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Memorandum by Friends of Democracy to the National Assembly Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution 1.0 Introduction Since the 1994/95 Constitutional Conference, there have been loud and persistent agitations for the restructuring of the Nigerian federation. The most strident voices have come from Southern Nigeria, whereas the Northern voice has been largely muted. […]
Continue ReadingOn Monday, the Northern States’ Governors’ Forum expressed unqualified support for Aso Rock’s scheme to cudgel Nigeria’s social media ecosystem. This time, their ruse is “the devastating effect of the uncontrolled social media in spreading fake news.” They called “for major control mechanism and censorship of the social media practice in Nigeria.” The Northern governors’ […]
Continue ReadingAlmost everything you might expect from a presidential election in any Third World country were on full display in the days preceding Tuesday, November 3. Intimidation and thuggery on the streets of major cities occurred when supporters of the two candidates clashed. Threats of violence were made by militia groups should the result not conform […]
Continue Reading#EndSARS was waiting to happen. Brought on by the weight of history; a dialogue of the deaf between Nigeria’s governing elite and the governed about how the latter experience (in)security; and the deficit of new ideas to convene and govern our collective aspirations, #EndSARS symbolises a deep structural problem. At the core of the #EndSARS […]
Continue ReadingBased on my research in marriages, I have discovered that there are three types of marriage in the world. These three categories are 1. Happy marriage 2. Unhappy marriage that seems to be happy 3. War zone. Happy marriage This is the dream of every person, even long before getting married. Sadly, there are very […]
Continue ReadingI watched my brother Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s interview with my brother Chief Dele Momodu on Thursday evening and I was inspired and encouraged. Nnamdi spoke with such eloquence, passion, courage and strength. He is brilliant and irrepressible. He cannot be underestimated or ignored. Every African should listen to that interview. He cleared a lot of […]
Continue ReadingThe #EndSARS protests which lasted for about two weeks until the crisis in Lagos on October 20, 2020, now known as the Black Tuesday in Nigeria’s contemporary history, may have abated, with the disappearance from Nigerian streets of the horde of protesters, looters, hijackers, and miscreants who together lent a new dimension to the protests. […]
Continue ReadingThe Yoruba anticipated the fate of Mrs. Aishat Mohammed. In the aftermath of the murders, horrendous plunder and arson on the city of Lagos about two weeks ago, Mohammed was one of the captives of the law. Or lawlessness. Gagged like sardines in a can among about 500 persons paraded and labeled as culprits of […]
Continue ReadingWhen the Pharisees insisted that divorce was lawful because it was sanctioned by the Law of Moses, Jesus pointed out that Moses authorised divorce because of the hardness of the hearts of Jews. But from the beginning, it was not so. This same principle applies to the issue of tithes and offerings. God says in […]
Continue ReadingYears ago, as we were driving through some Lagos streets early morning on a weekday, we saw idle young men sitting in front of their houses, some with wrappers surrounding their waists and toothbrushes dangling from their mouths. They stared at us. Their faces instantly instilled the fear of God in me. In a sober […]
Continue ReadingOn social media and my YouTube channel (Reno’s MasterClass), I have proved beyond all reasonable doubt that the Lekki Massacre of peaceful, unarmed #EndSARS protesters happened. It is a real historical incident that occurred on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. The military arrived at exactly 6:40PM. The shooting began two minutes later, at 6:42PM. The first […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, let me start by thanking God for my unusual mindset. I’m also grateful to those who have mentored me in journalism. I single out for mention here, one perfect gentleman in particular, Mr Mike Awoyinfa, who was my Editor at Weekend Concord from March 1989 to May 1990. He remains my Boss for […]
Continue ReadingEverything Nigeria finds impossible to do, the Lekki protesters did. Orderliness, organisation, security, equity and equality. They forged peace and flaunted it with good music. They provided electricity for protesters to charge their phones. Food was available; there was water for all. There was no class, no creed. Everyone was fed without favour in an atmosphere of […]
Continue ReadingOn October 20, I couldn’t sleep in my base here in the United States because I was glued to social media monitoring livestreams of the agonizing state-authorized mass massacres of peaceful protesters in Lekki, Lagos. I was crushed and despondent beyond description. My situational insomnia was triggered by vicarious pains. The sights and sounds of young […]
Continue Reading“The situation was fast degenerating into anarchy. It was at this point that LASG (Lagos State governor) requested for the military to intervene in order to restore normalcy” – The Nigerian Army “The army does not report to me, I have reported the matter to the highest command in the military. It’s not something we […]
Continue ReadingThe days after Black Tuesday, that fateful day when soldiers committed atrocities at the Lekki tollgate, was the Apocalypse, the revealing of the vulnerability of our collective existence. As the artifices that have upheld our fragile civilisation ripped off, the reality of the horror that underpins our everyday existence was un-concealed. By Wednesday morning, law […]
Continue ReadingIn concluding my column last Thursday, I urged President Muhammadu Buhari to address the nation in view of the EndSARS protests that had been hijacked by opportunistic criminals and the shooting of protesters two days earlier at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos. I was therefore elated when I received the Villa statement that the president […]
Continue ReadingWith as many as 67 officially pronounced dead, looted properties, burnt assets, forced lockdowns, as a veteran activist of sundry campuses’ protests against apartheid, military dictatorship, 1989 SAP riots, June 12 validation, fuel price resistance, for new minimum wages in the past 30 years, I bear witness that the current crisis is the most ‘wasteful’. […]
Continue ReadingThe youth have spoken. Vox populi, vox Dei. Tired of seeing their future being mortgaged by philistines, our youth have decided to take their future into their own hands. We may neither understand nor even empathise with them; but we can never wish them away. I am a humble economist with abiding interests in political […]
Continue ReadingThe drama, arson, destruction, looting and death witnessed in the past two weeks are unfortunate. The resultant loss in GDP and adverse effect on the common man and the economy, as many states impose curfews and restrictions to stem the orgy of violence, is very regrettable. There have been attempts by some unscrupulous elements and […]
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