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“Wailers”, “haters” and “hailers” marked Nigeria’s 60th independence anniversary. They all agreed they killed a flourishing country. Certainly, they assisted at the funeral of the withered country. The conversation of how best to transform Nigeria into a human society will keep us busy and prevent us from relapsing into idleness till the 61st independence anniversary.  History of 60 years of… Read More

One detraction to the national rapport is the hackneyed lies. Lies told and retold many times as truth. Lies told deliberately to tinge a past of acrimony in brushstrokes of harmony. Nigeria never had a glorious past and the “founding fathers” never envisioned a congenial future for the country. There has never been such a thing as “Nigerian unity”; it… Read More

The masses are yawning and gnashing their teeth with pains, grimacing over hunger and frustration that have crippled their livelihoods. They are helpless, many homes have been desolated because of economic instability. Crime abounds in a society where one is unable to eat a square meal in a day. Nigeria has become a crime scene because people are desperate to… Read More

As Nigeria marks its 60th anniversary, I just can’t help but ponder on the inherent complexities and contradictions in its system. Some things appear so contradictory in this country that oftentimes, one is forced to wonder until the person probably becomes “a wonder.”  Now, let me start with this example. How do you explain a situation where government officials mount… Read More

Any human crawling at age 60 is not medically fit to deal with life. Nigeria, the most populous African country, gained her independence from colonial rule 60 years ago, making it the genesis of self-rule that was predicted to be the beginning of her greatness. Sixty years of Nigeria independence has really been tempestuous – from the short lived democracy… Read More

When Nigeria’s founding fathers fought valiantly for our independence, their hope was that someday this nation will become a sovereign nation that is united, strong, vibrant, peaceful and economically stable enough to lead Africa’s greatness and renaissance. Sadly, 60 years after, I am not sure our present reality as a country is in tandem with that aspiration, dream and expectation,… Read More

I anticipate that religious societies must have started designing vigils and weekly prayers to fight against the devil for masterminding incessant gas explosions rocking the country. But I have news for them: the devil is no longer in the winds; it has transformed into humans and now dwells in government houses and in offices of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation.… Read More

I was very skeptical when the current leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria objected to the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw fuel subsidy and hand over the pump price of petrol to the forces of demand and supply, also known as market forces. Labour, represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and… Read More

Kings of empires were historically imperial, feudal lords. They were fearfully revered. They could decide to take their baths with bucketful of another person’s blood if they wanted. They were the law, the empires and the emperors- trinity of terror! To drive home the omnipotence of their cruelty, one of the wives of the Alafin in the Old Oyo Empire,… Read More

As we approach the October 1 nationwide peaceful rally, we are succumbing to the tragic evils of dictatorship in a representative democracy. The newest jolt to an angry, divided, and fragile nation is the plan by General Muhammadu Buhari to kill the October 1 peaceful rally. If there’s a single consensus about Buhari’s regime, it is that the government isn’t… Read More