Nigeria since independence in 1960 has had six democratically elected executives, the most recent being Muhammadu Buhari. The country has also had seven military heads of state; six by way of coup d’état). No democratically elected head of state from Tafawa Balewa to Goodluck Jonathan has ever gotten into power on electoral promises of anti-corruption while all…
Month: October 2015
Buhari: Prince of Thieves
President Buhari has searched and decided, the Department of State Services (DSS) has screened and cleared, the Nigerian Senate has accepted and announced the candidates for long-awaited “ministerial list”. The Nigerian nation has been deceived and spat upon by its leader once again. Habit or repetition is not “CHANGE”. In a nation full of decent…
The North–South West Election Alliance in Tatters
The South West has now been, rightfully or wrongfully, disaffected by President Muhammadu Buhari and his “Northern Bloc”. The unholy alliance between the North and the South West fostered for the 2015 elections in Nigeria is over. Buhari’s parking ex-Governor Bola Tinubu into the corner is tantamount to parking the entire South West into the…
Suicide Rising: The Blind Side of Anti-Corruption
Anti-corruption is raging in Nigeria and governance as predicted is blind siding countless worthy and real issues for governance. Anti-corruption is not an excuse whatsoever for a nation or government to [completely] forget any of its governance responsibilities to the nation. Incidences of suicides due to major government failures and irresponsibility due rapacious theft are…
Yankius on Deziani’s Whereabouts
Pepper Rest: I see Deziani for Ikoyi this afternoon with Lukman Rilwanu. As eh, Deziani na fine woman O! The charges against her na true? Yankius: Na Lekki I see her this afternoon with Doyin Okupe. She don escape from London since yesterday. She dress up like man escape through Heathrow Airport to come Nigeria,…
Fraternities Are Viruses in Nigeria: Part 4 – The Deviation
Fraternities Are Viruses in Nigeria: Part 4 – The Deviation University Campus Grown Fraternities (UCGFs) started as idealistic brotherhoods with the reverie of changing some aspects of society. Most founding members never believed it would achieve its aim, become a prominent phenomenon, or even become a menace to society (which they have become). Academics and…