The list of Vice Presidents from Nigeria’s Independence to date are: 1. Babafemi Ogundipe (1924-1971) – South West ( 6 Months) Period: 16 January 1966 to 29 July 1966 Political party: Military (JTU Aguiyi-Ironsi was Head of State but was deposed and killed in a coup) 2. Joseph Edet Akinwale …
Read More »Spread of mob justice in Nigeria By Dakuku Peterside
There is an epidemic of mob justice in Nigeria today, and the frequency at which they occur shocks our shared sensibilities. The ubiquitous nature of jungle justice across all parts of Nigeria leaves any discerning mind to wonder how low we are falling as a nation. Every week, we are …
Read More »Still on Deborah Samuel By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Someone said when it comes to religion, some Nigerians fight for God but when it comes to their own livelihood and fundamental human rights, they ask God to fight for them! Sarcastic but how true! You may also have come across another post that analysed the …
Read More »Osinbajo: Where his in-law, Awo, failed By Felix Oboagwina
Chief Tayo Soyode’s name may ring only a minimal bell in national politics outside the Progressives and South-West circles. However, this Marine Engineer-trained Lagosian is father and grandfather to seeds whose veins flow with the blood of two political giants. As son-in-law to Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Soyode has his children …
Read More »Inside PMB’s meeting with Ministers exiting the cabinet
Date was Friday, May 13, 2022, time 10 am, and venue was the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa. The event was valedictory session for appointees leaving the cabinet to pursue political ambitions at different levels. Some were aspiring to be President, others Governors, and others Senators. It was solemn …
Read More »Helping lonely, asexual older adults in quandary By Michael West
May 20, 2022 One of the shortest routes to a debilitating health condition, depression and sudden death is loneliness. The condition is exacerbated if the sufferer, in their 50s upwards, lives asexual for too long due to psychological and emotional aloofness propelled by feelings of forlornity. Unfortunately, not a few …
Read More »Orji Kalu, Igbo Presidency and the `Fairness I Know’ By Timothy Obidimike Ukomadu
Unarguably, when the major political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC), threw their presidential ticket open, it was a deviation from a known tradition and unwritten agreement since 1999. After the presidency of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, it was not in doubt the next part …
Read More »How Obasanjo’s letter got Nigeria into this mess By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria is in deep trouble, and there is no use whatsoever beating about the bush over the bad matter. As I write now, the country is reeling from the barbaric act of some Muslim students stoning to death and burning the remains of the hapless Miss Deborah Samuel in a …
Read More »Obi: Curing Sam Omatseye’s ignorance By Valentine Obienyem
Opinion pieces are meant to be intellectual engagements, which usually mirror the maturity, depth and inclination of the writers. Some end up educating; some even entertain; some pontificate; while others analyse with or without proffered solutions. Alas, one of the tragedies of the Nigerian communication environment is that some fine, …
Read More »The North’s tadpoles and Deborah Yakubu By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 16 May, 2022 A Sokoto mob on Saturday violently protested against justice for Deborah Yakubu who was murdered by her schoolmates in broad daylight. They wanted her suspected killers released without trial. The mob thought the state did not owe the murdered that duty of care, even in death. …
Read More »Education sector crisis: A future that is ruined By Dakuku Peterside
Nigeria is at a tipping point regarding security, human capacity development and economic growth. However, the biggest challenge we face as a country is not about the challenges of today but a bleak future staring Africa’s biggest economy and the most populous Black nation in the face. Looking beyond the …
Read More »Honour killing: Where Christians, Muslims parted ways By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 While Christendom was yet to get over the unfortunate demise of gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachuku, a worse disaster in the bestial and horrendous killing of Deborah Yakubu, a Christian lady and student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, took place. She was beaten, stoned, …
Read More »Remarriage: Coping with abused, damaged spouses By Michael West
May 13, 2022 The most difficult and delicate person to marry is a person who came out of an abused, emotionally damaged and mentally tortured marriage. It is akin to a wounded lioness that survived a hunter’s snare. Any animal that dare to intrude on her space or tries …
