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Who Wants to Be a Patriotic Nigerian?

A newspaper headline on Tuesday, February 11, paraphrased a recent speech by Bishop Mathew Kukah touching on a delicate topic which Nigerians have innately considered for decades. The Punch headline – “Nigeria not worth dying for” imploded a new debate

How Not To Organize Protests And Lobby In Nigeria

Throughout last week, after the full effect of the motorcycle and tricycle ban in Lagos began to tell on the residents, wails of pain and hardship filled all media channels. Workers arrived late to their places of work. Offices and

US Visa Ban: When Presidential Laxity Hampers Nigeria(ns)

As soon as the official announcement came through last week that the United States will be banning immigrant visa issuance to the United States from February 21, suspicion began to filter in that the ban was due to racism by

ThrowBack Thursday–Henry Carr: A Foremost Scholar & Educationist Who Dined With The Colonial Masters

Henry Rawlingson Carr was born on August 15, 1863 to Amuwo Carr and Rebecca Carr who were liberated Saro (Sierra Leonean) emigrants of Yoruba extraction. It was in the days after the bombardment of Lagos in 1851 by the British

Okada Ban In Lagos: A Government Basking In Its Echo Chamber

On Monday, January 27, 2020, the Lagos government announced a ban on the activities of Okada (Motorcycles) and Keke Napeps (Tricycles) in some Local Government Areas like Apapa, Lagos Mainland, Surulere, Eti Osa, Lagos Island, Ikeja, major bridges and highways

Security: Nigerians Vote On President Buhari’s Performance

It is already a fact that the Senate and the House of Representatives have united one more rare time to jointly decry, in a united voice with the Nigerian masses about the state of insecurity in the Northern part of

ThrowBack Thursday – Ibrahim Dasuki: The Sultan Of Sokoto That Abacha Cunningly Deposed

Ibrahim Dasuki was born to the lineage of Uthman Dan Fodio – the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate on December 31, 1923 in Dogon Daji, Sokoto State. He was the son of Haliru Ibn Barau, a district head of Dogon

What Was Buhari Doing in the UK Last Week?

In usual and alarming fashion, tongues started wagging and asking questions about the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari from the group photo taken with the Queen’s representatives from the Royal family, at the UK –Africa Investment Summit held last week.

The Implications of the New US Visa Restrictions on Nigeria

It has been a few days running that rumours filtered into the media that the United States government could be considering more visa restrictions against Nigeria. Ever since the Trump administration was inaugurated in 2017, its policy on Africa and

ThrowBack Thursday: What We Remember on The Armed Forces Remembrance Day

It was 50 years last week, January 15, 1970 that the Biafran Forces surrendered arms and the Nigerian Civil War officially ended. The day signalled the end of a long drawn war which is often tagged as genocidal with many

The Geo-Politics of South-West’s Operation Amotekun

For Nigerians who are not used to the narrative of a region standing up for its own survival, the recent launch of the Amotekun Security Initiative will feel like another secessionist ploy. For a very long time, the option of

The Nigeria/Biafra War: 50 Years After

It is my sincere hope the lessons of the bitter struggle have been well learned by everybody and I would like therefore to take this opportunity to say that I, Maj. Gen. Philip Effiong, officer administering the government of the

The President’s Daughter And The Abuse Of Power

Just about a week after allegations surfaced that President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Hanan Buhari, was the reason a Nigerian businessman named Mr Anthony Okolie was detained by the State Security Service (SSS), she seems to have been embroiled in yet

January 15th: Armed Forces Remembrance Day

Today is Armed Forces Remembrance Day. 15th January of every year is very notable in Nigeria for two things: the end of the Nigerian Civil War and a day celebrated in remembrance of the Armed forces. However, our focus is

Olusegun Runsewe’s Prison Sentence: The Price Of Disobedience To the State

In the era of the military junta, Nigerian courts were relegated to the background. Judges knew that verdicts delivered against the major actors in the military hierarchy would not be obeyed. Judges also knew that such unfavourable verdicts against the

ThrowBack Thursday: Amodu Tijani – The Lagos Customary Chief Who Defeated the British Government

The court case won by an Idejo white cap Chief in Lagos in 1921 proved not only to be a landmark verdict, but it re-emphasized the right which citizens of pre-colonial Nigeria should have over the land which they have

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