Tag: Opinion

Globally, politics is dynamic, they say. But it seems it is more dynamical in Nigeria, considering the sequence of political happenings since the return to democratic rule in 1999.  The tempo of playing politics of godfatherism, in recent times, especially by political elites and those who are opportuned to be at decision making helms for the country, is ‘fast and… Read More

Nigerians just do not seem to know the depth of their socio-economic and political morass. In fact, it would not be out of character to say that we are in deep s–t. Today, the continuously and consistently declining structure of the Nigerian state has now gotten to a point of saturation and our society can take no more. The structure… Read More

Power has returned to its rightful repository – the people. Our liberators did not come from the north, the south or the east and west of Nigeria. They emerged from the ruins of the country; they broke free from the noxious culture of silence and shattered the substructure of generational complicity and conspiracy. They are the youth of Nigeria; the… Read More

There was no date announced for the protests. It took off like a single match, then it became a box of matches, and then became a huge fire. Many Nigerians live under the illusion that revolution is not possible. They think Nigerians are docile. That is a lack of a deep sense of history. How wrong. These protests have proved… Read More

The Nigerian Government should save itself from this multi-levelled problem occasioned by the Special Anti-robbery Squad it created in the 90s and left it uncared for many years by going back to the drawing board to recreate a veritable solution before this country collapses under the weight of the #ENDSARS agitations. This country will have failed herself and the over… Read More

Days of protests have shaken Nigeria in a way that is different from any other protest since “Alli Must Go” in 1978, a nationwide student protest against military government over increased costs of feeding on college campuses that rocked the country to its roots.  The apparent lack of organizational structure for #ENDSARS is unique. It has no visible arrowheads, no… Read More

After listening to the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu’s speech last Sunday the 11th of October, 2020 announcing the disbandment of the Special Armed Robbery Squad (SARS), I had no doubt in my mind that the motive for the action was less than his desire to entrench an accountable crime-fighting unit for the Nigerian police. I will explain.   … Read More

You’ll have to go back nearly a decade to find anything resembling what has been happening across the country in the last one week.  Back then, civil society deeply offended by trillions of naira stolen by government officials and campaign donors to the ruling party in the name of petrol subsidy mounted protests that rocked the country and nearly brought… Read More

I trust NLC national leadership if not because all of them have travelled to Afghanistan for an advance  course on how to call a workers strike and break it, NLC would have issued a powerful statement to condemn police brutality and commend SARS protesters, who are predominantly youth, children of workers many of whom are members of NLC. Revolutionary President,… Read More

The Yoruba have a saying that could literally be interpreted thus: “When a child is confronted with something bigger than him, he frets.”  This probably captures the response of Nigerian leaders to the ongoing #ENDSARS protests across the country. This is perhaps the first time in a long while that Nigeria is witnessing a spontaneous protest orchestrated by the youth… Read More