BEROM MILITIAS ARE KILLERS OF MUSLIMS ONLY, USING THE FULANI AS A COVER-UP
By Mustapha Gembu Here is late Major General Idris Alkali (Rtd.), who was killed on 3 September 2018 at Dura-Du District, Jos South LGA, while on his way from Abuja to Bauchi. His remains were later recovered on 31 October 2018 at Guchwet, Shen District,…
2027: Why Tinubu Is Not To Blame For Insecurity In North West
By Gidado Siddiki In recent weeks, I have read with deep concern a growing narrative in some sections of the media and among political actors trying to heap the entire blame for the lingering insecurity in Nigeria’s North West on President Bola Ahmed…
Sarcastic Sunday: El-Rufai Sneezes In Abuja, 7 Governors With Over ₦2 Trillion Budgets Catch The Cold In Kaduna
By Mohammed Bello Doka The APC chose Kaduna not Lagos to flag off its 2027 presidential campaign, a very strategic choice if not for El-Rufai, an experiment the ruling party tagged the de-El-Rufaization of Kaduna State. It could have been a success, if…
2027: Reconsidering Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda For Another Term
By Gidado Siddiki As Nigeria moves gradually towards the 2027 general elections, it is important for us as citizens, thought leaders, and stakeholders in the Nigerian project to pause and objectively reconsider the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola…
TWO PALACES IN ONE STATE: ONE TOLD TRUTH TO POWER, THE OTHER SOLD TRUTH FOR POWER
By Abu-Taqiyah Zumo The APC national campaign team did not visit two different countries. They visited two palaces separated by less than 90 kilometers of blood-soaked road in the same Katsina State, and came back with two different Nigerias. It is as if…
Democracy Under Siege And Committing HARA-KIRI In Nigeria: Alert For 99% Of Nigerians And Global Democratic Stakeholders
By Abbati Bako WHAT IS HARA-KIRI? Hara-kiri is a Japanese word. It means honourable suicide when a samurai warrior, instead of waiting for enemy to kill him, uses his own sword to cut his own stomach and kill himself. That is what Nigerian democracy is…
Why Abia Still Needs Otti
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia State By Alphonsus Okoroigwe When Governor Alex Otti mounted the podium at Umuahia Township Stadium to mark three years in office, he spoke numbers that differed from usual politics. According to the scorecard at that event on May…
Is I-NEC Now YORUBA-NEC?
By Dr. Uche Diala Below are the Departments at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Headquarters headed by individuals from the South West (Yoruba): Individuals from the other 5 geopolitical zones (SS, NE, NC, NW, SE) head one, two, or…
SO WHAT IF THE GOVERNMENT IS LOSING N15TR ANNUALLY ON SUBSIDY?: THE MEANING OF POLITICAL DEMOCRACY IS FOR THE VOTERS TO ELECT THEIR LEADERS AND THE ELECTED LEADERS SHOULD DO WHAT THE VOTERS WANT
By Abbati Bako, abbatibako@gmail.com For the attention of H/E President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria The Minister of Finance says: “We are losing N15 trillion annually on fuel subsidy. It is unsustainable.” My question is simple: So what? Let…
THE GREAT DECEPTION: HOW “CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE” BECAME A PATHWAY TO NIGERIA’S OIL AND SOLID MINERALS
By Mustapha Gembu This is exactly what we were telling them: America has nothing to do with our skin colour, ethnicity, and religious affiliations, but with how to achieve its selfish interests. They didn’t listen. Instead of reasoning with us,…