Racism and tribalism are not precisely similar, but those two forms of social injustice are based on hate, whether for a geographical neighbour or a certain race. They are both damaging to society, especially as they hinder the perspective of the young generation. Also, both lean towards the superiority of the one group over another.... Read More

October 24, 2017

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Opinion: In search of the ‘detribalized’ Nigerian

by Jideofor Adibe Nigerians love buzzwords – slogans that are repeated frequently enough, (and imbued with assumed values), that they begin to sound like established facts or self-evident truths. One of the favourite mantras in Nigeria today is the notion of the ‘detribalized’ Nigerian. Depending on the context and the speaker, this could often mean... Read More

Opinion

culture, Jideofor Adibe, nigerians, opinion, tribalism

September 24, 2017

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Simon Kolawole: Ethnic pride and prejudice in Nigeria

by Simon Kolawole Riddle: Name the Nigerian ethnic group known for being “arrogant” and “clannish”. I will give you one or two clues to make things easier. They are perceived by others as thinking and acting like they are God’s greatest gift to Nigeria. They think they are by far superior to the other... Read More

Opinion

Divisions, Ethnic pride, nigeria, opinion, Politics, simon kolawole, tribalism

September 16, 2017

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Pius Adesanmi: Nigeria should have a one-day identity holiday

by Pius Adesanmi But for the giveaway that is in our names, I would have called for a daunting challenge: a national day of identity neutrality in the management of our humanity and phatic communion. I am talking about your myriad transactional moments today. Can you take a one-day break from letting the ethnic identity... Read More

Opinion

citizenship, Gov. Yahaya Bello, national identity, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, tribalism

September 15, 2017

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The Thread: How Igbos should conduct themselves in these crazy times

In the wake of the Nigerian Military’s activation of Operation Python Dance, BBOG activist and Co-founder of Transparency International Oby Ezekwesili told President Buhari that his leadership sucks and he needs to stop being a sectional leader. Media aide to Buhari, Garba Shehu responded for his master, criticizing Ezekwesili for saying nary a word against... Read More

Opinion

igbos, IPOB, Nationalism, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Operation Python Dance, Politics, South East military violence, The Thread, tribalism, TwitterNG

September 14, 2017

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The Thread: “The only man who’s “balanced & objective” while his house is on fire is a mad man” | Igbos do not apologise for Nnamdi Kanu

It’s burning on TwitterNG just as it is in Abia state where the Nigerian Army has taken up a stronghold. There’s been continuous back and forth on political Twitter over the human rights violations by the army, Buhari’s right to use force on civilians, the blame Nnamdi Kanu bears for bringing the whole madness about... Read More

Opinion

Buhari, Military action, nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Operation Python Dance, Politics, The Thread, tribalism, TwitterNG

August 30, 2017

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Opinion: President Buhari still doesn’t get it

by Ikechukwu Amaechi After listening to President Muhammadu Buhari’s three minutes, fifty-six seconds national broadcast on Monday, August 21, his first since coming back to the country from a 103-day medical tourism in the United Kingdom, I concluded that he still does not get it. I doubt if he ever will. Prior to his speech,... Read More

Opinion

Buhari the General, Buhari's speech, nigeria, opinion, Politics, secession, tribalism

August 19, 2017

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Farooq Kperogi: America’s South is like Nigeria’s North and vice versa

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

Opinion

Farooq Kperogi, nigeria, opinion, similarities, tribalism, united states

August 1, 2017

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Opinion: For Nigeria, we live and die

by Michael Ace A northerner died in the west by the hands of a man who said his fathers taught the sun how to rise, no one cared to know why- they believed it was an attribute of a country with more than one tongue. They said after all, he was a stranger, a man... Read More

Opinion

nigeria, opinion, sacrifice, symbol of the crucifix, tribalism

July 3, 2017

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Opinion: Ahiara – The evil of disobeying the Pope

by Kingsley Ahanonu It is with sorrow that I write this treatise, and this is because the church has consistently been plunged into ridicule by what is an unnecessarily lingering crisis. The insistence of the Catholic faithful in the diocese of Ahiara that they have the final say over the bishopric position of the... Read More