Read More »Why President Buhari loves Dave Umahi By Femi Adesina
For the second time in the life of this administration, President Muhammadu Buhari visited Ebonyi State last week, commissioned landmark projects, and equally passed the night. Rare, very rare on visits to States. The President has 36 Governors to relate with, and possibly contend with. Political party would not matter, …
Read More »Does God hate polygamy? – 2 By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 We started this series asking the question whether or not God hates divorce. What prompted this was the death of gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu, allegedly as a result of domestic violence unleashed on her incessantly and over time by her husband. Apart from the anger and …
Read More »The political house of cards that Jega built By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria is in a bad shape, and there is the countrywide fear that anything can happen to upend the wobbly house. The much-ballyhooed 2023 presidential election has become an all-comers affair of highly moneyed pall-bearers intent on interring the country for good. The country has been so compromised over the …
Read More »2023: Remembering Obafemi Awolowo By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 9 May, 2022 Today is the 35th anniversary of the transition of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. A sage is “a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.” A sage is also he that is “venerated for the possession of wisdom, possession of judgment and of experience.” That …
Read More »2023: Opportunistic aspirants and the gullible public By Dakuku Peterside
The holy grail of democracy is the widespread participation of people in the business of power, legitimised by the representation of elected leaders. Participation is so meaningful that the noun derivative of democracy, democratisation, means “the action of making something accessible to everyone”. So, on face value, the democratisation of …
Read More »They claim Buhari has done nothing. UN Scribe, Antonio Guterres, says not so By Femi Adesina
The Yoruba people of South-west Nigeria have a saying: when a child rejects instructions at home, it is from outside that such child is trained. And that was exactly what happened on Tuesday and Wednesday, this week, when United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres visited Nigeria as part of a three …
Read More »Mixed Blessings of ‘Exporting’ Troubled Marriages By Michael West
May 6, 2022 The incidents of failed marriages abroad are raising so much concern back home in Africa especially in Ghana and Nigeria. Most of the affected marriages were taken abroad in quests for better opportunities but which could not survive due to Western culture of equality and gender rights …
Read More »Ray Morphy and the burden of a misinformed columnist By Paulinus Nsirim
Our attention has been drawn to an article titled: “Garrulous Wike And His Presidency Mirage!”, written by Ray Morphy and published on his regular Leadership Newspaper Column, ‘Tuesday with Ray Morphy’. From the title alone, one would immediately infer that this is another hack installment in the Wike bashing enterprise; …
Read More »As the President visits Ebonyi By Chooks Oko
It is no longer news that President Buhari will visit Ebonyi State Thursday. It is one visit that the good people of the state have been looking forward to. The preparations are upbeat with a palpable feeling of fulfillment laced with an uncanny sense of satisfied accomplishment. The rhythmic gymnastics …
Read More »The state and the train hostages By Dakuku Peterside .
It is no longer surprising that Nigerians hear or read about insecurity in various parts of the country. We have become so narcotised and insensitive to the news of insecurity that when kidnappings, bombings or attacks on villagers by bandits, terrorists, or other non-state actors happen, unless people were killed, …
Read More »APC’s 2023 dark horse By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 2 May, 2022 So, who is the favourite? First, they said Goodluck Jonathan was the chosen one. Indeed, his boys and girls were already sharing the 2023-2027 posts and spoils. Now, I ask, is he still the one that is coming? No one appears sure again as they were …
Read More »Crude oil theft, illegal artisanal refining operations in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region and modular refining concept By Prof. Chijioke Nwaozuzu
The recent accident associated with an illegal refinery site in Egbema/Ohaji area, Imo State in the Niger Delta region has reopened the debate on how to resolve this thorny issue. High youth unemployment, and a desire to get rich quick, no matter how, could be responsible for these activities. Illegal …
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