Naija negativity, by Donu Kogbara
Fatalism is the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable. Fatalists assume that mere mortals are powerless to influence the future and that all events are decided by fate and outside human control. This type of thinking is common amongst religious people – and most Nigerians are religious or at least superstitious; and I […]
Hypocrisy!
It is downright … hypocritical for Buhari’s ruling class to allow this amoral, destructive betrayal of ordinary Nigerian citizens to continue
APC ups its game
The point I am making is that I am not rooting for the APC or the PDP per se; I just want the best head of state we can get from any party
Why are Nigerians corrupt?
We must upgrade our values; we must emphasize and reward hard work, discipline, honesty, merit
Reflections on the President
Buhari’s kitchen cabinet is always attracting criticisms, even from members of the President’s own party, the All Progressives Congress
The problem with power?
Government is not paying its bills; NBET has been paying as little as 20 per cent of the Gencos’ invoices
Tribute to a consummate oilman
Even as he was fading away last week, Dr Parra refused to give up and was in regular contact with CWC staff, hungry for industry news and concerned about the welfare of the work teams
A pro-government response
We have no white elephant paper projects like the centenary city existing with nothing to show these days
A frivolous observation
I am beginning to think that there should also be a “#HE Too” movement, comprising men who have been lured by ladies who lust!
Shameful and depressing!
He needs to pay more attention to the anger and hunger of large chunks of the electorate
Tribute to a woman of substance
Vera was an ideal person with whom to share and discuss personal difficulties and problems
Coalition for what?
A minister in this government in 2015 boastfully told us that a serious goverment could fix power problems in Nigeria under six months
A tactful masterpiece
The criminal activities of the Herdsmen is being allowed to go on with apparent lack of unwillingness on the part of government to address it frontally
Democracy and change
We who campaigned for Buhari and urged our compatriots to vote for him in 2015 need to be honest and admit that the overall picture is disappointing…and that Buhari is not the messiah some of us expected him to be
Brutalisation of a population
Rivers State has been in the eye of the storm for years; and if gunning gangsters down is the only way in which law enforcement personnel can restore sanity and safety on behalf of terrified innocent citizens, so be it
New year, old mindset
Nigeria desperately needs restructuring; and restructuring will happen eventually – and in the not-too-distant future, for that matter – whether Buhari and other staunch traditionalists like it or not!
