Saturday , December 21 2024

Opinion

Why Biden Embraces Nigerians and Shuns Buhari

“Biden’s symbolic repudiation of the Buhari regime is an acknowledgement that he knows what Nigerians know: that they have no president, that their country has gone to the dogs..” It is by now evident that although President Joe Biden appreciates and identifies with Nigerians (certainly in more ways than Donald …

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Where Is The First Lady?

“Whether she answers the ‘First Lady’ or not, she has mostly never been referred to as such”. It is surprising, and further suspicious, that Nigeria’s First Lady who is renowned for her vocal advocacy against every shortcoming in her husband’s governance, is now mute, and has been missing in action …

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The Danger of ‘Cattle Imperialism’

“By encouraging nomadism as a way of life for certain people, not only do we encourage a violation of the rights of land and property owners, we also devalue and deny those herders the full benefits of citizenship.” From Olusegun Obasanjo to Goodluck Jonathan and now Muhammadu Buhari, ‘triumphalism’ by …

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Ibrahim Gambari’s New Insidious Assault on the Media

It’s disgraceful that Gambari who spent a lifetime preaching the virtues of human rights and freedom would instruct—privately owned telecommunication companies to block the URL of Peoples Gazette. It emerged on January 26 that a higher-up in the Buhari regime has instructed Nigeria’s major telecommunications companies—MTN, Glo, Airtel, 9mobile, etc.— …

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‘I am Not Your Father’

“There are certain secrets which a man must live with and possibly carry to his grave for the sake of those for whom he may have a duty of care and the good of society.” Last Thursday, a Judge of the Delta State High Court released a press statement claiming …

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Biden Has Done More For Nigeria Than Buhari

“Nigeria cannot survive another two and a half years of Buhari’s misrule. We are a resilient people, but we are still human.” In less than two weeks, America’s new President, Joe Biden, has appointed more qualified Southern Nigerians to senior positions in his government than President Buhari has in the …

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Lessons for Nigeria as Tesla Splashes $1.5bn on Bitcoin

“The CBN has unwittingly facilitated the creation of a new ecosystem built without Nigerian Banks, robbing the nation of direct foreign investments.” The world’s biggest manufacturer of electric vehicles, Tesla on Monday acquired $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin pushing the price of the cryptocurrency to a record-high of over $44,000. …

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Criminal Cartels On The Loose

“It should worry President Muhammadu Buhari that whether on land or in water, the Nigeria territorial space is now one of the least safe spaces in the world.” Following a tip-off in July 2016, the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) arrested an obscure fruit seller under a bridge …

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Depressing Times!

“Sometimes I wish I could just switch off from the reality of our existence and pretend things are normal.” I know people who don’t bother with news. They don’t read newspapers. They are not on social media platforms. And when they turn on their television, be sure they are either …

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