by Peregrino Brimah My dear citizens, 1. “I am very grateful to God and to all Nigerians for their prayers. I am pleased to be back on home soil among my brothers and sisters.” *FALSE! Buhari is always only among the cabal.* 2. “In the course of my stay in the United Kingdom, I have... Read More
by Olalekan Waheed Adigun So dry bones can still rise again? So corpses do walk? So “spot diagnosis” that can spot the dead from a far without medical prognosis can fail abysmally? So the one on life-support machine can still walk on his feet? All these questions ran through my mind on Saturday morning, the... Read More
by Adeboye Adekoge After listening to President Buhari’s speech on Monday, August 21, 2017, one thing was clear – the Government’s resolve at addressing the problem of hate speech in Nigeria. No right thinking person will disagree with the President that there has been so much hatred and divisive comments on several online platforms and... Read More
by Jude Ndukwe President Muhammadu Buhari’s 103 days absence from Nigeria based on medical reasons, left Nigeria drifting further apart away from what a nation should look like. There were palpable tensions everywhere, sharp divisions among the people, rise in police brutality against the citizens as epitomized by the treatment meted out to the... Read More
by Gideon Arinze The persistent quest for white collar jobs has turned the minds of many graduates away from embarking on entrepreneurial ventures which are capable of transforming them into employers of labour instead of job seekers. Everyone wants to sit in an office well furnished with air conditions and giving out commands. But... Read More
by Bayo Oluwasanmi Churchill Okonkwo’s article “Ndigbo Will Conquer And Rule In Oduduwa Republic” published August 7, 2017, in SaharaReporters, is a figment of imagination as useless as dried-up springs or as mist blown away by the wind. His braggings about Ndigbo’s taking over in Oduduwa Republic is an empty foolish boasting with an... Read More
Dear Mr President, sir When I learned that you would be returning, I was glad because it means you eventually listened to our cries and yearnings. You have returned at a time when our country needs you most to surmount the crucibles battering us as a people and a nation. Though for a very... Read More
by Reuben Abati “Baba don come oh. Baba o yo yo, Baba Bubu o yo yo” “What is that?” “Eh, o yo yo” “If you are this excited about President Buhari’s return, then why didn’t you go to Abuja to welcome him when he arrived from England on Saturday.” “I didn’t have to”... Read More
by Femi Fani-Kayode During his thoroughly uninspiring six minute broadcast this morning instead of appealing to Nigerians for patience and understanding and instead of apologizing to them for the ineptitude and sheer incompetence that his government has displayed over the last 2 years, President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home after 105 days on his sick... Read More
by Tunji Light Ariyomo The type of stomach infrastructure (bribe for vote patronage) being promoted by Nigerian politicians is a minus for the people and a disservice to future generations. This is because the opportunity cost is more poverty and lack of comparable national competitiveness as well as perennial dependency on foreign countries for... Read More
by ‘Fisayo Soyombo Whenever the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASSU) convenes a press conference, journalists can already reel off the top three agendas. One, strike. Two, industrial action. Three, the downing of tools. Of course, the agendas are never written out this way, but whatever is up for discussion is all semantics. ASUU... Read More
by Ogundana Michael Rotimi In spite of the failing campaign promises, after over 50% into the administration and 104 days in London on a medication vacation for an undisclosed illness, Muhammadu Buhari, the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, returned to the country where he has been since 7th May 2017, to a rosy... Read More
by Pius Adesanmi The scenarios 1) A public health disaster in Kogi state this past week claimed scores of lives. My own Yagba land was seriously affected. The illness even seemed to zoom in on Hausa-Fulani settlers and I thanked God quietly that such a strange outbreak happened in Yagba land where, as I have... Read More
ASUU has embarked on another strike and both sides have already begun trading blames. Is anyone thinking about the future? At least Ashton Dagana is. In this article written for African Liberty, Ashton puts forward solutions to this yearly ASUU/FG standoff. These are the 7 things we learned: 1 Locked in a death cycle Since... Read More
by Afeso Albert Akanbi “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to…set at liberty them that are bruised…’ Luke 4:18 A little over two weeks ago I wrote a piece about my fascination with Jesus Christ, and immediately a barrage of feedback poured in from a number of readers,... Read More
by Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema Contrary to what some religious believers think, faith does not preclude critical questioning of the fundamentals of belief. It is not out of place to ask if there really was a Jesus Christ in history. Is the Jesus Christ of the Bible a historical being? Is he a figment of the... Read More
If you believe in the evolution theory, you are most likely to believe that the loud calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to “return or resign” happened just like that. You would believe the campaign was a naturally occurring phenomenon generated from a single “cell” of discontent before acquiring a life of its own. But if... Read More
by Nimi Princewill The more people believe in a thing, the easier it becomes to gradually lure other people into jumping on the bandwagon in agreement. The bandwagon effect has proven to be a strong mind-controlling force which drags people into abandoning their own opinion in acceptance of a more popular one. One can’t tell... Read More
by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me do a recap of my last column for the benefit of those who might have missed that important forecast of who and what may determine our next President. I will try to predict the principles that would guide how people are likely to vote in that election. Some... Read More
by Gbenga Odunsi After an extensive deliberation that lasted days, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has embarked on an indefinite strike action. ASUU President, Biodun Ogunyemi, said all means of negotiation had been exploited before the decision on an indefinite strike action was reached. The grouse of the university teachers are as follows:... Read More
by Alabi Anjolaolorun What is this thing about Silicon Valley big boys and surprises? So much that the recent visits of 2 of its most respected CEOs to Nigeria, were reported as surprise visits. Last August, Facebook‘s Mark Zuckerberg walked and jogged the streets of Lagos. It was recorded somewhere that he ate jollof rice... Read More
by Moses Ochouu Selective outrage, situational activism, and hypocrisy are bigger threats to Nigeria than corruption is, for it is this trifecta that enables corruption to thrive and for the corrupt to escape recompense. Yesterday, they praised protesters as heroes and patriots. Today, they call them foolish for daring to protest at a market in... Read More
by Farooq Kperogi It is all too easy to look at the United States and be led to suppose that it is impervious to internal divisions because it prefixes the adjective “united” to its name. Many people think it is immune from the regional rivalries that we associate with our interminably feuding societies. Even though... Read More
Adedamola David Adejobi The 8th Senate under the distinguished leadership of Senate President Bukola Saraki deserves to be commended for the amendments so far made to certain sections of our Constitution, an idea which was conceived by the 7th Senate. There is no denying the fact that the long-standing process was almost turning into another... Read More
Sadly, it isn’t the so called “marginalisation” that may lead to another civil war in Nigeria. It is IGNORANCE. The weapon of FEAR is being deployed across the Nigerian space. Imaginary enemies are being created from North, South, East and West. The creators of the imaginary enemies are protected from the implosion that will emerge... Read More
by Opeolu Akinola Does disability necessarily turn folks to beggars? I am wondering about this as I recall the treatment meted out to the persons with disabilities who expectantly assembled to honour His Excellency Mr Akinwunmi Ambode’s invitation to an empowerment programme on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Defying difficulties of commuting on the Lagos state public... Read More
by Timi Olagunju The saying goes that ‘silence is consent’, so I choose to write, rather than remain silent on the issues all over the news about Charlottesville. Sometime in June 2015, I arrived Charlottesville, Virginia for a program at the Presidential Precinct during which I took courses both at the University of Virginia’s... Read More
by Balogun Oluwalonimi Mayowa Fellow Nigerians, Today makes it exactly one hundred and two days that President Buhari has left his duty post (Nigeria) for a picture motion ground in London. Let me quickly say this, I have never believed in President Buhari, and I will never put my political trust neither in him or... Read More
by Moshood Isah The importance of citizens, especially the youth, to democratic advancement cannot be overruled,therefore, youth participation in ensuring transparent governance is an obligation. In this vein, election, the fulcrum of democracy, has to be taken seriously by the authorities and the citizens who are always at the receiving end of consequences emanating from... Read More
by Isa Eneye Mubarak The adventures of Europe into Africa were masqueraded under the notion of European’s civilizing mission in Africa. Out of that Africans became colonial victims, slaves, subjects of apartheid, cultural orphans loyal to European products and ideals, and lost control over their resources. Centuries later, the subject has changed, but the... Read More
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