Category: OP-ED

Just hours before voters in Anambra State decide the next governor, a party not on the ballot is getting serious attention.  The Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), the separatist group demanding an independent homeland, has declared there would be no election on Saturday not only to press its separatist demand, but also to demand the release of its leader, Nnamdi… Read More

Ever since the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) announced its intention to declare a week-long sit-at-home resistance in the entire Southeastern region, in the event that President Muhammadu Buhari remains adamant to the unconditional release of Mazi Onyendu Nnamdi Kanu before November 4, 2021, there has arisen a litany of hue and cry from Igbo and Nigerian Politicians alike, and… Read More

This week, about twenty-five thousand people from nearly 200 different countries are attending the 26th annual edition of the Conference of Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, a two-week event. The attendees include activists, negotiators, delegates, world leaders – including our own President. The gathering is for taking action on the climate crisis. COP26 was launched just two days after the G20… Read More

The Nigerian Armed Forces have had some glorious and inglorious past. Glorious history when General Olusegun Obasanjo handed over power to the late Shehu Shagari following a democratic process. Glorious moment when, following the sudden timely demise of the barbaric despot, Gen. Sani Abacha, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar handed over power to Olusegun Obasanjo ‘elected’ or selected as President of the… Read More

When those in power know that they should not be there, or, when those in power know that they are working against the good of the people, they always use violence and fear to keep their positions, because they know that the people do not want them. Quoting from Wikipedia: “In political philosophy, the phrase CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED refers to… Read More

“So we bind all forces of evil, of hate, fear of division and injustice; and we loose the peace of God. We release prosperity, love and justice in this land in Jesus name,” prays Pastor RUGA.  “Pray for forgiveness of sins,” continues Pastor RUGA. “Oh God, heal this land, deliver this land from terrorism and insurgency, from the hand of… Read More

Last Tuesday, Nigerians were again reminded of the deep-rooted endemic of financial recklessness across state apparatus. The ₦82 billion loan request for mosquito nets included in the proposed 2022 budget by the Ministry of Health is nothing but an embarrassment. It demonstrates the Nigerian government’s appetite for wastefulness. Instead of pushing for such a massive loan acquisition for a need… Read More

Sheikh (Dr.) Ahmad Abubakar Mahmud Gumi is an Islamic cleric, scholar based in Kaduna. He was born in Kano on the 1st of October 1960, the very historic day Nigeria gained independence from the Great Britain. He was a former military officer with the rank of Captain in the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA). He is the current ‘Mufti’ and ‘Mufassir’… Read More

At last, all well-meaning Nigerians have come out to show their profound disgust for bandits and demand they be rightly labelled terrorists. Personally, I was sick to my stomach each time I heard people referring to those anal retentive nuisance as bandits. It is a misnomer to call unscrupulous murderers and kidnappers for ransom bandits, they are unrepentant terrorists. However,… Read More

African coup generals were at work this week. It must really require geniuses to dictate to a people; so they need a lot of rest. But they sprouted from their epileptic life on Monday, October 25, 2021. The day began with Sudanese dictator, General Abdel al-Fattah al-Burhan organising a coup to overthrow a regime he has dictated to since 2019,… Read More