Reign of Totalitarian Madness―America under Dictatorship

The only difference between Donald Trump and Idi Amin Dada —a cannibal who ruled Ugandan from 1971-79, is that Trump never cooked and ate his victims. ― Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo How Trump Dragged America into a ‘Union of Coup Nations’ By the time I left Nigeria in the late 80s, Coup d’état did not mean anything to me. I had witnessed a lot of coups and crises and could smell them before they occurred....

Nigerian Government and Lily-livered Obsession with Foreign Entities

The government in Nigeria is yet to recognize the full rights and privileges of its citizens as guaranteed by the country’s constitution. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu It is evident that this Government only pays attention to national issues only when they are raised by foreign agencies Nigerians are already used to being ignored by their own government to the extent that in most instances, the government was nearly begged to talk to Nigerians on crucial issues as...

Stacey’s Playbook —Are Controversial Nigerian Activists Learning Anything?

Sociopolitical activism is not a chorus for the backstreet youth. Nope, it is not a contest for social media “likes” and “shares”, neither is it a tool for an income-earning opportunity. ― Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo Anybody can be an activist. It just depends on the political environment. Japanese activist Yuri Kochiyama said, “I didn’t wake up and decide to become an activist. But you couldn’t help notice the inequities, the injustices. It was all...

Anambra 2021: What it Means to be in an Election Year

Those profiting from electioneering and elections in Anambra state might have their best year yet, in this year’s gubernatorial election. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu As the Anambra governorship election gets closer, political considerations shape nearly every action of government and non-government actors. Politics takes preponderance over governance, as it is exalted to the front, centre, and back rows. Within the government circle, not much happens except schemes on how to get an acceptable candidate into Government House....

What Should Activism Really be?

By Adedeji Adewumi, Guest Columnist ____ Activism is both a science and an art. While social activists in Nigeria do understand and have become successful in the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of the art of activism, we are yet to master the science of activism. The art of activism is the front-end, public-view life of activism – the protests, calling out and public shaming of leaders, filing of lawsuits and strikes to name a few. The...

Paternity Fraud, Modernity and a Certain Igbo Culture

Recently, Nigerian media and social spaces have been inundated with arguments on DNA test. This is not the first time Nigeria’s social spaces experience this level of argument on a child’s paternity. However, this time, the argument has refused to rescind or varnish. The need to conduct paternity test on kids was provoked by the story of Tunde Thomas, who was said to have died from complications as a result of the depression he suffered...

Resurgence of COVID-19 in Africa

By John Campbell It was long expected that Africa, with its weak public health infrastructure and the impoverishment of its population, would face particular disaster with the outbreak of COVID-19. It arrived later than in other parts of the world, apparently mostly from Europe. The disease’s earliest, high-profile victims were among those able to travel abroad, and South Africa—the country with probably the most extensive links to the rest of the world—early became the epicenter of the...

Public Letter to Late Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, Danmasanin Kano

Please remember that when you left this world, the level of insecurity especially in the northern part of the country was not as bad as it is today. People in many northern states are now at the mercy of armed gangs who roam towns and villages, wreaking havoc and killing at will. ____ I write this postmortem letter to you, Your Excellency, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule Dan Masanin Kano of blessed memory, to intimate you...

The Trump Amoral Dynasty: White Evangelicals Locked In A Deadly Mambo With The Devil

“Pastor Kenneth Copeland is the craziest of them all. With eyes popped like a pair of demitasse spoons, a large swath of his craziness is written on both cheeks of his face.” ―Don Okolo Like the budding tendrils of a rosebud, reacting to the warmth of an early morning sun, the American Evangelical Herd stand in frailty, bent out of shape for being overly reverential, cringing almost, before these miasmas of pure darkness, as they...

OPINION: Darkness in Northern Nigeria

By John Campbell _____ There are signs that as the Nigerian army and the police continue to fail to meet the security needs of the Nigerian people, they will turn toward repression. In November, Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai called on all troops to put themselves in a “war mode.” An internal army communication obtained by the media exhorted Nigerian soldiers to treat all individuals in the region where Boko Haram is active as suspected jihadis until they...

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