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From begging to banditry: Revolt of the almajiris, by Dele Sobowale

From begging to banditry: Revolt of the almajiris, by Dele Sobowale

“No revolution is the fault of the people but the fault of the government” – Johann Goethe, 1749-1832, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ. A revolution is underway in the Northern states of Nigeria. The downtrodden, constituting 99.9 per cent of the population, hitherto docile beggars, saying “rankadede” to the privileged 0.1 per cent are sick and […]
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President we have versus the President we need(2)

President we have versus the President we need(2)

The All Progressives Congress, APC, the ruling party led by the President of Nigeria has not been able to hold its own convention. The President of Nigeria cannot even rule his own party

What Buhari must do to help himself

What Buhari must do to help himself

He, who speaks without modesty, will find it difficult to make his words good.” Confucius, 551-479BC, Chinese philosopher.

Buhari stuck in self-made Bermuda Triangle

Buhari stuck in self-made Bermuda Triangle

Buhari’s trusted AGF and NSA knew where the man was and failed to report to the police. Instead, they worked together to return the man to Nigeria and thereafter a series of tragic-comical measures were taken to reinstate the accused and even pay him arrears of salary

Blaming The Governors For Our Collective Faults – 2

Blaming The Governors For Our Collective Faults – 2

Nigeria has seldom been a country blessed with foresightful people. Perhaps, they would never have tried, if our “Founding fathers”, those who fought for our independence – Macaulay, Imoudu, Ahmadu Bello, Awolowo, Azikiwe and Enahoro – had known that we would today be an embarrassment to the black race.  But, alas! Here we are barely able to keep the country from falling apart and now tentatively held together by crude oil revenue – which like most earthly gods is now poised to let us down, unless we can face the truth about the future.

Blaming The Governors For Our Collective Faults – 2

Blaming The Governors For Our Collective Faults – 2

We don’t want to have to wait for another government to learn that Ghost School children have been receiving the food provided with N6 billion in 2016/2017. Without the revelation, the SIP, on our books, remains a scam and not a programme

Blaming Governors For Our Collective Faults – 1

Blaming Governors For Our Collective Faults – 1

What we are experiencing now and which will continue well beyond 2018 is a calamity which began more than four years ago and to which very few people paid attention and far fewer understood