Fake independence: So, Tinubu can tell EFCC what to do! By Olu Fasan
Some Nigerians commit the delusional sin of believing that once a state institution has the word “independent” prefixed to its name, it is, indeed, independent. They believe that critical state agencies created by statute or the Constitution to ensure security and law and order, to guarantee justice and rule of law, to safeguard electoral integrity and […]
The untold political trial of Peter Obi, by Emmanuel Aziken
Undoubtedly, the greatest significance of today’s governorship election in Anambra State lies not merely in who wins or loses, but in the symbolic weight it carries as the first major election to be supervised by the new leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). After years of controversies, legal tussles, and credibility questions trailing the Professor […]
Remembering Rashidi Yekini! By Segun Odegbami
Last month, on October 23, Rashidi Yekini would have turned 62. Unfortunately, as he rests in his grave, the country’s football has failed not only to unravel the shenanigans surrounding his death, but also to spare a moment in remembrance of one of Nigeria’s greatest football ambassadors, probably the most celebrated African in World Cup […]
Nigeria and the Sovereignty Ruse, by Ugoji Egbujo
When African leaders, neck-deep in debts, go to borrow from foreign lenders, sovereignty is the last thing on their minds. Sovereignty connotes solvency, self-sufficiency, and security. For many African countries, it is no more than a sick joke—a tool for corrupt, despotic, and indolent leaders to stir up anti-Western anger. It fails to spark real […]
CHRISTIAN GENOCIDE: Time to look in the mirror, by Muyiwa Adetiba
2.8 Billion Dollars is still a lot of money today. But it was worth lots more some four, five decades ago. So you can understand the uproar when it was alleged that a sum of 2.8 Billion Dollars went missing in the books of NNPC (NNOC at the time) during a Military Government, and specifically, […]
“Ordinary” people, mean people, et al, by Francis Ewherido
I have been watching reality TV skits/short reality stories recently. The guys by the official titles of Officiallionway, Prince Stanley SoftJ Frank and a couple of others dress “madmen” and go to poor and low-income neighbourhoods where people who pass the test can earn between 100,000 to maybe N500,000, or more. The money is usually a […]