Opinion

Bishop Okpaleke, CATHOLICISM, nigeria, Pope Francis, tribalism

June 28, 2017

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Femi Fani-Kayode: Buhari or a voice from the grave?

by Femi Fani-Kayode “All of us who do not speak the Hausa language in which Buhari allegedly addressed Nigerians are being told one thing: you do not belong here. Can anyone ever come up with a more powerful rationale for secession?”- Kayode Samuel. Can anyone fault Samuel’s thinking and rationale? Two days ago I wrote... Read More

Opinion

Buhari, Femi Fani-Kayode, nepotism, nigeria, opinion, Politics, tribalism

June 27, 2017

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Reuben Abati: Buhari and the Hausa language

by Reuben Abati “Baba just fall my hand! Ha, wetin.” “Which Baba?” “Baba Bubu, the President of all Nigeria.” “In the spirit of this season, may Almighty Allah (SAW) grant him good health and quick recovery. It is part of our duty to pray for our leaders. Only infidels pray for evil.” “My friend, the... Read More

Opinion

Buhari, nepotism, nigeria, opinion, reuben abati, tribalism

June 26, 2017

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Femi Fani-Kayode: Is Nigeria a free nation or a conquered vassal state?

by Femi Fani-Kayode “I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves”- Harriet Tubman How can anyone describe Nigeria as a free nation when Sheik Othman Dan Fodio, the hero of the core Muslim north, the father of the Fulani Caliphate and the first Mahdi... Read More

Opinion

biafra, Femi Fani-Kayode, Hate Speech, Islamic bias, nigeria, opinion, Religion, tribalism

June 18, 2017

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Cheta Nwanze: There is something wrong with Nigeria

by Cheta Nwanze In 1997, Edmund Fitzgibbon, the Irish Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Warri retired. He had lived in Nigeria since 1964, being a priest in various places from Minna to Zuru to Kontagora to Port Harcourt and finally, Warri. Upon Fitzgibbon’s retirement, the Holy See in Rome appointed another Irishman, Richard... Read More

Opinion

Ahiara diocese, catholic church, Cheta Nwanze, ethnicity, opinion, Religion, The Vatican, tribalism

June 13, 2017

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Pius Adesanmi: Nigerian gangs and keeping crime in the tribal family

by Pius Adesanmi I’ve been paying attention to the ethnic composition of Nigerian criminal gangs with the corner of one eye. My non-scientific finding: our small criminal gangs are a mirror of the fratricidal ethnic divisions, hate, and bitterness among the small people. In other words, our small criminals replicate tribalism and the intense ethnic... Read More

Opinion

crime, Doyin Okupe, nigeria, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, tribalism

April 10, 2017

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[The Alausa Blog]: Governor Ambode, so Jim Ovia is the only Igbo person with a Lagos success story?

Over the past few weeks, you would have noticed across the major roads in Lagos – Ikorodu Road and the Third Mainland Bridge – there are banners on the dividers announcing a kaleidoscope of Nigerian successes who count Lagos as either their major influencers or their base. It’s an exhaustive – and inspiring list –... Read More

The Alausa Blog

aliko dangote, Governor Ambode, igbos, jim ovia, Lagos at 50, Lagos sucess story, Otodo-Gbame, soni irabor, tribalism

April 9, 2017

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Simon Kolawole: Searching for the Nigerian identity

by Simon Kolawole Is Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, first and foremost from Kano state? Or is he first a northerner, a Muslim or a Fulani? Or should he be identified as a Nigerian before anything else? It’s a simple question, very simple question. The answer should even be simpler. But... Read More

Dangote at 60, opinion, simon kolawole, tribalism, Tribute to Oronto Natei Douglas

