In recent conversations on the unfortunate fate that has of befallen Nigeria of late, my friend and I bemoaned the low esteem accorded to the sanctity of human life. My friend regretted that human life has been speedily degraded by the civil and military authorities that the rest of the
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According to Wikipedia, a secular state is a concept of secularism, whereby a state or country purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion.”A secular state also claims to treat all its citizens equally, regardless of religion.Happenings in our polity over the years have shown we have been divided between two powerful religions, Christianity […]
According to the 2013 annual report of Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP) Nigerians are among the people most deprived of grid-based electricity in the world, with a per capita consumption that is far lower than most countries in the world. In the last couple of years, I have posted no less than a […]
The reported allocation of a staggering sum of N1.6billion in the 2015 budget for the purchase of another presidential jet leaves a sour taste in the mouth. Definitely, this exercise in wasteful spending should give every right thinking Nigerian food for thought. If it is true, it would be among the latest on the growing […]
Technically, contrary to the erroneous views being expressed by the army of restive sycophants in the corridors of power, there currently exists vacancy in Aso Rock – the Abujabased strategically located imposing palatial official residence of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The fact that Aso Rock is now visibly vacant and there […]
The purported ‘largeness’ of the Nigerian economy does not in any way translate into more food on the dining table of Nigerians. Despite the rich and poor remains ridiculously large and insurmountable, the rich are simply too rich while the poor are hanging on for dear lives hoping for a better tomorrow. Nigeria has the […]
As APC continues its relentless onslaught on Goodluck Jonathan and his administration, there is this telling near-silence from the ranks of PDP and others that bear the most duty and possess the best information and wherewithal to defend him. It is profound enough for one to wager that if they are too cowed to defend […]
When I look back at my life, and all the stuff I did as a carefree, young and restless youth, I can’t help but shudder at some of my very bad habits. Yes, I was once short-fused; blowing off at the slightest provocation. It was pitiful. Over time I have managed to rid myself of […]
I still remember the 2012 US Presidential Election, the two key candidates being Mitt Romney and Barack Obama. That election was a veritable lesson in humility which followers of politics in Nigeria and elsewhere must learn from. Obama was coming to the end of his first term. The economic situation in America was deteriorating. Unemployment […]
The recent remark reportedly credited to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the effect that Turkey should be administered like an incorporated company is, to say the least, uncalled for. Besides the fact that the administration of the state and that of the running of an incorporated company are two different things and systems, it is […]
Many people have in the past few months being in a foggy state as to who should be voted Nigerian president on March 28, 2015 as citizens at this weekend go to the poll. Their confusion is as a result of heated campaigns and debates between the two leading political parties in the country; the […]
It seems that Jews have lied about their history in the Old Testament. Overwhelming new evidence by top Egyptian and Israeli scholars shows that Jews were never slaves in Egypt. Jews lie. Jews have always lied. And most assuredly, Jews are still lying today about everything that has to do with themselves and their sordid […]
As about 56,431,255 Nigerians who were fortunate to collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) go to the poll on Saturday, it is pertinent to spare a thought for millions of other citizens who, due to no fault of theirs, could not lay hands of their cards as at Sunday, March 22, 2015 when the PVC […]
In addition, historical deficits in our military institutions including the fact that the last significant procurement of equipment was done over two decades ago, the inability of the government to buy the weapons needed in a timely manner, the need for a philosophical as well as operation shift from conventional warfare to asymmetric warfare in […]
The South-West may fall into the hands of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). President Goodluck Jonathan should have the upper hand in Ondo, Ekiti, Oyo and Ogun states. Osun is a core APC state, thus General Muhammadu Buhari’s enclave. However, unlike before, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will either share Lagos State with the PDP […]
CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY In addition, historical deficits in our military institutions including the fact that the last significant procurement of equipment was done over two decades ago, the inability of the government to buy the weapons needed in a timely manner, the need for a philosophical as well as operation shift from conventional warfare to […]
I was in Lagos last week. I had left Abuja with a 1pm First Nation Airline flight that was delayed for about 30 minutes and arrived in Lagos some minutes to 3pm. Since I started travelling by air, last week Sunday’s flight to Lagos was my worst experience. The aircraft was just in trouble from […]
The existence of a pirate radio, Radio Chanji, whose signals have for some time now been beamed across some northern states apart from being a national embarrassment, has once again shown the extent some Nigerians and their foreign collaborators are willing to go in subverting the laws of the land for personal purposes. Last week, […]
A child will be born in a rural village in Nigeria today. The mother of that child will hold, feed, comfort and care for her new baby – just as any mother would do anywhere in the world even if the long-awaited presidential election in Nigeria is finally around the corner. So, as Nigerians prepare […]
‘One serious danger, which looms large for democratizing Africa, is the daunting task of operationalizing the principles and values of democracy in historical conditions that are markedly different from those of the established liberal democracies.’Claude Ake, in 1996 asked the question: `Is Africa Democraticizing? Through an earthshaking cum intriguing continental survey,
