Cheta Nwanze: Lessons from the Nigerian economy

by Cheta Nwanze First lesson is that our government thinks that poverty alleviation is handing out largesses, creating jobs that do not exist, dashing out cutlasses and machetes. Nigeria as it is currently run is not economically viable, and going along the routes a lot of people are suggesting won’t solve the problem. Secession by one... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, economy, nigeria, opinion, Poverty alleviation, ynaija

May 15, 2014

The end of the beginning – and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Yesterday, Major-General Abubakar Mohammed, General Officer Commanding, 7 Division, Nigerian Army, was shot at by troops under his command. The grievance of the troops apparently stemmed from the fact that a company of soldiers was ambushed, and killed, by militants. Zakariya Maimalari, Brigadier, was one of Nigeria’s best officers in his time.... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, The end of the beginning, today’s news round-up

May 12, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: Remembering the ultra-radical nationalist, Herbert Macaulay

by Cheta Nwanze Obafemi Awolowo described him as “ultra-radical, intensely nationalistic and virulently anti-white”. Piers Brendon described Macaulay in later life as “an angry old man in a white suit and a white moustache that stuck out like cat’s whiskers”. Too many people have forgotten about the one Naira coin, and the chap on that... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, Herbert Macaulay

May 12, 2014

Look at all these rumours – and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze To be honest, we must take a long, hard, look at ourselves. The virus which afflicts our journos, is the same virus that afflicts our policemen which makes them run away from criminals, and attempt to prevent peaceful protesters from exercising their Constitutional rights on account of a group of girls... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, rumours, today’s news round-up

May 8, 2014

Claiming the NPF’s N50 million reward – and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Forgive my cynicism, but if a probable rapist, who spent N2000 as was reported in some quarters, to have “free” sex for 22 days decides that N50 millions is a better deal, will he then be prosecuted?…. Government parrots are a very interesting breed. It looks like the prerequisite for being one... Read More

A new breed, Cheta Nwanze, today’s news round-up

May 8, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: Nigeria’s baby boom will lead to an explosion

by Cheta Nwanze Between 2008 and 2011, 5.4 million babies were born in Europe. I mean Europe, not the European Union. In 2008 alone, 6 million babies were born in Nigeria. In 2009, it was 5.9 million babies, in 2010, 5.8 million. By 2011, the number had swung back up to just over 6 million,... Read More

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May 7, 2014

No more pride – and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze ….you form a group and terrorise citizens; kill a few of them, nothing happens; kill you a few security officers, nothing happens; security agency “forgives” you, and you’re left to your devices. What is worse, the widows left behind by said security agents are left practically destitute. Then people expect the security... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, No more pride, today’s news round-up

May 5, 2014

Abuja’s new, improved security arrangements – and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze ….it isn’t at all easy to be your brother’s keeper when you know for a fact that three weeks after you are kidnapped, the authorities will tell the world, in quite a chirpy manner, that they do not know where you are. Yes, in Naija, it is truly every man for himself,... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, today’s news round-up

May 2, 2014

An open letter to my President – and more in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Mr President, I was one of the organisers of the Enough is Enough protests in which we asked for your right to become the President of this country. That support has now been completely withdrawn. I will quote Mr. Cromwell here: you have sat in Aso Rock too long for any good... Read More

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April 30, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: Checkmate and the passing away of Amaka Igwe

by Cheta Nwanze The creative brain behind the series realised the potential of one of its sub-plots, and spun it off into the rather successful Fuji House Of Commotion, which to my knowledge, is the only time in Nigeria’s media space, that we have ever had a successful spin-off. One of the best sitcoms that... Read More

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April 29, 2014

Human trafficking trade – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze …. if you are in Abuja, please join in the rally tomorrow. Your voice must be heard. Typically in our country, when someone does rubbish, and is not punished, himself, and copycats, tend to get emboldened. This time it is around 200 girls. Next time, it will be more. When I was... Read More

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April 24, 2014

Our president is losing focus – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze To be fair to Uncle Nyesom, members of his real constituency have been active elsewhere, so maybe, just maybe, that was what was uppermost in his mind, and not the mundane issue of books. Then again, there was this rather pressing issue of N24.3 billions to be ogled at, so hey, important security meetings could... Read More

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April 23, 2014

Effect of the receding Lake Chad on insecurity – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze It should come as no surprise that tensions in the Borno area have gone up as the lake has receded. Lake Chad, which used to provide livelihood for a good number of the denizens of the Borno area, receded by a factor of 17 in just 38 years. So the state governors will... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, Receding activities, today’s news roundup

April 22, 2014

The merits of Nyako’s argument – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze When someone preaches hate, which Mr. Nyako has done, do not tell me to look at “the merit of his argument”. He could have made the same case without passing coded signals to people to kill their fellow countrymen. No one in his right mind can deny that Nigeria is a very funny country.... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, The bull's eye, today’s news roundup

