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Nigeria 1999 Constitution Deceit: Lawyers, Pastors and Priests – Unmute You...
18th November 2020 As the end of 2020 approaches, needless to say Africa, and notably Nigeria will not achieve the African Union (AU) pledge set in 2013, “not to bequeath the burden of conflict to the next generation of Africans and undertake to end all wars by 2020.” Silencing the Guns... read more »

Opinion: The “Terrorists” of IPOB – Femi Fani-Kayode
I watched my brother Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s interview with my brother Chief Dele Momodu on Thursday evening and I was inspired and encouraged. Nnamdi spoke with such eloquence, passion, courage and strength. He is brilliant and irrepressible. He cannot be underestimated or ignored. Every African... read more »

Nigeria: Referendum By Ethnic Nationalities Not Restructuring
So here we are. Sixty years after Independence we are the world’s poorest Black nation. Quoting from Borgen Magazine in August 2020, “Nigeria, a third world country in Africa, is known as the poverty capital of the world. The nation just exceeded India with the largest rate of people living in... read more »

Inside Story: How Plainclothes Policemen Wounded, Abandoned a Commercial Mo...
At a time when thousands of youths have taken to the streets to protest police brutality and alleged extrajudicial killings of the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), it appears the infamous unit does not have autonomy of dishing out violence to the citizens it ought to... read more »

An Enemy of the People – Femi Adesina
For well over one week, the polity has been suffused with what President Muhammadu Buhari describes as “genuine concerns and agitations by Nigerians about the excessive use of force and in some cases extra-judicial killings and wrongful conduct by men of the Nigeria Police Force.” And in... read more »

Opinion: Buhari Goes Rail-Wire Says Femi Adesina
Have you heard the news? I’m sure you have. But just in case you haven’t, here’s the news on the hour: After 33 years, the 326 Km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail Line and Ancillary... read more »

Nigeria’s Growth Hindered by Jaded and Unworkable System – Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general election has said that the Nigerian system hinders its growth. He... read more »

Nigeria: Indigenous People and their Right to Self-Determination
28th September 2020 Between years 2000 and 2002, a full one-third of the states of Nigeria declared that they would be governed by Islamic Sharia. These are twelve adjoining states... read more »

The Edo Example of Demystification of godfatherism in Nigerian Politics
The outcome of the Edo State governorship election has sent shock and excitement down the spine of many Nigerians depending on one’s political affiliation. But one fact that proponents of... read more »

Obasanjo is Nigeria’s Divider-in-Chief – Presidency
In his most recent statement former President Olusegun Obasanjo attempts to divide the nation while President Muhammadu Buhari continues to promote nation building and the unity of Nigeria. The... read more »