The President’s health: A 2027 national security question
By PAUL IBE As Nigeria approaches the 2027 presidential election, much of the debate has centred on the qualifications, antecedents, integrity and eligibility of those seeking the presidency. But there is another question Nigerians should be asking: Are those seeking to lead Nigeria medically capable of discharging the enormous responsibilities of the presidency? This is […]
America’s doomsday prediction: How McCain, Hillary got it wrong
ONE of Africa’s greatest figures, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, coined the term ‘neo-colonialism’ to encompass the yoke of expectational burdens imposed on developing countries by elements from advanced countries or former colonialists.
Chibok and America’s blame game
BY the time the Chibok girls were abducted, it was clear to the whole world that the Nigerian forces, do not have the capacity to contain the Boko Haram insurgents and so, many countries volunteered their assistance.
Chibok: Much ado about a phantom visit
IN security matters, it is difficult to describe a planned event as phantom, because the men who create the events are likely to un-create it and put the uninitiated in a state of doubt, as it was in the much reported planned trip of President Goodluck Jonathan to Chibok.
The jetset-Jonathan’s voodoo development index
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan will never cease to amaze with his simplistic ways and rationalisations. On the Boko Haram insurgents whose abduction of over 200 school girls in Chibok, Borno state, that has now taken centre stage, globally, the President simply dismissed criticisms of his reported aborted trip to Chibok, contending that it was not mandatory for him to visit the town.
The Jonathans: There is God oo
I WATCHED Mrs Jonathan’s meeting on Channels TV and came away with more than mixed feelings.
