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As electioneering heats up, the tensed debates around the religion of the presidential candidates will steam. Presently, the religious dialogue is about the savviness of a “Muslim-Muslim” ticket which, as we have been told, is the only combination that guarantees electoral success for a candidate whose regional supporters are apparently too close-minded to vote for […]
Continue ReadingThe chances are that each time you hear the name of Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, what comes to mind is the 2018 video of a man pocketing bribes. In that infamous video, the man receiving wads of dollars from a supposed contractor was oblivious to the secret camera planted in the room to record the […]
Continue ReadingBy now, you must have seen the viral video of Catholic priest Rev Fr. Kelas Gogwim, who stopped parishioners without their Permanent Voter Cards from entering and observing the mass in his parish. According to the priest, they must show their PVCs or not show up. He intoned, “If you don’t have your PVC, don’t […]
Continue ReadingFor a long time, Nigeria has bandied around what has amounted to a myth that whoever seeks the presidency hardly gets it. Historical observers have variously posited that what we have almost always had are “accidental” presidents—men reluctant to step out for leadership roles but who somehow, through whimsical engineering of fate, find the presidency […]
Continue ReadingBy the time the drama of arrest between former Imo governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ended, you realised both parties deserved each other. As it happened last week Tuesday, the supposed anti-corruption agency, EFCC, was to arrest Okorocha at his house in Maitama, FCT—the latest in the series of […]
Continue ReadingOn Sunday, a pregnant woman and her children were killed at Isulo, Anambra State, along with six others identified as northern Nigerians. Initially, she was identified as “Fatima” but media reports later put her name as Harira Jibril. Fatima was one of her four children (the others were Khadija, Hadiza and Zaituna) killed along with […]
Continue ReadingIn Nigeria, saying something is “impossible!” is risking being stranded on the island of reality. This time eight years ago, a section of the country badly wanted the mediocre administration of Dr Goodluck Jonathan gone. It seemed impossible, but it happened. Depending on how the odds align, Jonathan may return to Aso Rock again. That […]
Continue ReadingThe news that actor Yul Edochie took a second wife rebooted discussions about polygamy. Typical of our clime, issues bordering on long complex history too quickly descended into superficial exchanges and self-serving arguments. It gets worse when the interventions are headlined by a self-labelled “deep thinker” whose grasp of any issue hardly goes beyond his […]
Continue ReadingThe Oyo State branch of the Traditional Worshippers Association of Nigeria was right to condemn the open display of the remains of the late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, during the Islamic prayer rites. That aspect of his transition was unbecoming. Having witnessed a few Muslim burials, I understand they are characteristically simple […]
Continue ReadingAfter the police have investigated the Chrisland school “rape” case and determined who made the trending sex video, the producers’ names should be listed in a sex offenders’ registry. Whether those children were solely responsible or had adult collaborators, their actions amount to a sex offence. As the Lagos State government reminded everyone on Monday, […]
Continue ReadingGospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu’s death, reported to be a consequence of domestic violence, brought the issue of divorce to the fore. Expectedly, defenders of the oppressive patriarchal order have been mouthing one of the few verses of the scripture they have managed to master: God hates divorce! It does not matter to them if marriage […]
Continue ReadingThe letter informing the Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque, Sheikh Nuru Khalid, that he had been sacked following a sermon where he criticised the government provides an intriguing study of what religion looks like when God has been removed from its contents. From a practice that should ideally demonstrate conscience, all you see […]
Continue ReadingOn Monday night, terrorists attacked a Kaduna-bound passenger train that left from Abuja. They ambushed the train by detonating some explosives laid on the railway tracks. The violent implosion that followed not only stopped the train in its tracks but also imploded the myth of the progress Nigeria has made under the present regime. So […]
Continue ReadingAfter the jokes, memes, comedy skits, and satire about Ms Bianca Ojukwu slapping the former first lady of Anambra State, Ebele Obiano, had settled, it dawns on you how much abuse is endemic to our Nigerian societies and forms a part of our socialisation processes. To be born a Nigerian is to be thrust into […]
Continue ReadingNothing says how cynical people have grown toward the church in recent times better than the response that greeted the Redeemed Christian Church of God’s decision to be more directly involved in the 2023 electioneering. The RCCG’s internal memo—where they noted they would coordinate their members going into politics and mobilise support for them—that circulated […]
Continue ReadingThe chances are that, when you think of the late former Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, your mind also recalls the 2017 “constituted authority” episode. As it happened, he addressed the students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology who were protesting the extended closedown of their school. Unwilling to condone their belligerence, Ajimobi launched […]
Continue ReadingOver the weekend, alleged political activists in Alimosho, Lagos staged a mock funeral for Interior Minister, Rauf Aregbesola. To display the coffin of a man still alive is a poignant symbolism, one instinctually understood by witnesses embedded in the local culture as a severance of his connection to the society of the living. For a […]
Continue ReadingSince the report of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari’s alleged involvement in a drug ring hit the airwaves on Monday, the question of whether he will be extradited to the United States of America to face justice for pending infractions has also resurfaced. About nine months ago, the Federal Bureau of Investigation had […]
Continue ReadingIf the idea of crowdfunding for former governor Peter Obi to contest the presidential election works, it will be one of the most decisive changes in Nigerian political history. Proposed by data analyst and social advocate, Segun Onigbinde, crowdfunding is a relatively uncharted terrain in Nigeria’s recent politics. Translating the idea into concrete action needs […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, recently stated the need to review the minimum educational requirements for intending officeholders. At the 52nd convocation ceremony of the University of Lagos, where he delivered the Convocation Lecture, he reflected on the imperative of updating what we require of our would-be leaders to meet contemporary standards. […]
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