Facts are settled like the waters of Babylon, that since the Tinubu led administration assumed office, the state of affairs of the country have gone from bad to worse, leaving a large number of the citizenry in abject and perpetual poverty, penury, hunger, squalor, pain and pangs. We may decide to talk about the scarcity of tomatoes at the early second quarter of this year, where the masses could not afford to buy tomatoes as there was no home grown tomatoes which arose as a result of farmers not being able to go to farm for insecurity sakes or we…
Author: Joseph Aliu
The Nigeria of our dreams and the positive hopes that the common and average man on the street may have for the Nigerian state keeps getting dashed by the very people whom the general public has unanimously voted to represent their interest. The mere fact that the basic and common amenities that should be readily available to the average man such as food, clothing, good water and shelter have remained totally inaccessible due to the broad daylight thievery and extortion by the Nigerian government and corrupt government law enforcement officers, respectively. That a man works 24 hours round the clock…
It’d be recalled that the Academic Staff Union of University after series of warnings, embarked on its industrial action on the 14th of February 2022 which has caused tertiary varsity’s classrooms to be under lock and keys, barring students from accessing knowledge which they already paid for. It is not news anymore that the Nigerian state has shown total disregard for the educational sector and that we have a system that has failed to prioritize education. This is evident in the national budget allocated to education. It is not just worrying and saddening but a path of retrogression, that a…
It’d be recalled that on the 14th of February, the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), after a thoughtful sitting, the panel of same, reached a decision to embark on a 1-month warning strike to press home its demands from the Nigerian federal government. Worryingly and painfully, unlike the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu and the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngwige, who have treated the actions of the striking university staff as a pinch of salt, only the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) led by Asefon Sunday have showed concern and displeasure as regards the decision of Asuu and…
The very open lie the evil elites and oppressors makes the people believe that we’re in a democracy is the show of allowing people cast their votes in times of elections. Not Democracy The bitter truth is that the Nigerian political system and structure is not far from that which was practiced by Adolf Hitler of Germany and the ruthless and brute force of illegitimate power proposed by Nichollo Michavielli in his book. It was Abraham Lincoln who held that, democracy is “government of the people, by the people and for the people”. What we have in Nigeria is government…
The trite tradition is that, everybody (especially the Christians), begins to jingle the bells, resoundingly, in celebration of the Christ whom they believe in, as demands their faith every 25th, December. Over the years, the good people of Nigeria, whether Christian or not, have joined in this supposed Christmas celebration, as a way of ending the year. This celebration comes with persons, the high and mighty, wining and dining together, from house to house. It is without doubt that this act, fosters unity, peace, love and tranquillity amongst the people. But the question we should ask ourselves is, how do…
It’d be recalled that on the 16th of December, 2021, the Governor of the central bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele had said most of the constructed roads in Nigeria would be tolled to repay the loans used to fund them. The question Mr Godwin Emefiele should ask himself is which roads in facts are going to be tolled? Is it the bad lagos-ibadan expressway that has claimed plethora of lives of the citizens or the Benin-Abuja roads that has become safe den for robbers, kiddnappers, herdsmen et all to carry out their nefarious, ungodly and unholy activities that would be…
Every reasonable man knows that when a child is beaten, the next the child does is to cry out aloud, why?, because of the pains and pangs that comes with the beating. Worryingly, the Nigerian government that have figuratively beaten the Nigerian hapless and helpless citizenry with draconian policies, broad day light extortions and exploitations, incessant extrajudicial killings by unconscionable armed men, retarding and retrogressive economy and poor educational funding, expects that these citizens shouldn’t cry. The question remains that, how do you even beat a child and expect the child not to cry? It is the most asinine of…
To tell ourselves the hard and bitter teaspoonful truth, where we are in the Nigerian state is not desirable, if it were desirable, we would be talking about sustainability, which is not the case. The putrefaction of our dear Nigeria country has brought same to a nadir. We are at zero point. The Nigerian state is sitting on a keg of gun powder. Worryingly, everyone is acting as though, they are not affected by the evils that come with the current systemic administration and this is not good for a developing and growing country as ours, for it is cowardice…
I’ve asked questions, answered the questions and even questioned the answers as to the functionality and positive effectiveness of the supposed men in black uniform of the Nigerian state. These men in black uniform now begin to wield unusual than normal powers statutorily assigned to them. The menace that these men in black uniform bring are better described than imagined. It is rather unfortunate that the purpose for which the men in black uniform was created has been defeated, why?, under our extant laws in Nigeria, the primary purpose for which they were created is to maintain peace and…
Do we still need to remind ourselves of the millions and billions of naira that were swallowed by acclaimed unknown snakes, monkeys and the likes some years back?, or should we begin to tell tales of how our government schools that are supposed to be funded by the state are underdeveloped due to lack of financial maintenance?, we could possibly decide to take a look at the just recent negative effect of the hidden covid-19 palliatives. We must begin to tell ourselves the truth, but worryingly, we have amongst us, hypocrites, who are waiting to become direct victims of…