by Pius Adesanmi (This is a long read. I plead guilty. I humbly ask for one hour of your Sunday to come along with me.) There are two research questions I have to start asking Nigerians who were at least 40-years-old between 1960 and 1970: what was your police experience? What was your perception of... Read More

Opinion

nigerian police, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, Political elite, security agencies

July 10, 2017

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Pius Adesanmi: Lekki floods- the consequence of an elite with more money than culture?

On Lekki By Pius Adesanmi I have only just noticed some Lekki versus the rest of Lagos and Nigeria dimension to ongoing interventions in the flood matter. Maybe I’ve been too tired to notice strident, blanket attacks against Lekki residents and forceful pushbacks by the attacked. One or two updates I have now seen reek... Read More

Opinion

environmental preservation, Lekki floods, money talks, National disasters, nigeria, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, Political elite

November 15, 2016

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The Thread: Boko Haram – State terror spawns anti-state terror

Chris Ngwodo, writer, consultant, analyst and public speaker is giving perspective to the rise of terrorist groups in Nigeria. He reckons the Nigerian Government inadvertently has a hand in it- by suppressing all forms of dissent with violence, and our blatant disregard for human life. Consider how Boko Haram came to be the terrorist group... Read More

boko haram, Culture of violence, Dissidents, human rights, nigeria, Political elite, terrorism

October 30, 2016

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Simon Kolawole: The conspiracy to destroy Nigeria

by Simon Kolawole Sometime ago — I don’t know the exact date and time — the Nigerian political elite (some call it “elites”, but I’m more comfortable using the good old “elite”) held a two-day convention at an undisclosed location. After intense discussion, negotiation and feasting, they adopted a two-word vision statement: “Destroy Nigeria”. To... Read More

CCB, CCT, INEC, Magu, nigeria, Political elite, Politics, Power, Senate President Bukola Saraki, simon kolawole