April 14, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: A short history of the slave trade

by Cheta Nwanze Before we go on, we must set the records straight: Slavery, was not an invention of the West. It predates all written records. On the African continent itself, slavery predated the arrival of Europeans by centuries, and it sill continues until this day. However, until first, the Trans-Saharan slave trade, then the... Read More

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April 7, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: What Nigeria needs to know about the ‘global economy’

by Cheta Nwanze Today’s piece is about economic systems, the World Bank and the IMF, and whether they have they helped Nigeria or not. The reason I chose this particular topic for today is because of our new economic standing as Africa’s “biggest” economy. It took centuries before capitalism’s survival and future growth depended on... Read More

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March 30, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: A short history of Boko Haram

by Cheta Nwanze When someone attempts to negotiate on behalf of the group, think Baba Fugu Mohammed, he is quickly hunted down and killed. So, as things stand, the extremist elements within Boko Haram are the ones fully in control of the narrative. This morning, members of the Boko Haram movement attacked a DSS detention... Read More

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March 10, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: A history lesson – Nigeria’s first coup

by Cheta Nwanze To understand first, the coup of January 15, 1966, we must not take it in isolation, something that a lot of people tend to do. We must first understand the world around the coup, Nigeria around the coup, and learn the important fact that idealism is bad Because of the extremely sensitive... Read More

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March 8, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: Why there will never be a revolution in Nigeria

by Cheta Nwanze The people may desire freedom, but history teaches us that the final trigger for change in any people’s circumstance is an empty stomach. Why is it that Nigeria is still cursed with generally bad governments? It is because we are a resilient people. Is that bad? Let’s discuss… The reason for our... Read More

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February 23, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: How this government got it very wrong on Sanusi

by Cheta Nwanze Let’s face it people, a major heist is going on, and for all his faults, a leaky mouth and a randy cock, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi blew the lid on the heist. Before I begin, full disclosure, I am a Sanusi groupie. I’ve been following him since he wrote on Gamji. As a... Read More

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August 1, 2013

Sen. Yerima is quite a reasonable fellow – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze My own little problem with him remains his continued use of Islam to defend his tastes. In all honesty, given that his actions are quite legal, he doesn’t need that mask. Good morning, and in the Nigerian parlance, happy new month. First off, I want to apologise for the rather long absence.... Read More

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July 29, 2013

Cheta Nwanze: Yerima is all about himself and little of Islam (Y! FrontPage)

by Cheta Nwanze The world will always be full o’people like Yerima who will always attempt to twist conditions for their own benefit regardless of what storm it causes. But when our very laws give them the latitude, then we have a problem. I love the Arabic word for “hypocrite”. It is “munafiq”. It shares... Read More

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July 25, 2013

Moving on – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Truth is that no amount of crocodile tears can change the facts. The fact is that we, the people of Nigeria, are guilty of making a lot of noise, and then taking our eyes of off the ball. We, the people of Nigeria, are being told in almost crystal clear terms that... Read More

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July 23, 2013

Now that we know our lawmakers cannot read – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze ….Ayo Akinyelure claimed that he cast the vote in error. “I pressed the ‘No’ button during the electronic voting session thinking that I was kicking against the early marriage,” he sniffled in between some hot crocodile tears. Yesterday, a sitting gavel of the Federal Republic of Nigeria proved something I have expressed my... Read More

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July 23, 2013

Gov. Dickson sure has a thing for under-age girls too – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze ….Bayelsa etibo, Dickson, shows it is not only Yerima that has a thing for under-age girls as he appoints an 18 year old SA (has she even started university?), who’s only qualification is that she looks good in a bikini. To be honest, I don’t mind the occasional “spam” message. Heck, I’m as... Read More

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July 22, 2013

Cheta Nwanze: I am sick and tired of ignorant people with BlackBerrys (Y! FrontPage)

by Cheta Nwanze Changing that discussion requires actually going to the National Assembly and putting the issue on the table. Until we are actually ready to do that, please get the hell off of my timeline. Saturday morning, I went to The Palms Shopping Mall in Lekki to join in signing the petition regarding the hashtag #ChildNotBride.... Read More

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July 16, 2013

Patience Jonathan’s claim to authority – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Maybe it’s just me, but methinks that the unnamed elders in this report should bring their ‘elderly’ influence to bear. First Ladies (or First Gentlemen, think Prince Philip), are meant to be seen and not heard. This morning, on my way to work, I was almost involved in a motor accident. Some silly danfo overtook on my... Read More

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July 15, 2013

Cheta Nwanze: We are not our brothers’ keepers, Nigerians (Y! FrontPage)

by Cheta Nwanze In August 2011 when it was announced that cleaning up Ogoniland in the Niger Delta region would cost at least $1 billion, and would take up to a generation, only two of Nigeria’s online media outlets considered the story worthy of being their lead as soon as the report was released.... Read More

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