It is a welcome development that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under the able leadership of extremely hardworking Chairman, Ibrahim Magu (May Allah reward him with long life and sound health, amin) is going to monitor how political parties spend money for political parties congresses and at various polling booths for ad-hoc staff Read more
Several followers base their allegiance on reasons that suits them most. There are instances, no doubt where FOLLOWERSHIP cannot explain the reason they support a particular LEADER. So also do we have situation where FOLLOWERSHIP is induced by a form of BANDWAGON phenomenon. There are outstanding cases, where FOLLOWERSHIP is justified with reasons which appeals Read more
It is faulty to equate the deep loyalty Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu attracts in Lagos as exemplary of ‘Omoluabi loyalty’ or being reflective of the entire Yoruba or South-West populace. Ondo State electorate will argue for example that they “liberated” themselves without compromising the ‘Omoluabi’ ethos. In the 2012 Ondo State Governorship election the current Read more
If after watching Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s world press conference, which concluded a few minutes ago and you still did not think he is unworthy of a second chance, then, you are corruptly limited in your understanding of the inherent issues that are standing imposingly against this churlish governor. Let’s start with his demeanor. It was Read more
I am Dr Banji Oyegbami, a Medical practitioner in Lagos. The following story is my practical experience at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos yesterday night 18th August 2018. As planned I went to the Airport with my driver to pick up my very close friend and his wife that arrived from Atlanta USA on board Read more
For the avoidance of doubt, fascism is a form of government, which is a type of one-party dictatorship. Fascists are against democracy and multi-party system. “Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it” – Frantz Fanon They deploy jackboot autocracy to muzzle out of the way all voices Read more
Recently, I embarked on a journey to Ugbamaka lgah, the ancestral home of Senator Attai Aidoko representing Kogi East in the Senate. Whirling the community without a glance at potential payoff for producing a Senator of the Federal Republic, I resorted for interrogation and a retired police officer has this to say; “This is not Read more
They want the whole world to believe that it was Saraki that brought the DSS to the NASS yesterday to ridicule their god of man, Buhari. Funny enough, these Buharideens were everywhere yesterday’s morning defending the DSS invasion of the NASS. One of the APC Reps even spoke on camera, defending the invasion. When the Read more
Africa hasn’t been fortunate with GOVERNANCE, democracy a type that affords people-centric participation and benefits that spreads evenly has been struggling for survival. NIGERIA which should bear the torch for the rest of the continent is just trying to find her feet. The Fourth Republic foundation was a shaky one, the fifth term of which Read more
3 Years of APC is a Millennium just too long to bear. In short, it’s over Nigerians have had it!!! It is excruciatingly hard to imagine that the collective patience of Nigerians have indeed survived these three years of gruesome killings, hunger, abject poverty and atrocious impunity since the Buhari administration. What buggles the mind Read more
