THIS DEMOCRACY WILL NOT TAKE US ANYWHERE

  As you must have heard, the DSS is still holding the convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore after he met his bail conditions and was declared fit to be released…

ON THE PRESENT AND FUTURE EXODUS IN SPORTS: NOTES FROM ISRAEL ADESANYA

By Hannu Afere History was made a few Sundays ago when Nigerian-born UFC martial artist Israel Adesanya became the undisputed Middle weight champion of the world. In the Marvel Stadium…

THE LONG LASTING SOUND OF FELA AGAINST THE BACK DROP OF A TRENDING REBELLION

By Hannu Afere Music, from time immemorial, has been a tool for entertainment, for education, for spiritual exhortation and for passing on memorable messages. The ancient Yoruba sang protest songs…

PRAYING FOR XYZ: THE IMPOTENCE OF SUCH SUPPLICATIONS AND THE PRETENTIOUSNESS OF HASHTAGS

By Hannu Afere _____________ Rauf Aregbesola the current Minister of Interior, in August was the subject of jabs and jibes shortly when he admitted to the press shortly after his…

A SATIRE: PARABLE OF THE POTHOLES

  Seeing is believing. After many years of wondering about the benefits of ethnic bigotry and the they-are-my-kinsmen mentality among Nigerians; I experienced firsthand why it is good to take…

EMPEROR NERO TRAVELS WHILE NIGERIA BURNS

  Pictures of President Muhammadu Buhari waving at a conquered country every time he is about to depart the country for whatever reason his handlers give have become his most…

TO LIVE IN NIGERIA IS TO BE ENDANGERED

By Ogbeni La The location of the electrical transfer switch box in a Nigerian building can be used to measure the economic status of the house owner or inhabitant. Let…

NIGERIA UNDER THE GRIP OF DEMOCRATIC TYRANTS

When on the 25th of January, President Buhari suspended the then Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, based on an ex-parte order from the Code of Conduct Bureau, informed Nigerians…

ONE BUDGET, MANY PROBLEMS

  No matter what a govt. in power tells you, it is easy to know their real intention. If you observe their actions and sincerity, you'll see the hand writing…

BBC SEX-FOR-GRADES AND JOURNALISM IN NIGERIA

Again, BBC proves that the so-called mainstream media in Nigeria are not better than Linda Ikeji blog. Press statement journalism where the publishers are only interested in how much they…