Category: OP-ED

Personally, I’m one of those rare species who do not particularly use Twitter because I’m more of an ‘epistles’ guy. But this Nigerian Twitter suspension reminds me of the story of the bros that was being accused of stealing village goats caught in the public square doing a foxtrot with two small goats while vehemently denying he is a goat… Read More

Today the Nigerian Government through the Information Minister, Mr Lai Mohammed, suspended indefinitely, operations of the Micro-blogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. It was a retaliatory action against Twitter for humiliating President Buhari based on his incendiary statement against protesting Nigerians. Well, I am not surprised that the Federal Government has suspended twitter operations in Nigeria. Are you?… Read More

There was an awkward clip of President Muhammed Buhari receiving Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in audience at the Presidential Villa recently for a meeting whose agenda remain as vague as the administration they both represent. After what seemed like a close door meeting between the duo, the boastful Governor appeared on TV from one recluse corner of the… Read More

Only a few hours ago, today Friday May 14, 2021 House Republicans chose a cheerleader for former President Donald J. Trump, Rep. Elise Stefanik (of New York), to replace the truly conservative Liz Cheney (of Wyoming). “It’s official- Liz Cheney has been fired from House Leadership and I was proud to vote against her,” Rep. Lance Gooden (Republican from Texas),… Read More

Nigeria has been struggling with insecurity for over a decade. Against reasonable expectations six years ago when President Muhammadu Buhari was voted in, things have worsened.  Compared with a number of other hotspots around the world in December 2020, however, Nigeria was not even among the three riskiest places.  According to global medical and security specialists, International SOS, Libya, Syria… Read More

Tuesday, June 1, 2021, I penned a piece titled “Buhari: Nigeria’s Blood Thirsty Dictator Gun Down Sowore” The article was a response to the shooting of Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow by one of General Muhammadu Buhari’s killer corps Altine Daniel. Sowore was shot Monday during a protest at the Unity Fountain, Abuja.  In the piece I said “Like all… Read More

I read with unbelief Mr. President’s twitter-thread last night where he all but threatened an entire tribe with Civil War 2.0 and, juxtaposed with his soft appeal to the real criminals (bandits, killer herdsmen and kidnappers) only a few weeks ago to please lay down their arms, I came to the common conclusion that our President had lost all sense… Read More

President Muhammadu Buhari’s inept administration clocked six years last May 29. Six years ago in 2015 Buhari as the then opposition All Progressives Congress candidate in the presidential poll trounced soundly the then incumbent President, Goodluck Jonathan (GEJ). Four years later in 2019 he ‘won’ re-election in an electoral swindle of the century; he was announced the winner against the… Read More

Our journey in actualising our dreams as a nation has always been a setback in a country where power is in the hands of a selected few criminals who have consciously incorporated wholesale poverty into the Nigerian system. Women serve as a foundation to nation-building, their role in any society can never be underestimated. They stand on their feet to… Read More

Despite the vast potential of our state, Gombe is recklessly managed under Governor Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya. Governor Inuwa has turned Gombe State Government into a platform for his private gain. The hopes and aspirations of the people of Gombe State have been dashed away. Governor Inuwa’s 27 paragraph empty second-year anniversary speech speaks volume.    1. It is not True… Read More