Even without going into the semantics of definition, these five prominent elders and former leaders are regarded by generality of Nigerians as fathers of the nation by virtue of their unique antecedents in the political history of the country.
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Tongues are clattering. Tails are wagging. Adrenalin rage is on the boiling point. A ground swell of rising tide of negative opinion is bitterly working against Nigerians from Andalusia to Zimbabwe. And that is for real!! Arguably, today, diaspora Nigerians are the most endangered species on this planet.
The CBN has, however, over the years, been directly or indirectly involved in the financing of growth-enhancing programmes and other projects of the Federal Government which are incidental to the bank’s core mandates.
This unexpected behaviour cannot be justified in the face of unprovoked attacks that Nigerians received lately in the hands of their South African counterparts. These attacks must be condemned in its entirety because it is not reflective of the true spirit of Africa
Virtually all governors are damn too busy to find the time to put pen to paper. The truth, however, is that only a few of them are qualified to write. There is high illiteracy level in the ranks of our leaders, the pomp, colour and razzmatazz around them notwithstanding
Giving a country like South Africa to them (Black South Africans) is like giving a monkey a loaded gun. They will use it to kill everyone around them and eventually they will kill themselves. They are not like you Nigerians: they have no history or class. They are unenlightened, ungrateful, primitive, uncouth and very backward and one day the rest of Africa will know them for what they are!
Nigerians have long travelled far and wide in search of knowledge, of experience and prosperity. As we have travelled, we have opened also our borders to those who will seek their greener pastures here.
Being a keynote address presented by Hon. Kayode Oladele, former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes in the 8th Assembly, aat an anti-corruption seminar in Abuja
When Major General Bashir Magashi (retd) was announced as a ministerial nominee, I reached out to the former Commissioner for Information and Finance in Kano State, Mallam Garba Yusuf, for an insight into the capabilities of the retired military officer.
By Tuesday, five persons had been killed, and many more injured or displaced in South Africa while many small businesses built from years of toil and struggle had been destroyed, some irretrievably.
How did the South Africans get it wrong? Does it mean that the present crop of South Africans don’t know their history? Does it mean that they lack proper understanding of the political economy of South Africa? Do they know who their real enemies are?
The current Biafran struggle has meant different things to different people. For former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, it appears more of a specious opportunity to exploit the Biafran masses—for selfish interest, motivated by blind ambition for power and primitive accumulation of wealth.
Reno Omokri, one of the most virulent and partisan – even if forthright – critics of President Muhammadu Buhari, his administration and party, the All Progressives Congress, took the president to the cleaners on his just-concluded trip to Japan (“A tale of Buhari, Nana Akufo-Addo and Toyota)
Not everyone in Rivers State or in the Niger Delta region is a Christian but without a doubt, Rivers State is a Christian State along with the other five states of the Niger Delta. Christians must be bold and fearless to speak the truth for all to hear that Niger Delta is a Christian region.
I welcome, specially, IGP Mohammed Adamu, NPM, mni, the Convener of this Security Summit, into our midst.
They said that if he insisted on attending the occasion with me, the venue would be sealed and the entire event would be stopped and not allowed to hold.
In law, it is inappropriate to comment publicly on cases or matters that is under trial or being considered by a court, which can be an offence in itself, leading to contempt of court proceedings.
This meeting is being convened within the context of our Community Policing Vision which emphasizes citizens’ engagement in the process of identifying, dissecting and prioritizing threats to communal values, partnering to develop strategies to address the threats, and building trust to undertake actions directed at mitigating them.
Interestingly, before his appointment, Abdullahi was serving as Technical Assistant to the immediate-past Director-General of the agency, now Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami.
I begin, cautiously, with the media industry. Growing up, we referred to journalists who worked in radio and broadcast stations as announcers or newscasters.