By Adio Waziri The biggest joke of the century is the so-called Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) which issued an ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to stem the tide of insecurity in the northern part of Nigeria or face mass protest. Ironically, the group is one of the reasons insecurity persists in northern Nigeria. A […]
Category archives: Opinion
N-Power Batch C and Matters Arising
By Dan Ochonu There seems to be an uprising concerning the decision of the Honorable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to introduce new beneficiaries into the N-Power scheme under a revised and robust template that would be of utmost benefit to the teeming youthful population in the country. I am sure […]
PMB and his covenant on the war against insurgency
By Philip Agbese Most analysts of Nigerian descent often conclude that Nigerians tend to easily forget yesterday’s history. We must know our yesterday to understand our today and grasp the future better. I dare say, Nigerians indeed have short retentive memory. We are tied to ephemeral issues and we tenaciously hold unto it. I am […]
Why God go bless Baba Buhari for us
By Bukola Olasanmi The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic across the globe has indeed brought to the fore why purposeful leadership matters in governance. The case of Nigeria and most African countries has indeed tasked us to realize that what African needs at the point in time is the ability to look inwards towards addressing […]
President Buhari’s meeting with security chiefs and Monguno’s insensitivity
By James Giwa Last week Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari, had a cause to meet with top security chiefs in the country to discuss the recent security breaches in the country in which over a hundred persons lost their lives. Nigerians were happy to see the President rise to the occasion to address the unfortunate incidents […]
Boko Haram And Our Failure To Act Right
By Andrew Idoko The Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria has had its attendant effect on our socio-political life, given the wanton destructions that have been recorded in North-East Nigeria. In July 2009, the Boko Haram uprising began in Borno state. It spread to other northern states, leaving hundreds of followers, Nigerian law enforcement officers, and […]
Security : How Monguno is Dragging the Service Chiefs Behind
By Emmanuel Okoye One thing you cannot take away from the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Mohammed Babagana Monguno (rtd), is the fact that he is not totally unaware of the challenges hampering the security of the nation. The retired Major General and old boy of Kings College, Lagos, who is experienced in military […]
NSA TELL THE PRESIDENT WE ARE ALSO ANGRY
By Abdullahi Gwamna The yesterday’s media briefing by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Mohammed Monguno (retired) shortly after the President’s meeting with security chiefs over state of affairs in the country was obviously prearranged. It has also raised a lot of concern and interest. Although, I don’t want to contradict the NSA […]
John Campbell’s failed role as a hatchet-man
By Philip Agbese Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has finally confirmed that his obsession with making Nigeria fail has pushed him into some sort of delusion, one that requires clinical intervention. So severe that the diplomat is today hopeful of achieving what he woefully erred to implement when he was envoy between […]
Salkida: Why attempts to water down the impact of Nigerian troops’ devastation of Boko Haram has failed
By Lawrence Audu Ahmad Salkida, the Nigerian journalist with direct access to Boko Haram who at a time fell out with the group and had to go on self-exile, lives in a hole. And like every rodent that habituates in cracked spaces, the unsafe nature of such habitation makes him act on impulse. He oscillates […]