There’s no pure-breed Igbo, Hausa or Yoruba; only pure-breed Nigerians

I strongly believe that even if by some stroke of kismet, a referendum is held on the niggling question of Nigeria’s rupturing today, most Nigerians will vote to remain in this comely country. A majority of Nigerians only desire better a nation, not a divided one. The paroxysms of secessionist agitations here and there are […]

Nigerians; Prisoners of their own spaces

Prisoners in our own safe spaces…DD So lately I have played with the idea of participating in partisan politics but sadly there are loads like me that have a serious identity question mark hanging over us, will I participate as a Plateau man or Yoruba, or Igbo man. Last week I was a guest at […]

Fish Out Bad Eggs Among You – Group Tells Nigerians

Nigerians of all tribes have been urged to expose bad eggs among them instead of “stigmatising a particular tribe alone if we want a quick solution to the current security challenges in the country”. The remark was made by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) in a statement on Tuesday, by its director, Professor Ishaq Akintola. […]

OCHA Shops for $1.00 Billion to help 6.4 Million Most Vulnerable Nigerians as South Sudan’s Hunger Worsens

More than five million people in Nigeria’s volatile North-East region are at risk of acute hunger during the upcoming lean season, which is the worst outlook in four years, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA says conflict, displacement and the disruption of livelihoods from COVID-19 restrictions have made the […]

“Many Nigerians never liked Burna Boy,” Reno Omokri Alleges

Popular Social media figure, Reno Omokri, has alleged that many Nigerians never liked popular singer, Burna Boy. This is coming after the Nigerian powerhouse Burna Boy took home Best Global Music Album for ‘Twice As Tall’ at the 2021 GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony. In a post on his Facebook page, Omokri wrote “Let us be […]

Again! With Two Years Left, Buhari Vows To Lift 100 Million Nigerians Out Of Poverty

President Muhammadu Buhari says the administration’s ambitious policy of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty did not come by accident or “something we just bumped into,” but a deliberate one that will be pursued with remarkable grit and determination. Speaking on Tuesday at a meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), which was […]

Why Buhari is Spending N50 Billion Monthly to Cushion Electricity Tariff for Nigerians – Power Minister

Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, says the Buhari administration is now spending over N50 billion monthly on electricity subsidy for the impoverished citizenry. The minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Aaron Artimas, in a statement in Abuja. quoted his principal as saying this when he received the Guild of Actors and Film Producers, otherwise […]

Nigerians and their Stockholm Syndrome

Various commentators have blamed the Nigerian Masses for the ugly state of affairs in the country. In a society where those in positions of authority display paternalistic attitudes by arrogating to themselves the monopoly of wisdom that they are always right, prominent lawyers under the aegis of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have decried that Nigerians […]

Nigerians as Stockholm syndrome victims

Nigerians cannot be classified as special specie of human beings going by their attitudes towards their leaders but can rightly be described as those without conscience and patriotic education to defend and protect their fundamental rights. I may be wrong in my assessment but the fact cannot be denied if critically examined. Nigerians subscribe more […]

Lekki Toll Gate Killings; How Nigerian Leaders Send Wrong Signals

Viewed subjectively, experience is the best teacher. But in an applied sense, experience is not the best teacher. Rather, it is what you do with what happens that teaches. The usefulness of experience essentially manifests in the development of the capacity to escape the guilt of the past and anxiety for the future. This ability […]