Circa 1985: Do It Afraid And Do It Unsure By Tony Elumelu
I recall my Youth Service days in Sokoto, a young man, fresh out of school, enjoying the drinks we could afford (lol) and unsure about the next steps. In my uncertainty, I was sure of one thing, I will stand…
2023: Datti, the Future and Fulani Advantage
The invincibility of Fulani in our political space is far more than what can be seen and measured. From the conquest of Sokoto and northern Nigeria till date, their expansionism and entrenchment hasn’t abated. That is who Fulanis are, and…
2023 Presidential Election: Fulanis Versus The Rest of Nigeria
2023 Presidency: Northern Leaders Optimistic Kwankwaso Will Step Down For Atiku – Daily Independent. That was the headline of confirmation for me published on the front page of Daily Independent Newspaper of Monday the 30th day of January 2023, after…
From Happy New Year To Happy New Month…
From millenary to centenary to vicennial to quindecennial to duo-decennial, to decades to quinquennial, to annually, to monthly, to weekly to daily to hourly, to minutes to seconds and even to milliseconds, we appear to have deviced salutations that fit…
Obaseki’s Projections and Mayaki’s Arithmophobia in Full Glare
By Crusoe Osagie Look what the cats dragged out! Pen for hire, John Mayaki, has crawled out of the mouldy crevices into which he skittled after he failed spectacularly along with his paymasters in their attempt to malign the Edo…
February Elections: Nigerians Just Dey Play…
By Prince Charles Dickson (‘A person is dead, but their spirit lives; if you poke the iris of their eye, they still come alive’) Democracy has a dream-like character. It sweeps into the world, carried forward by an immense desire…
Aboki fx And Wrestler Emefiele: A Diversionary Tactics
Sitting in a regal seat, lofting emptily in an authority beyond the seat he occupies. An accused sat in the seat of the jury to prosecute his own case. He accused Aboki fx, judged, threatened and declared a man wanted…
Why Open Preaching Of Solidarity By Owan Enoh In Support Of Prince Otu, for An Ejagham Man At The Central, Will Make A Difference
“No Stone Must Be Left Unturned Otherwise We Labour In Vain.” “John must continuously be persuaded to address the Ejagham factor during the campaigns in the Central Senatorial District, on why the Ejagham people must all vote for Prince Bassey…
Stranded APC’s Muslim/Muslim Ticket: Rhetor FFK To The Rescues
Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless scrutiny of logic – Williams E. Gladstone. The argument for Muslim/Muslim ticket found strength in…
The Currency of Life and the Leadership Question
By Abiodun Komolafe In one of his New Year sermons, Pastor Adeniyi Ajayi of the Gospel Promotion Outreach, Ori Oke Baba Abiye, Ede in Osun State numerated ‘The Currency of Life’ as ‘time, money, knowledge and relationship.’ According to the…
When the People Shall Have Nothing More To Eat…
By Prince Charles Dickson One who believes that the earth is chasing him, where did he put his feet while running? The Driver Many years ago, I was driving back from Gombe, and on the highway was this public/commercial Opel…
