Mr. Anayo Okorocha’s activities in Imo State makes the saying that “elections have consequences” very true and immediate. Elections do indeed have consequence; and the election of the man called Rochas as governor of Imo State, who sold the snake oil of “philanthropy” to Imo people as his most significant quality, has come with great consequence to that state.

Societies that are unable to produce their own means of self-defence often become slaves to those who can

The armed, trans-border, and trans-national Fulani seems to be fighting an intense war of colonization right at the very noses of Nigeria’s modern national state, and are given the coverage of Nigeria’s own national security apparatus. This is why the word, “cattle colony” seems profoundly thoughtless

There is also the simmering tension of a class war beneath the masque of religion. It does not need an Obasanjo to remind Nigerians, and Buhari, that things are not right. However, this generation of young Nigerians are waiting to be spoon-fed with purpose

Africans must see Donald Trump’s statement as an insult and a challenge, and begin to complete the task of decolonization; rebuild many parts of Africa and the African world

The trauma of the daily exposure to daily violence has deadened the soul of Nigerians. Anywhere else in the world, the killing of twenty-four innocent people, by mass shootings, would be considered a national security disaster

Vox Populi, Vox Dei” – this Latin, for the English statement, “the voice of the people is the voice of God,” has become so true, that it is now almost a cliché. The imperative of it is the signal spirit of the democratic idea, and the whole revolutionary notion that upended Feudalism and the Monarchy, and their primitive sense or idea of a “ruling class.”

I had in mind this week, to reflect on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the arrest of the Chairman of Innoson Motors, Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, by the Enugu station of that commission.

Nigeria’s politics has long been overdetermined by a liberal bind: many so-called “progressives” actually hold right-wing views, and there is no clear ideological framework to build a contemporary nationalist coalition, just like the NCNC built

Mr. Anayo Okorocha, governor of Imo state, known to many as “Rochas” is a man of theatre. I guess all politicians are actors. But Okorocha takes the marble! His particular gift is for histrionics- the goofy, the melodramatic, and the outlandish. I think he would do well after his political career, in a new career in Nollywood.

True leaders are the servants of their people. They are not the masters of their people. True leadership requires mental and spiritual preparation: those who wish to lead must explore the vast fields of human knowledge

The Igbo are the backbone of the modern nation of Nigeria, and the formation of Nigeria therefore is an Igbo project

The 2019 elections are only less than about two years away, and the subtle, subterranean moves are already quietly playing out, as parties begin to reorganize and ready themselves for a play at the power to govern this republic. Two fundamental and really vital factors are missing in these developments: it is the youth factor, and the factor of the left.

First, let me note that the IPOB has neither the mandate, nor the power, nor the unction to call for, or enforce a boycott of the coming elections in Anambra state. The Anambra electorate will shoot themselves on the feet if they heed any such foolish call. They would have left their fate for the next four years at least, in the hands of someone of whom they’d have no hand in the making, and who would therefore be less obligated to them, and less amenable to serve their interests, but the narrow interests that would ultimately win, should people boycott the elections, and thus the opportunity to stake their claims, and vote the individual of their choice.

This week, I really, really wanted to closely examine the wherefores of what is now called “Mainagate” – that scandalous wind that has blown to once more reveal the true anal architecture or underbelly of the chicken.