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The fallacy of ethnic homogeneity
At the centre of separatist campaigns in Nigeria, and possibly around the world, is the desire to have “homogenous” nations, or nations where an ethnic group is overwhelmingly…
Forensic Audit: A Test of Buhari’s Integrity
The battle lines were drawn, the drums of war drowning the initial applause that greeted the order for the financial probe of the corruption riddled interventionist agency - the Niger…
Fallacies of ethnic agendas, by Fredrick Nwabufo
The fear of ethnic domination is as old as Nigeria. Mutual recriminations and suspicion have been the scourge of Nigeria’s cohesive development. The south-east says it is the north, and the north points the finger back; the…
2023: Why PDP Cannot Afford To Cede Its Presidential Ticket To Any Region
In the coming days, the National Executive Committee, NEC, of Peoples Democratic Party, will be appoint a chairman and other members of the National Zoning Committee for…
2023: Atiku Abubakar’s 10 insurmountable odds
1. After the 2-term presidency of General Muhammadu Buhari, the general expectation is that power will return to the South in 2023. The ruling All Progressives Congress (#APC) has confirmed its zoning of the presidency to…
A Plateau bleeding non-stop
Plateau state is back in the news again — and for the usual tragic reasons: maiming and killing in the name of God. In the last eight weeks, over 100 lives have been…
What does Ortom really want?
The last six years must have been the toughest one for anyone who is of the Fulani ethnic stock in Nigeria. Governor Samuel Ortom has, in words and actions, made being a Fulani a burden on account of the distasteful…
It’s evil, pure and simple
It is both sad and disheartening to observe the construct that some people try to give certain developments in the country. And that came out in bold relief in this week’s…
Audacity Of Fake News: Army Recruiting Boko Haram Members?
It is my deduction that fake news is fecundated by prejudice; prejudices whether ethnic, political or religious. Nigeria’s social media dome is a hang-out…
PIA and the triumph of mischief
Have you heard the news? The Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) signed by President Muhammadu Buhari is the most anti-Niger Delta legislation in history, conceived and designed to…
PMB: CALL HIM THE MASTER FINISHER
By FEMI ADESINA The country has been agog this week with fallout from the signing of the long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law. That…
Boko Haram surrender, a Trojan horse?
Over the past weeks, we have seen hundreds of members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect come out of their hideouts to surrender to the troops of Nigerian Army and more are still…
The cross Babangida still carries at 80
GENERAL Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida will be 80 today, August 17. He is the second longest military ruler in Nigeria, the first being General Yakubu Gowon who ruled Nigeria from…
Why Twitter got it wrong in Nigeria
It has been two months since the Nigerian government banned Twitter after the tech giant deleted a post by President Muhammadu Buhari for violating its rules on abusive…
Dear God, let oil price fall to $44
If you think this is a satire, then you are taking life too seriously. It is time to start thinking about unusual solutions to Nigeria’s unusual problems. There is no use following the regular route…
If not infrastructure, then what?
Former Governor of Anambra State and running mate to Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, flew into the eye of the storm some days ago, when he said…
Maradona’s latest dribble
Anyone born in the 1990s cannot understand why for those slightly older, former President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida aka IBB aka Maradona remains an object of enduring…
Lessons From The Zuma Riots
The times call for political pragmatism and economic realism The dust is gradually settling after the recent violence and looting in many urban centres of South Africa,…
Is education still key to success?
Education is the bedrock of development. If the education system in the country can be revised to emphasise the practical aspect of study and particularly entrpreneurship,…
No, IBB, power rotation is democratic
Ahead of his 80th birthday, Gen Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, who ruled Nigeria as a self-styled military president from 1985 to 1993, spoke at length with ARISE TV in an interview aired…
2023: Why Tinubu should run for president
SENATOR Bola Ahmed Tinubu held his last political office in 2007 when he completed his tenure as the second civilian governor of Lagos State. That is 24…
Bishop Hushpuppi: Made in America
Before he departed for the wilderness, he had left a prayer on his Instagram page for his three million fans. After thanking God for making him wealthy, he begged the…
See how they’re being sent to God to answer for their crimes
It amazes, even confounds, to hear some people say President Muhammadu Buhari should go after Boko Haram terrorists and bandits with the same gusto he has displayed against…
Who is afraid of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu?
Why do many political opponents dread the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, so much so that in their wishful thinking they hope he…