro-democracy struggles of the 90s, for which many of us suffered privation of varying degrees, […]
The announcement that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has awarded the printing of 75 million Presidential ballot papers to a Spanish company is, to say the least, disheartening. This is in spite of representations and pleas by prominent Nigerians that the contract be given to the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC). Investigations
Talk is cheap. Blackmail is cheaper in Nigeria than a sachet of pure water. Whether Ambode is a candidate of Tinubu, or Oba of Lagos or even from somewhere in the remotest part of Ilaje-Ondo is not my cup of tea, the question is that is he qualified to lead a state whose governance has […]
The flashy cars. The fancy watches. Flats in Paris or with views of the ocean. Flying first class anywhere they want to go. The life of an entrepreneur can look pretty sweet. People are fascinated with the material rewards and the freedom that can come with starting a business. It looks like an easier route […]
The nation is awash with stories and permutations as to who emerges the President of the Senate of the Eight National Assembly. In line with the constitution, Nigerians should know who takes this cake sometimes in the first week of June when the National Assembly is proclaimed. But beyond knowing who becomes the next […]
A man had told me that I was too ‘young and smart’ to be so ‘preoccupied by ethnicity’ and my reply to him went as such: ‘you will not understand you are not a minority. Nigeria is not a fair state.’ This Nigerian state is a tragedy, a tragedy of theatrical proportion. This Nigerian state […]
The Presidential and legislative elections have come and gone and will go down in our history as one of the most unprecedented in terms of its peaceful outcome. It has been categorised as the most free and fair since the return of democracy in 1999. Without mincing words, the elections have not only proved doubting […]
What do Floyd Mayweather Jr, Hilary Clinton, Jay Z, Michael Johnson, Luis Figo, Bill Gates, former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Andy Murray, Aare Afe Babalola SAN, and our dear president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), have in common? One thing is sure, they’ve all increased their earning power. Dr Doyin Okupe may be eating his words […]
Transportation industry occupies a central place in the economy of any nation. Historically, it has been a means of achieving national security thereby creating the necessary climate for social, political and economic progress. Transport provides linkages, channels the flow of persons, commodities and ideas between places and equally mediates relationships and interactions
Like any other well-meaning Nigerian, I am overwhelmed by the outcome of the just concluded presidential election. Several issues of national interest crisscrossed my mind to inform this piece, but first, may we dedicate the peaceful conduct of the presidential election and the rebirth of the country’s democracy to Almighty Allah.
Before the election commenced, […]
