Category: OP-ED

One thing is constant in the human ecosystem – class struggle. According to Karl Marx: “The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles.’’ There is perhaps, no other country where the fault lines of class are well accented like in Nigeria — where the rich secrete themselves in vulgar mansions with ramparts flanked by slums… Read More

You keep screaming “Trump will go to jail! Trump will go to jail!” You even went as far as to boastfully proclaim that,  “Trump is shameless and he will spend the rest of his life in prison!” and that “he’s fighting for his life, but it is too late!”.  Your dark heart, sheer cruelty and sadistic disposition and your hateful,… Read More

You cannot inspect the wreckage of 2020 closely without seeing the rubble of spectacularly failed forecasts by reputable seers.  I’ve seen, in many forums, fans of renowned predictors trying very hard to defend the reputation of a number of these seers against the onslaught of mocking videos showing just how wide off the mark were their predictions for last year. … Read More

Sowore is a human rights activist who has used about 30 years of his 49 years to fight against oppression, corruption, nepotism, impunity, and bad leadership in a Nigeria that is getting dilapidated day-in day-out. Mr. Omoyele Sowore, as part of his rights journey, fought the behemoth of the Nigerian military regime of Abacha. Sowore’s achievement as the student leader… Read More

Nigerians are dealings with criminals in power. Our hope has been shattered and murdered by clueless and incompetent leaders. It is crystal clear that General Muhammadu Buhari is a power-drunk dictator whose desperation for power has been shown after several attempts, and when he eventually got ushered to the seat of power, it became very clear that he has not… Read More

It is hard to find any Nigerian who wants to be in Nigeria. The normal thing is for the children of the elite to be outside of Nigeria: getting educated, getting a job, getting medical care – in short, getting a good life elsewhere. The elite themselves are regularly abroad for medical trips, shopping, to visit their children there, and… Read More

“…Nation-building is a futuristic venture; it is not something you do looking back. If a nation would be tempted, like Lot’s wife, to keep looking back, perhaps that nation will turn to a pillar of salt.” – Tope Fasua in Remaking Nigeria: Sixty Years, Sixty Voices   “A country is as good and redeeming as those who engage in its… Read More

We entered the new year with a dramatic conflict between the forces of good and evil. The arrest and detention of Omoyele Sowore and other activists is a grim reminder that General Muhammadu Buhari will lay emphasis on continuity of repression and violation of our rights.  As Yorubas, our rights have been consistently and violently violated on regular basis. We… Read More

Comrade Omoyele Sowore spent the New Year holiday weekend in the Buhari gulag in Abuja for no justifiable reason. At wee hours of the night of December 31st last year during a crossover protest event to usher in the new year in Abuja Sowore and four other militants were brutalized and arrested for allegedly breaching the COVID-19 safety rules. The… Read More

Hate him or love him. Hate his methodology or like his methodology but one thing you can never take away from him is that: in him the man never DIES. If you admire him and his  advocacy for good governance prior to 2015 general elections but suddenly you are mad at him for also deploying similar civil and peaceful means… Read More