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Every right-thinking Nigerian knows Buhari did not win the 2019 presidential election. Nevertheless, at the very least, some 10 million Nigerians must have voted genuinely for him. In view of the extent to which the situation in Nigeria has deteriorated dramatically over the few months since the election, we need to ask the president’s supporters […]
Continue ReadingEvery profession has its icons. Chief Olusegun Osoba is one of ours in the practice of journalism in Nigeria. In a career spanning more than five decades, he has distinguished himself not just as an icon but as a living legend. It is difficult to work in a newspaper house in Nigeria and not hear […]
Continue ReadingThe imagery of the ‘amukun’ is popular among the Yoruba. ‘Amukun’ is the Yoruba adjective for the knock-kneed. Knock-kneed is the turenchi for the pidgin expression, K-leg. K-leg is K-leg; an abnormal curve of the legs that causes the knees to touch while the feet are apart. I’ll recreate the ‘amukun’ imagery. One day, the […]
Continue ReadingMany Christians make the fundamental mistake that Paul made, which he cautions that no one else should make. They see Jesus and God simply from a human point-of-view, forgetting that God is not man. (Numbers 23:19). When he later realised his error, Paul wrote: “From now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. […]
Continue ReadingTragedy struck when he was assassinated mid-life in 1987. However, the 43 years life of Jamaican reggae music star, Peter MclnTosh, otherwise known as Peter Tosh, put a considerable weight on existence over and above metaphysics. No, this is not an avenue to venerate the poetry in Tosh’s songs, his philosophy of equality of skin […]
Continue ReadingOn a visit to my mum years ago — this should be in 2009 — I saw an improvised battery-powered lamp on her table. It was mounted on a wood, probably six-inch long, with space for two AA batteries. There were several energy-saving bulbs mounted on the low-tech device. “What is this?” I asked her, […]
Continue ReadingA trending video clip of the senate confirmation hearing of Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, which shows him betraying mortifying ignorance of the meaning of the term “technicality,” aggrandizes the point I made in my April 20, 2019 column titled “Atiku’s Citizenship and Buhari’s Illiterate Lawyers” about Buhari’s love affair with incompetence and mediocrity. I noted […]
Continue ReadingThis is a nation that learns too late, often sleepwalking into avoidable tragedies. Distinguished Political Science Professor, Richard Joseph, a consistent reader of this column, it was who reminded me in a condolence message, following the recent murder of Mrs Funke Olakunri, daughter of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, of the sad disconnect between […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, I know some fanatical supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling party APC will likely dismiss this intervention as coming from an alarmist or Prophet of doom, but so be it. History has taught me a lot of lessons and so has Literature done as well. Anyone familiar with Literary appreciation would […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari is not only giving Nigeria a bad name with his handling of the herdsmen crisis, the good Fulani people should also understand that the president might have equally damaged their brand around the world. As I noted in a recent piece, “Second Term: A Leadership Lesson Buhari Must Learn”, the style of […]
Continue ReadingWithout any shade of doubt, President Muhammadu Buhari is the most admired politician in Nigeria today and the admiration is unprecedented. He is admired by both friends and foes alike. His friends, followers and supporters love him to no ends for spoiling them rotten- abundantly more than they can ask or imagine. And his foes […]
Continue ReadingThis is, undoubtedly, a difficult time for Afenifere leader, Baba Reuben Fasoranti. He has suffered a grievous loss of his daughter, Funke Olakunrin, in untoward circumstances. The loss of one’s child is a painful and traumatic experience. My prayer for him and his family is to find strength at this trying time. Now, the death […]
Continue ReadingIt was a simple tweet but what followed is a sad reminder of the loss of values that has made our country what it is today as we continue to build what my friend Bolaji Abdullahi described as a “nation of hustlers”. First, the tweet: “I lost my teaching job today (32K) where I teach […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s foreign policy is in the doldrums. Our foreign ministry is currently comatose. The truth of the matter is that Nigerian foreign policy makers do not know what foreign policy entails. We claim to be the largest “exporter of peace” in Africa and the fourth largest worldwide. But what is the point of being a […]
Continue ReadingWhat problem has Buhari solved in four years? None. Instead, he has created new problems around the politics of identity and of scarcity. His politics and that of the cabal he created to insulate him, has bred a growing culture of distrust and suspicion along the delicate faultlines of ethnicity and religion in the country. […]
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, July 14, Nduka Obaigbena, the publisher of THISDAY newspaper, and founder/chairman of the Arise News Media group turned 60. Friends, family, associates and the top rank of the Nigerian elite including the Vice President, state governors and captains of industry turned up en masse to mark the occasion at a Thanksgiving Service held […]
Continue ReadingI thank the management of the Pace-Setters College, Abuja for the opportunity to interact with the graduating students and other students of this College. It is in conversations between generations like this that the young ones benefit from the experience of the aged. And it is said that the old are only wise because they […]
Continue ReadingOver the years, I have learnt many things about God that I did not like. One of those things is that God is not like me or, to put it more appropriately, I am not like God. “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord. (Isaiah 55:8). But […]
Continue ReadingIt is no longer news that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has successfully installed its preferred members at the helm of the National Assembly. The victory dance and partying is still on. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry for my beloved country. Nigeria has become a carnival feast for the APC. Who knows […]
Continue ReadingThe killing on Friday of the daughter of Pa Reuben Fasoranti, 94-year old leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba group, may yet be throwing up two apparent equations in a post-Fulani herdsmen-sympathetic Nigerian leadership which may begin in 2023. The first is that, President Muhammadu Buhari may be the last Nigerian president. We will get so […]
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