People & Politics

Igbo youth rebuff of Nigerian Army (II), by Ochereome Nnanna

Igbo youth rebuff of Nigerian Army (II), by Ochereome Nnanna

How did the Igbo nation, in about 70 years, move from dominating the officer grades of the Nigerian Army to being begged to fill their quotas today? The simple answer is that the Nigerian armed and security forces have been the primary kinetic instrument used by colonial Britain and its willing vassal post-colonial Nigerian state […]
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Living among demonic enemies

Living among demonic enemies

NIGERIA is a sad country to live in. This is because we are living in the midst of demons. Horned devils afflict us like vicious viruses. Look at what happened in the past one week. On Friday, 11th April 2014, Boko Haram terrorists invaded the venue of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Borno and massacred 200 candidates. Two days later, 60 people were killed in in Ngoshe and Kaigamari villages near the border with Cameroon.

Muslim-Muslim ticket is political arrogance

Muslim-Muslim ticket is political arrogance

THE rumour has been making the rounds that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is plotting to unfold a presidential ticket made up of a Muslim for President and another Muslim for Vice President in the impending 2015 elections.

Muslim-Muslim ticket is political arrogance

Muslim-Muslim ticket is political arrogance

THE rumour has been making the rounds that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is plotting to unfold a presidential ticket made up of a Muslim for President and another Muslim for Vice President in the impending 2015 elections. The rumour has it that retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari will be the presidential candidate while his co-leader of the Party, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will be his running mate.

Lamido’s Abuja gaffe

Lamido’s Abuja gaffe

THE Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Barkindo Mustapha, is turning out to be quite an outstanding delegate to the ongoing National Conference. I can imagine, by now, his colleagues will stop their side-talks, whisperings and murmurings whenever the royal turban is given the microphone to speak.

Sit-tight defecting lawmakers

Sit-tight defecting lawmakers

OUR democracy is being threatened by blatant refusal of the 37 defecting members of the House of Representatives to obey the rulings of a court of competent jurisdiction. On Monday, March 31, 2014, an Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Adeniyi Ademola, ruled that the members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who announced their defection to the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, should resign and stop participating in the business of the House.