Boko Haram and The Limit of Two Narratives, By Adeolu Ademoyo
Two narratives have dominated the “understanding” and “solutions” to the evil called Boko Haram. The government of President Goodluck Jonathan, his party, PDP, and the defenders of the government hold the first narrative. Two categories of Nigerians subscribe to a second narrative. First category of people are associated with the…
A Letter to HRH Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, By Gimba Kakanda
Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi will either become a revolutionary monarch or end up an unfulfilled uppity king. I must begin by exhibiting a needless sycophancy, as it is with our people, when another person attains a status no longer wise to antagonise: I am a fan. I am, however, a…
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A Military In Tatters And The Senseless Onslaught Against The Media, By Dele Agekameh
It is no longer in contention that the military is in tatters, no thanks to the many years of military dictatorship and the rapacious corruption (more…)
A Military In Tatters And The Senseless Onslaught Against The Media, By Dele Agekameh
It is no longer in contention that the military is in tatters, no thanks to the many years of military dictatorship and the rapacious corruption. It is most apt today for this column to open with the timeless saying “Those who the gods want to destroy, they first make mad”.…
LAMIDO SANUSI: The wrong Emir of Kano, By Femi Aribisala
His Royal Highness, the new Emir of Kano, might end up with the same fate that befell him as CBN Governor. (more…)
Boko Haram, Myths and Realities, By Adeolu Ademoyo
As those who officially claim to be members of Boko Haram and those who do not make such claim but are loosely and informally working under the Boko Haram doctrine continue their beastly slaughtering of people in the country, I expound the multiple views on Boko Haram held by some…
No Wonder Rere dey Run, By Pius Adesanmi
Aso Rock Villa. Living Room of the President’s private residence. Israeli, American, French, Chinese, Cambodian, Somalian, Sudanese, and Ghanaian security operatives protecting the Nigerian president are in the background. They try to make themselves unobtrusive. Also in the background, chanting Quranic hymns on mats imported from Chad, are marabouts from…
Nigeria And The Cyber Frontier In Crime, By Dele Agekameh
The advent of mobile phones in the early 2000 brought a great relief to Nigerians. However, the revolution in communication also brought with it some pains as some unscrupulous Nigerians quickly cashed in to peddle their nefarious trade - fraud. This was followed by the email, a communication system that…
#WhoOwnsTheProblem? By Pius Adesanmi
This keynote lecture was initially delivered as part of the opening session plenary addresses at the Fourth Annual African Renaissance for Unity Conference convened by the Africa Institute of South Africa and The Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, Pretoria, South Africa, on May 22, 2014. A modified version of it…
The Boko Haram are not Northern Nigerians, By Femi Aribisala
True Northerners are the most upright, most accommodating and most humane of Nigerians. (more…)
