At a time when the Office of the Citizen has become the highest office in the land, Nigerians cannot afford to go back to those dark years of stifled voices and limited liberties. Eighteen years of uninterrupted democracy has given every citizen of this country a power that nothing should take away, not even a... Read More

democracy, Military, Military coups, President Muhammadu Buhari

May 25, 2017

0 Comment

This is why military coups don’t make sense

Coups don’t make sense; it’s as simple as that. Forget the speeches coup plotters deliver after the coup, promising a marked departure from all that was wrong with the previous administration. When you look at everything with the benefit of hindsight, you can’t help but conclude that military coups in this country were made up... Read More

Featured, Thinking Through

democracy, Military, Military coups, President Muhammadu Buhari

May 24, 2017

0 Comment

This is why the presidency must take the coup rumours very seriously

Since rumours of coup plot and soldiers consorting with politicians, started about two weeks ago, a lot of people have lent their voices against such development. Prominent among them are, British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Paul Arkwright; constitutional and human right lawyers, Femi Falana and Chief Mike Ozeknome, former presidential candidate of the UPP, Chekwas... Read More

Thinking Through

Coup plot, Presidency, President Muhammadu Buhari, Yemi Osinbajo

May 24, 2017

0 Comment

The statements that led to the coup plot drama

Maybe we’re going too far with media reports and discussions on an imminent coup. Examining how the statements and actions leading to the coup rumours were very much inconspicuous, I can’t help but wonder why we are doing this to ourselves. It all started on Tuesday, May 16, when the Chief of Army Staff, Major-General... Read More

Thinking Through

Coup, Drama, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, statements

May 24, 2017

0 Comment

Who NYSC epp?

Corper Shun! The first time I heard those two words, I really wanted to know what they meant. I was nine, and hungry; hungry to know things my peers didn’t know. Of course, it was for showmanship. What else? Not being one to ask questions and wait for answers, I set out on a... Read More

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Here’s what Nigeria looked like under the military – a Timeline

Nigerians no dey carry last. Before you lecture me about how that line is for Warri people, let me ask you if Waferians are not Nigerians? However, this is not about “my Warri people”, it is a tribute to the ability of a lot of our countrymen TO be ad hoc political analysts. In danfo... Read More

Featured

democracy, General Sani Abacha, Military, military coup, nigeria, timeline

Why a military coup is out of the question for Nigeria

This is why military coups don’t make sense

This is why the presidency must take the coup rumours very seriously

The statements that led to the coup plot drama

Who NYSC epp?

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Here’s what Nigeria looked like under the military – a Timeline

Recent Posts

Categories

Recent Comments

YNaija

Tags