Wrong Approach by the Federal Government The aftermath of the EndSARS campaign was believed would make the government adopt a more realistic approach to solving the problems confronting this country which led the youths to…
Lugard’s Figment of Imagination and its Indelible Impact…
By Sam Caulcrick [caption id="attachment_692" align="alignnone" width="225"] Samuel Caulcrick[/caption] Nigeria as a nation came about as a necessity of circumstances - the beginning of the First World War in 1914; similarly, former Yugoslavia’s creation was…
NO TO SIX REGIONS: S-West leaders reject govs’…
By Dayo Johnson, Rotimi Ojomoyela, James Ogunnaike and Deola Badru The proposal by South-West governors for a six-region structure in the country is generating controversy in the region as Yoruba Elders rejected the proposal, insisting…
The Case Against the British
BY AKIN OSUNTOKUN “By 1914, modern Nigeria came into being under an autocratic Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, who succeeded in isolating one Nigerian group from the other….It was Charles Temple, the senior resident in the…
The Social Psychology of ‘Banditry’ in Nigeria
By Femi Olugbile [caption id="attachment_239" align="alignnone" width="300"] Dr Femi Olugbile[/caption] There is such a state of insecurity in Nigeria as has not been seen at any time before in its history, except perhaps during the…
Nigeria: Witnessing the Epilogue?
Events happening within the South West of Nigeria have shown that the Yoruba have become an endangered species in Nigeria, a country they invested their sweat and blood to achieve independence for, in 1960. Since…
The north’s misguided anger towards southern governors
By Lasisi Olagunju Aye ti ba je! (the world has gone bad). A US dollar exchanged for N504 at the weekend. What this means is that your one million naira cannot buy two thousand dollars…
The Amalekites of Nigeria: Eliminate them, or they…
Author unknown From WhatsApp “Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated. When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself, your chances of winning and losing…
THE FUTILITY OF NIGERIA
By Kalu Aja. Between peace of the graveyard and slavery, let us fight for honour When you talk break up they remind you of bloody Bosnia, they forget peaceful Czechoslovakiar. They forget they let Bakkasi…