Abuja — When will Leah Sharibu regain freedom? The prolonged incarceration of Leah Sharibu in the den of Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP), a faction of Boko Haram since February 19, 2018 no doubt casts aspersions and raises questions…
OPINION: COVID-19, NIGERIA, AND THE REALTIES, THE CHANGES
With the COVID-19 pandemic reality is not far away, there are changes, is Nigeria ready, great country, great people, poor people, and very fragile nation. In the midst of an unprecedented crisis, it can be hard to see more than…
Opinion: Are we overreacting to the coronavirus? Let’s do the math
As coronavirus deaths and infections plateau in many parts of the country, and as the economic damage of stay-at-home orders mounts, a question is gaining ground: Are we overreacting? Some economists and business leaders believe the costs of constraining the…
Coronavirus: Church Leaders Abandon God, Suspend Masses, Deliverance, Anointing By Obinna Akukwe
Our religious leaders have abandoned God because of Coronavirus and suspended masses, deliverance, anointing and prophetic services but the good news is that God had not abandoned the hapless, impoverished people of Nigeria, therefore, at this trying time, let the…
Where are Nigeria’s role models?
The Nigerian society once upon a time had personalities that were distinguished both in conducts and character to become role models of their time. The youth and protégés of those days have grown in age and status. But the…
OPINION: NIGERIANS FORGET VERY QUICKLY
“A lady in Chicago was reported to have used hammers to kill flies. When asked why, she replied that she wanted to make sure the sucker was dead! –Ezeana Achusim So…’Scientists are wrong’, the Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano said with…
The Racism at the Heart of Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’
It’s happening a little bit out of public consciousness — swamped by impeachment, the coronavirus and the Democratic presidential race — but on Friday President Trump announced further restrictions on immigration and foreign entry to the United States. Citing security concerns, the…
Revolutionaries at work
I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) 3rd president of the United States of America. Revolutionaries do not…
This thing (beast) called politics
There is this generally negative perception of politics, politicians, and the political process held by non-politicians in Nigeria and across the world. It is not complimentary. If anything it is unsavoury and indeed condemnatory. Such uncomplimentary expressions or terms as…
Nigeria: Leaders or comedians
I have severally re-examined the situation in Nigeria with nostalgia on one side and profound sadness on the other side. Nostalgic remembrance because, somehow, this country started well but whatever was the gain collapsed like a pack of card in…