Turkey, the Gulen Movement and Nigeria
Last month President Buhari made a four-day visit to Turkey – his first to the country since his election in 2015. Though Buhari’s trip was essentially to attend a meeting…
The Slaves of Nigeria
Many years ago the irrepressable Hausa leader who hailed from Kano and who was the founder of the radical leftist political party called NEPU, Mallam Aminu Kano, said, “Until the…
Right of Reply: Alleged Forfeiture of 14 Properties by Bala Mohammed
In the past one year, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has been subjected to the most vicious campaign of calumny characterized by deliberate…
The Vindication Of Justice Ayo Salami
No doubt, the recent appointment of Justice Ayo Salami by the National Judicial Council (NJC) as the Chairman of the panel to monitor cases of corruption against judges is a…
The Stinking Tower Of Corruption
The recent exposé by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu on a number of procedural violations at one of the firms under his ministry’s supervision, the…
Okorocha and Jacob Zuma’s statue
What is it about South African President Jacob Zuma and statues? Two statues in one month- generating controversy from the streets of Pretoria to the streets of Owerri in Nigeria.…
Biafra: Now That Nwodo Is Talking.
I will start this report by drawing copious excerpts from Ohaneze President, Nnia Nwodo’s speech last week in Umuahia, Abia State. Hear Nwodo; “Some months ago, I invited Nnamdi Kanu…
The Travails of Ibe Kachikwu & A Lesson For The House Niggers
I have little doubt that Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Energy, regrets the day that he left the relative comfort of the private sector and…
Ambazonia, Biya’s intolerance and internet democracy
A Biafra-like agitation for independence has been unfolding in neighbouring Republic of Cameroon since November 2016. The people of Northern and Southern Cameroons under the umbrella of the Southern Cameroons…
IPOB is an Insurgency, Not a Terrorist Organization
While the sharp division of opinions over the government’s Operation Python Dance 11 in the Southeast, the proscription of IPOB and the consequent designation of the organization as a terrorist…