By Frederick Nwabufo Probe. This is another word for political manoeuvring, horse-trading, chicanery and blackmail – in the Nigerian milieu. Probes are launched here not for righteous ends but for some predetermined recidivist motives. In particular, the so-called ‘’corruption probes’’ are themselves felonious panels set up to exact vengeance, broker deals or cause distraction from […]
BY: SAM ONWUEMEODO On Friday, November 13, 2020, Rt. Hon. Chiji Collins was impeached as the Speaker of the State House of Assembly. The report was that, nineteen, out of the Twenty-Seven members of the Assembly, signed the impeachment paper. And he was so removed and a replacement gotten without delay, Hon. Paul Emeziem of […]
By Simon Kolawole Any hopes that we are going to quickly move on from the tragic #EndSARS protests and enter into the phase of reconstruction and rehabilitation are disappearing by the day as the federal government closes in on the promoters and supporters of the mass action. A lawyer who actively supported the protests was […]
By Timothy L. O’Brien Donald Trump is the luckiest man alive. Unlike almost, well, everyone, he’s been protected from the consequences of his own mistakes his entire life. Born into a wealthy family, he was insulated from lukewarm academic prospects and serial business crack-ups by his father’s money. (“I often say that I’m a member […]
By Frederick Nwabufo Bigotry. We are big on it. To inflame passions and to smoke out the most reticent of Nigerians, flagellate the tempers of religion and ethnicity. Yes, then you will see the beast behind the mask. The mute compels speech and even the Nigerian PhD holder brawls when matters circle around his religion […]
By Reno Omokri Recently, I wrote about the difference between Christianity and Islam and the feedback from many Muslims exposed a lacuna in their understanding of Christianity, which is quite understandable, being that that vacuum also exists in Christendom. Many Muslims think Christians worship Christ. No. The worship of Christ is something that exists only […]
By Mary Trump This is how the most colossal and fragile ego on the planet deals with losing the US election: he does not deal with it at all. My uncle’s speech late on election night wasn’t just entirely mendacious from beginning to end. It was also deeply dangerous. It’s one thing for random Republicans […]
By Simon Kolawole My favourite comedians are Bovi and Okey Bakassi. Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross River state and Hon Gudaji Kazaure are also gifted entertainers. Their theatrics are primed to calm your nerves. But the real deal in politics has to be US President Donald Trump, by far the most entertaining president I have […]
By Jonathan Igwebuike From precedent, the unending intrigues that have marked the Okigwe (Imo North) Senatorial bye-election may pave the way for a compromise candidate. With the recent grounding of Hon. Frank Ibezim by Senator Ifeanyi Araraume at the Federal High Court and the consequent replacement of Ibezim with Araraume as the candidate of the […]
By Frederick Nwabufo No government is short of opposition. In a democracy, the residence of an animated opposition signals the buoyancy of the system. Where there is democracy, there is opposition. In fact, opposition is the mitochondria of a republican system – it keeps the government on the mill working according to purpose. Why is […]
