by Ogaga Ifowodo Now, can we accuse tortoise of impatience, of desiring rescue too soon—the very minute it was promised? Would it be fair to blame the rescuers if it took them longer than a minute, say an hour or even a day, to rescue him? On 3 June 2015, I was a guest on... Read More

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April 22, 2015

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Ogaga Ifowodo: Where cancer feasts – Lamentation for Oronto Natei Douglas

by Ogaga Ifowodo So prominent was Oronto in the self-determination struggles of the Niger Delta, and by extension Nigeria, that when he accepted to be Commissioner of Information and Strategy in his young state of Bayelsa, a debate ensued in the human rights community on the proprietary of rights activists serving in government For a... Read More

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August 20, 2014

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Ogaga Ifowodo: Why are elections military operations?

by Ogaga Ifowodo By all sober reckoning, Professor Attahiru Jega has done quite well in his last two outings as Nigeria’s chief electoral officer and, so, democracy’s chief midwife in our turbulent turbulent country. If Ekiti broke the hearts of progressives, of those who believe that “man does not live alone by bread” — in... Read More

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June 5, 2014

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Ogaga Ifowodo: The Northern victory in the derivation contest

by Ogaga Ifowodo The “North,” it must be remembered, was dragged into Nigeria screaming and kicking. Its disdain for Nigeria has been evident right from when Sir Ahmadu Bello would not deign to come down south to Lagos, the capital of the newly independent nation. It was yet another brazen act of political arrogance writ... Read More

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May 21, 2014

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Ogaga Ifowodo: God’s anointed criminals

by Ogaga Ifowodo Did Allah speak to Shekau or not? Is Shekau God’s anointed prophet sent to establish his holy kingdom in Nigeria or not? I have no doubt that if Shekau has indeed received instructions from any entity other than his demented self, it is the devil. As the world watched Abubakar Shekau’s video... Read More

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May 9, 2014

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Ogaga Ifowodo: Boko Haram’s satanism – See where the politicization of religion has led us

by Ogaga Ifowodo And once we have made God in our image, turned him into an election-rigger, treasury-looter, murderer, arsonist, rapist, etc., we give a licence for any fraudster to proclaim himself God’s anointed prophet or avenging angel Amidst the grief and outrage sweeping the land in the aftermath of Boko Haram’s latest acts of Satanism... Read More

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March 12, 2014

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Ogaga Ifowodo: A dialogue with Boko Haram is proof of insanity

by Ogaga Ifowodo fter all, with Boko Haram’s criminal-in-chief, Shekau, claiming to be obeying Allah’s will, how are the rest of us who do not purport to be in direct conversation with the Almighty to know the divine will? The pattern is clear. The more bloodcurdling the atrocities of Boko Haram the louder the calls... Read More

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February 26, 2014

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Ogaga Ifowodo: The unending military seige on Delta State

by Ogaga Ifowodo Checkpoints are an extreme policing device suitable only for a town under military occupation. They are to be used sparingly and only for a specific and immediate goal, then promptly dismantled. As I ranted against military checkpoints—they are a gratuitous infliction of pain; Delta is a densely populated state that also happens... Read More

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November 20, 2013

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Opinion: Who killed Iyayi and who owns Nigerian roads?

by Ogaga Ifowodo But Iyayi was slaughtered on a public highway, so you should also ask: Who owns Nigeria’s roads? The answer by our convoy-loving men and women of power is that they, and not all of us, own the roads. So they recruit and train drivers and policemen to drive us out of THEIR... Read More

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November 14, 2013

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Opinion: Death of Festus Iyayi- When does the sacrifice to the Nigerian Government end?

by Ogaga Ifowodo Given the immediate circumstances of this tragic event, I call on the Kogi State Attorney-General to bring charges against the offending driver for manslaughter. I am stunned and saddened beyond description by the death in a road accident of Prof. Festus Iyayi yesterday (12 November 2013). As a student in the late... Read More

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November 7, 2013

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Ogaga Ifowodo: Stella Oduah and bullet-proof corruption

by Ogaga Ifowodo “Do the needful.” That is all Minister of Aviation, Mrs Stella Oduah, says she did. And if she believes this pathetic attempt to save face — because she has a face to save, unlike the hundreds who have perished in several plane crashes under her watch — then how tragic is it... Read More

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October 23, 2013

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Opinion: Sovereignty belongs to the people

by Ogaga Ifowodo For me, the qualifying word “sovereign” is the litmus test of Jonathan’s sincerity, foretells whether or not his national conference will be a transforming event or just another bloody waste of time. Precisely in the same way that his combative refusal to publicly declare his assets has been a test of his... Read More

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September 4, 2013

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Opinion: Will America ever erase the colour line?

by Ogaga Ifowodo But you would be a delusional optimist, a closet racist, to think that America is now in a post-racial epoch. The election and re-election of Barack Hussein Obama, giving him and his all-too-black family occupancy of the White House, is enough to cause such euphoria. Still, the racial cauldron boils over every... Read More

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August 21, 2013

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Opinion: Air, air, everywhere, but not a place to breathe in Lagos

by Ogaga Ifowodo But I exaggerate because it is clear to me that we are getting dangerously close to a similar ordeal as the Ancient Mariner’s with regard to air, another vital element. Lagos, quite literally, is fast becoming an impossible place to breathe. I have taken extreme liberties with the anguished cry of... Read More

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August 7, 2013

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Opinion: The hapless surrender of states to the federal government

by Ogaga Ifowodo The solution to the Rivers House of Assembly crisis ought not to be more than subjecting to the rule of law the five members bent on trampling majority rule through violent and other unconstitutional measures. he cry of a colossal central government that has arrogated unto itself every important executive and legislative... Read More

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Ogaga Ifowodo: A dialogue with Boko Haram is proof of insanity

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