The 9/11 that never happened: What Britain saved the world from
TWENTY-FIVE years after the planes struck America, the most frightening part of 9/11 may not be what the terrorists achieved, but what they originally intended to achieve - and what intelligence agencies have since learned to prevent.
To restructure Nigeria, let oil flow from the North
Good news came some months ago that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the commencement of oil and gas exploration in the Chad Basin area of North-East Nigeria. This was made known by former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr IbeKachikwu, November 2015, during a presentation to the Petroleum Club in Lagos, titled “On-going Reforms in the Oil Industry: Impact of NNPC Reforms on the Nigerian Economy”
The Hausa language as a tool of conquest
In the northern part of Nigeria two vessels were used as vehicles for conquest by the Fulani: religion and language.
INEC, inconclusive polls and 2019
DEMOCRACY would perhaps lose its defining egalitarianism if it forecloses the free expression of viewpoints by its adherents – including often illogical perspectives by forces that seek to misinform, diminish and divide. Against this backdrop, we should appreciate public communicators who have achieved that delicate, firm balance between researched opinion that informs and leverages society and humdrum commentary that diminishes and stunts.
Ndigbo, time to reconsider your ways (2)
THE new plan by Governor Ambode is to either force Igbos to go and start buying lands in Badagry, Ikorodu, Epe and other areas in the hinter lands; build houses and markets to develop those areas, or go back to the South East as Governor Fashola told them to do after the deportation of Igbos in 2013.
Why big Nigeria plays for little abroad
NIGERIA with 180 million vibrant people, is the largest Black country in the world. Its economy which in 2014 had a $93.01 billion export and $53 billion import is the second largest in Africa. Its cultural reach, especially through its Nollywood film industry, is unmatchable in Africa.
