Ndigbo, 2023 and Looming Danger – By Olusegun Adeniyi

Nothing speaks better to a time like this than the message embedded in ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’. Particularly in the Southeast. I have deployed the 18th century poem by German writer and politician, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe several times on this page. It tells a compelling story that begins as an old sorcerer departs his workshop, […]

The Political Class and Its Conspiracy of Silence

This article by learned Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Muiz Banire, gives an overview of extent of the violence and insecurity that has encompassed practically all parts of the country, and chastises Politicians for being more interested in the upcoming elections of 2023, rather than being part of the solution to our present problems; reminding […]

Our tired President – By Hakeem Baba-Ahmed

‘Nearly all men can stand adversity.If you want to test a man’s character, give him power.’– Abraham Lincoln President Muhammadu Buhari says, for the umpteenth time, that he cannot wait for the end of his term. He says he plans to live as far away from Abuja as he can when he serves his two […]

Mansa Musa 🇲🇱

Research has revealed that the richest person of all time lived in the 14th century in West Africa and went by many names, including Kankan Musa Keita, Emir of Melle, Lord of the Mines of Wangara, Conqueror of Ghanata and the Lion of Mali II, but today he is usually referred to as Mansa Musa. […]

Bernard Arnault becomes world’s richest man, topples Elon Musk

Bernard Arnault, the CEO and chair of LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton) is now the world’s richest man after toppling Tesla’s founder, Elon Musk. According to Forbes Real Time ranking of the richest, Arnault’s net worth is $180.8 billion. Elon Musk’s net worth dropped to $137.5 billion, from about $200 billion, following the crash of […]

150 Years From Now

150 years from now, none of us reading this post today will be alive. 70 percent to 100 percent of everything we are fighting over right now will be totally forgotten. Underline the word, TOTALLY. If we go back memory lane to 150 years before us, that will be 1872, none of those that carried […]

Things men do for love!

In Colonial Lagos , Lady Oyinkan Ajasa (Lady Oyinkan Abayomi) was born daughter of Sir Kitoye Ajasa, a Yoruba aristocrat who was the first Nigerian to be knighted by the British, and Lucretia Olayinka Moore, a princess of Egba royal family, in Lagos, was born on March 6, 1897. She schooled at the Anglican Girls’ […]

HOW OBASANJO, ATIKU MADE NIGERIANS JOBLESS.

A. NigerDock is the largest ship fabrication yard in West Africa sub region. When it was sold, its Ex-MD Engr. Nkpubre Okon, openly stated how “Mr Job Creator” ignored the Transport Ministry then to Open bid for NigerDock. Atiku’s preferred bidder, ‘Global Energy’ that agreed to increase NigerDock’s workforce from 4,800 to 6,000 as part […]

Is This Winning?Western leaders can no longer hide the truth about Ukraine – George D. O’NEILL Jr.

Recently, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen carelessly revealed the devastating cost of the Ukraine war. “It is estimated that more than 20,000 civilians and 100,000 Ukrainian military personnel have died to date,” she said. The comment drew sharp backlash and the E.C. later deleted the comments from video recordings of the address. The censorship was left […]

Post-Soviet Russia is dead, but what will replace the West as the country’s primary inspiration – Dmitry Trenin.

Dmitry Trenin: Post-Soviet Russia is dead, but what will replace the West as the country’s primary inspiration? Entering a new period of turbulence in 2022, Russia will change beyond recognition, but we have yet to know precisely how. To describe in one word what 2022 has been for Russia? I would say – transformative. This […]

SUPPORTING TINUBU IS POLITICAL GENOCIDE, NOT Franchise – By Charles Ogbu

How exactly does the mind of Tinubu supporters work? What is their thought process, really? Are they supporting Tinubu because they genuinely believe he is mentally and physically sound to preside over Nigeria or they just want to punish the over 200 million of us? Here is a man whose real name you don’t even […]

Will Buhari vote for Tinubu – By Lasisi Olagunju.

(Published on Monday, 19 December, 2022) Muhammadu Buhari started his presidency with “I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody.” Will he end as a nobody’s man? Sometimes, and for some, it is gracious to maintain one’s lane, listen to your own vision, single, unattached. French statesman, Charles de Gaulle, who holds the copyright […]

Nigeria’s first millionaire

Believed to be Nigeria’s First Millionaire, Candido da Rocha (1860–1959) was so rich that he frequently sent his dirty clothes from Lagos to be washed by a laundry man in the United Kingdom. Da Rocha was a rich entrepreneur, businessman, landowner and creditor who owned Water House or Casa d’Agua on Kakawa Street, Lagos Island, […]

WHEN THE NORTH SNEEZES NIGERIA CATCHES COLD …. 2023 ELECTIONS HAS BEEN PREDETERMINED PLEASE READ LASISI LAGUNJU FROM A 2021 ARTICLE ..

Leader of the ‘unseen’ persons ruling us, Alhaji Mamman Daura, spoke last week. He said enough of turn-by-turn presidency for Nigeria. He decreed that North-South rotation of the presidency of Nigeria should be dead; from 2023, the most competent among contenders would be put in the Presidential Villa. Post script (We are begining to see […]

A disaster that replaced a tragedy, APC and PDP – Uzoma Ahamefule

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) are the two most dominant political parties that do not need introduction in Nigeria. The two parties have woefully piloted the affairs of the supposedly giant of Africa since 1999 to a state of regrettable moribund it is today as a sleeping giant. The names of […]