Nigeria: Government by Gunmen
Nigeria’s government rehabilitate “repentant” Boko Haram members and negotiate with bandits with lots of cash. It even says that a former killer of soldiers and civilians…
Pantami: When Denial is not Enough
About an hour to writing this, I read (for probity’s sake) the Wiki page of Nigeria’s minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, which…
Buhari: The Running Man
In a 1987 movie set in a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman (Arnold Schwarzenegger ) gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly…
Nigeria’s Recession: Poor Diagnosis; Poorer Remedies
Nigeria is telling itself that it has plunged into yet another recession: The second in 3 years! The feckless government also kids its helpless citizens…
Insecurity: Unto Nigeria, Too Much Blood is Taken
In the good old days, you could drive between Abuja and Kaduna with your eyes practically closed. The road was like a runway. And you could…
Biden Wins,Trump Loses: Nigeria is Transformed
Below is what is obvious so far in the morass that’s the current US Elections. Worse case scenario: Trump is the president of United States until…
Ondo Elections: US Issues Fresh Threats
Perhaps following the success of the governorship elections in Edo state, South South Nigeria, on September 19, the US government this morning issued a statement…
#VPdebate : Kamala Harris Didn’t Make the Cut
Last night’s Vice Presidential debates didn’t help the Democatic nominee, Joe Biden as his running mate couldn’t answer or deflated very important questions. Mike Pence,…
Trump Says No to A Virtual Presidential Debate
The Commission on Presidential Debates announced the second debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden will be virtual.The President has, however, said he will not…
Nigeria@60: Lying Becomes a Presidential Addiction
Since assuming powers in the early summer of 2015, Mohammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s President, has almost by rote made lying a tradition at the annual independence…