March 30, 2017

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Ile Ife and the Nigerian tragedy

by Olusegun Adeniyi The less you say, the less risk you run of saying something foolish, even dangerous. In 1825, a new czar, Nicholas I, ascended the throne of Russia. A rebellion immediately broke out, led by liberals demanding that the country modernize–that its industries and civil structures catch up with the rest of Europe.... Read More

Opinion

48 Laws of power, Buhari's ethnic governance, Hausa fulani clash, Ile-Ife, nigerian police, Olusegun Adeniyi, opinion, tribalism

March 27, 2017

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Femi Fani-Kayode: The sons and daughters of Ile-Ife- butchered, paraded and now prisoners of war

by Femi Fani-Kayode Permit me to begin this contribution with an aside. The barbarians that launched a terror attack in Westminster, London, in which four people were killed and much more injured are the same types of people that attacked and beheaded the sons and daughters of Ile Ife in their own homes and on... Read More

Opinion

Buhari's Nigeria, Ethnic clash in Ile Ife, Femi Fani-Kayode, nigerian police, opinion, tribalism

March 25, 2017

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Peregrino Brimah: Buhari’s failure to label and properly address terrorism in Nigeria

by Peregrino Brimah Okwumo Nwabuzor and Olisaeloka Ezike were sentenced to death by hanging on Thursday for killing a postgraduate student, Cynthia Osokogu. In Cameroon, March last year, a military court sentenced 89 Boko Haram insurgents to death for their roles in terror attacks in the country. Last month, a Somali Military Court Sentenced 7 Al-Shabab Militants to Death. Nigeria’s military has sentenced dozens... Read More

Opinion

Acts of terrorism, Buhari, Fulani herdsmen, Ile Ife wars, nigeria, opinion, Peregrino Brimah, Southern Kaduna, tribalism

March 25, 2017

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Dele Momodu: Heresy in the house of Oduduwa

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, let me take you on historical excursions today. At this unfortunate time that History is not a compulsory subject in our school curriculum, it is pertinent to educate ourselves properly about our dear beloved nation. For those who may not know, Ile-Ife is the ancestral home of all Yoruba people.... Read More

Opinion

Dele Momodu, Hausa Yoruba clash, Ile-Ife, nigeria, opinion, Police Force, tribalism

December 28, 2016

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Opinion: Why tribalism is stupid

by Derin Adebayo These past few days there has been a lot of tribalism on display on Twitter. It was all started by the Tribalist-in-Chief, President Mohammadu Buhari who decided to launch something called operation python dance, which apparently means ordering the armed forces to harass and extort innocent Nigerians travelling home to eastern states... Read More

Opinion

colonialism, Derin Adebayo, nigeria, opinion, tribalism, Unity

December 24, 2016

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The Thread: “Before you start Igbo bashing, remember the thing doing you isn’t the thing doing the Igbos”

Igbos are trending on Twitter today, and it’s got something to do with their outcry over the soldiers dispatched to the East who have mounted roadblocks and are allegedly seizing foodstuff folks sent down to the village for their families. Here’s @UgoTalksAlot and Victor Asemota with important and pertinent context about the influence of the... Read More

Biafran War, Igbo bashing, marginalisation, Nigerian unity, PTSD, tribalism

December 10, 2016

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The Thread: Nigeria wasn’t always so polarised

Once upon a time, Nigeria was not so polarised. Once upon a time Northerners and Easterners dwelt in peace and unity. Once upon a time, religion was not a divider. Once upon a time… Until the pogrom. Or perhaps before. Today, Nigeria is polarised in every which way. But there’s hope for unity if we... Read More

nigeria, Politics, Religion, The Thread, tribalism, Unity

September 6, 2016

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#30Days30Voices: ‘The problem we have is tribalism’ | Man talks about the rise of insurgency in Nigeria

Tribalism is a major problem that has eaten deep into the fabric of the various institutions – both public and private – in Nigeria. Successive government have been known to favor their region over other regions in the country. But is tribalism the underlying cause of all the problems bedeviling Nigeria particularly the rise of... Read More

