The wages of incompetence is rest | How Obasanjo schooled Buhari

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s absolute dismissal of the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari is fifteen pages long, but the core of the message is summarised in five sentences from the fifteenth paragraph: “Let us accept that the present administration has done what it can do to the limit of its ability, aptitude and understanding. Let the... Read More

Opinion

2019 Electioneering, Nigerian politics, Obasanjo vs Buhari, Open Letter, Political movements

January 24, 2018

“Buhari is weak” “Nigerians have only one choice” | 8 bulls-eye points from Obasanjo’s letter to Buhari

Fail to listen to Olusegun Obasanjo, at your own peril. The former president dropped a “letter bomb” on President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday afternoon and everyone is talking about it. Contrary to the response of the Ekiti governor Ayo Fayose that OBJ has “outlived” his political usefulness in Nigeria, the influence of the 80-year old... Read More

Opinion

2019 Electioneering, Buhari vs Obasanjo, Nigerian politics, Political movements

January 23, 2018

The DSS ‘Intelligence’ on Fulani herdsmen proves Fayose has the right idea

The Department of State Service (DSS) believes that a network called the Islamic State in West Africa (Iswa) is operating in some north-central and south-south states, and hence, have been responsible for the herdsmen attacks. The information was submitted by the agency to President Buhari in a security report. The report says the network uses... Read More

Thinking Through

Buhari, Cattle colonies, DSS, Fulani herdsmen, national security

January 18, 2018

Opinion: Mr. President, these Fulani killers are not our ‘countrymen’

No one in his right mind could defend the atrocious killings in Benue as justified and still claim to be Nigerian. Such persons, whether they are from the North or South, do not belong to the same society of freedom, peace and unity which the majority of the 180 million persons within these boundaries subscribe... Read More

Nigerian Voices, Opinion

Alexander Onukwue, opinion, The News Blog

January 17, 2018

Mr President, these Fulanis are not our countrymen

No one in his right mind can defend the atrocious killings in Benue as justified and still claim to be Nigerian. Such persons, whether they are from the North or South, do not belong to the same society of freedom, peace and unity which the majority of the 180 million persons within these boundaries subscribe... Read More

Thinking Through

Benue crisi, Killer herdsmen, national security, Samuel Ortom

January 15, 2018

Tunde Bakare paves his path to the presidency while dragging Buhari

Tunde Bakare is calling for a “democratic revolution” in Nigeria and he says it is his destiny to lead it. This was the core of his “state of the nation” address to members of his Latter Rain Assembly in Lagos on the 14th of January. In the nearly one-hour long speech, Bakare all but delivered... Read More

Thinking Through

Buhari, Road to 2019 Presidency, Tunde Bakare

January 15, 2018

Manchester City, Davido, the Buhari presidency | Here are last week’s winners and losers

A week of many tears, many broken hearts, of terrible disappointments and of the anticipation of a time when so many wrongs can be re-written. It has been anything but sweet and rosy for Nigerians in the first weeks of 2018. Fuel queues persist, and those fingered in the gruesome killings in Benue continue to... Read More

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January 13, 2018

#SoundcityMVP2017 Review: The music industry is yet to value the ladies

Sheyi Shay, Niniola, Simi, and Yemi Alade all had smashing successes in 2017, but only Tiwa Savage was judged as being valuable enough for any awards at the Soundcity MVP held Friday in Lagos. Tiwa’s award was in the best female MVP category, beating her sisters named above for the sole trophy received by a... Read More

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females, Niniola, Sheyi Shay, Simi, Soundcity MVP, tiwa savage, Yemi Alade

January 12, 2018

Buhari, Benue will judge you

Seventy-three Nigerians were buried in Benue on the 11th of January 2018 – a day some in the state will regard forever in infamy. It was a mass burial of persons killed in the most brutal ways, but there was the dignity of proper coffins and the accompaniment of sincerely grieving bereaved relatives. These were... Read More

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benue, Fulani herdsmen, President Muhammadu Buhari, Samuel Ortom

January 10, 2018

Malami’s attempt to stop the legislature from probing Maina’s reinstatement is suspect

Nigeria’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, is a troubled man. Since the issue of Maina’s reinstatement in the civil service became public knowledge in October 2017, Mr Malami has made strenuous efforts to distance himself from any direct involvement in the matter. Verified documents on the processes that led to Maina’s recall... Read More

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Abdulrahman Dambazau, Abubakar Malami

December 30, 2017

Dead to rights: Appointment gaffe is final proof of a pattern of Buhari’s mediocrity

by Alexander O. Onukwue Among the 1,258 persons whose names were published as new boards chairpersons and members are Honourable Garba Attahiru, Senator Francis Okpozo, a former deputy IGP Donald Ugbaja and the Reverend Christopher Utov. There is just one problem: these four men are dead. Hon Attahiru died in May 2016, Rev Utov died... Read More

Thinking Through

Appointment of dead men, Buhari's administration, incompetence, nigeria, Politics

December 30, 2017

Fuel Scarcity: The federal government has quietly reintroduced subsidies, what does this mean for the economy?

Have the queues spurred by fuel scarcity around the country disappeared? If the answer is yes, it is likely for two reasons. One, that many persons have given up hope of getting the product after the peak days of travelling for Christmas events have passed. The second reason would be that the Government has waded... Read More

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Alexander Onukwue, Buhari, fuel subsidy, Refineries, Thinking Through

December 25, 2017

In trust and happiness: It’s been a customer-driven and rewarding 2017 at GT Bank

by Alexander O. Onukwue No matter where we are born or where we bloom, whatever we choose to do or aim to prove, all our endeavours across different works of life intersect around one grand theme: personal happiness and the common good. We want to be happy as a consequence of the choices we make,... Read More

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GT Bank, Thinking Through

December 11, 2017

On Jerusalem, Donald Trump is determined to be reckless, naïve and lonely

by Alexander O. Onukwue By announcing that the United States will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Donald Trump has taken the unconventional route towards achieving “the ultimate deal”. Mr Trump’s announcement on the 6th of December is the most controversial move yet of his 10-month old administration but while his other proclamations have... Read More

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donald trump, Israel-Palestinian conflict, Jerusalem, Netayanhu