Category: Opinion

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Following is an excellent article written by an unknown Ugandan writer analysing the systemic rot in all African nations with Uganda as a case study. Please enjoy the article. – Editor The biggest problem of Ugandans or Africans in general is this illusionary belief that they could change their countries by […]

By Samuel Omojoye The morning after the night when protesters at Lekki toll gate were supposedly massacred by the Nigerian Army, the BBC News hour programme interviewed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu around 6am on whether he invited the army and who gave orders that unarmed protesters be shot. The governor confirmed that he invited the army […]

By Lasisi Olagunju The Chinese say blessings rarely come in pairs; misfortunes never come singly. In one single day last week, a lot happened to our country: Nigeria was again named the third most terrorised country in the whole world; Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar said his north is the worst place to live in Nigeria; […]

By Martins Oloja We all just need to freeze our fixation on other subjects of urgent national importance at this time to discuss the plight of teachers, notably university teachers at this time in Nigeria. Talking about the long strike and plight of university teachers may have become a stale subject to discuss at this time […]

He was, no doubt, one of the most controversial leaders Africa ever produced. But Jerry John Rawlings, Ghana’s former military officer, and politician were nevertheless one of the most successful leaders. His popularity was in spite of his fearsome reputation as an officer who summarily executed Ghanaians, including three preceding Heads of State, all on […]

By Lasisi Olagunju The Fulani have many intriguing proverbs. ‘If a man says he will swallow an axe, hold the handle for him.’ That is one of the proverbs. If you want to understand the full import, then listen very well to Alhaji Buba Galadima who professes to be Buhari’s enemy. He was in the […]

By Tunde Odesola Even in death, the world remains indebted to eternal King of Pop, Michael Jackson. Hailing from a large family of musical greats, Michael didn’t own a patent for his Jackson surname, but with a matchless class of genius, he made his first name the most popular of all Michaels. His initials, MJ, […]

By Martins Oloja Before the (constituted) authorities in Abuja release their curious strategy for ‘sanctioning’ the Cable News Network (CNN) as they have promised for the network’s investigative report on the conundrum surrounding the October 20-10-2020 alleged military attack on #EndSARS protesters at the lucrative Lekki tollgate, let’s deconstruct not just some of the facts […]

By Bulama Makarti It’s indisputable that northern Nigeria is today one of the most dangerous places on earth. While Boko Haram continues its rampage, launching deadly attacks in the northeast literally every day, criminal gangs in the northwest are operating with impunity. Attacks have become so frequent that the massacre of dozens no longer makes […]