Citizenship

#30days30voices, government, insurgency, nigeria, tribalism

September 5, 2015

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Why I don’t want to have an ethnic group

I’ve told quite a number of people that I would rather not be affiliated with any Nigerian tribe, I just want to be a Nigerian. Because of that statement, my home training has been questioned, my senses have been interrogated to see if they still function. On one occasion I was accused of not being... Read More

Featured

nigeria, patriotism, tribalism

August 29, 2014

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Opinion: Before Akpabio destroys Akwa-Ibom with tribalism

by Inibehe Effiong We are approaching another election year in Akwa Ibom State and the gladiators are up in arms against one another. Nobody is talking about competence and credibility. Nobody is talking about health care, job creation, security, infrastructures and the real issues of governance. What matters to us is ethnicity and tribalism. In Akwa... Read More

Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio, inibehe effiong, opinion, oron, tribalism, ynaija

February 28, 2014

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Opinion: Tribalism is the main problem with Nigeria (Part 1)

by Jerome Samson In the face of this quagmire, we can only identify one root cause of our national woes. Tribalism! We (Nigerians) are a cacophony of tribal singers! In a country with about 170 million people and more than 600 different ethnic groups, it has been impossible for us as a people to present... Read More

boko haram, jerome samsom, nigeria, opinion, problem, tribalism, ynaija, Yoruba man

February 6, 2014

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Opinion: Can Nigeria be negotiated out of its condition

by Adagbo Onoja But, as things are today both in Nigeria and globally, can Nigeria negotiate itself without imploding unintentionally? Should it? What manner of negotiation would that be? On the eve of President Goodluck Jonathan’s version of the circuitous strategy of an emergency national conference resorted to by virtually every recent past Nigerian president... Read More

adagbo onoja, Chidi Onumah, division, existence, National Conference, negotiable, nigeria, opinion, tribalism, ynaija

Racism gives a fresh perspective of Nigerian tribalism to a younger audience

Opinion: In search of the ‘detribalized’ Nigerian

Simon Kolawole: Ethnic pride and prejudice in Nigeria

Pius Adesanmi: Nigeria should have a one-day identity holiday

The Thread: How Igbos should conduct themselves in these crazy times

The Thread: “The only man who’s “balanced & objective” while his house is on fire is a mad man” | Igbos do not apologise for Nnamdi Kanu

Opinion: President Buhari still doesn’t get it

Farooq Kperogi: America’s South is like Nigeria’s North and vice versa

Opinion: For Nigeria, we live and die

Opinion: Ahiara – The evil of disobeying the Pope

Femi Fani-Kayode: Buhari or a voice from the grave?

Reuben Abati: Buhari and the Hausa language

Femi Fani-Kayode: Is Nigeria a free nation or a conquered vassal state?

Cheta Nwanze: There is something wrong with Nigeria

Pius Adesanmi: Nigerian gangs and keeping crime in the tribal family

[The Alausa Blog]: Governor Ambode, so Jim Ovia is the only Igbo person with a Lagos success story?

Simon Kolawole: Searching for the Nigerian identity

Olusegun Adeniyi: Ile Ife and the Nigerian tragedy

Femi Fani-Kayode: The sons and daughters of Ile-Ife- butchered, paraded and now prisoners of war

Peregrino Brimah: Buhari’s failure to label and properly address terrorism in Nigeria

Dele Momodu: Heresy in the house of Oduduwa

Opinion: Why tribalism is stupid

The Thread: “Before you start Igbo bashing, remember the thing doing you isn’t the thing doing the Igbos”

The Thread: Nigeria wasn’t always so polarised

#30Days30Voices: ‘The problem we have is tribalism’ | Man talks about the rise of insurgency in Nigeria

Why I don’t want to have an ethnic group

Opinion: Before Akpabio destroys Akwa-Ibom with tribalism

Opinion: Tribalism is the main problem with Nigeria (Part 1)

Opinion: Can Nigeria be negotiated out of its condition

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