2027 And The Tinubu Forever Choir

 By Ugoji Egbujo

Tinubu hasn’t done half of his term. But he already thinks he is entitled to a second and perhaps more terms. The obsequious lackeys he has surrounded himself won’t let him catch a moment for sober reflection,  a glimpse of reality. They seem bent on making him the Oba of Nigeria, unaccountable to no one but his whims and caprices. They are gradually conscripting the entire political class into the Tinubu bandwagon. And emboldened by the relentless flattery, Tinubu is now unfurling his disdain for democracy. 

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Tinubu had promised a trillion-dollar economy. He has done nothing to give the people a stable power supply and resuscitate dying industries. Rural farmers have been conveniently sidelined. The food security program, it appears, has been outsourced to India and others. The government now proudly talks about food importation like it requires some genius. Tinubu had promised surplus agbado and told the masses to reject him if he didn’t provide power in his first term. 

June 16, 1976 Soweto Uprising: The Pains, Gains And Failure Of African Leadership

 By Omawumi Evelyn Urhobo

As South Africa commemorates this year’s June 16th, the 47th anniversary of the 1976 Soweto Uprising, and as a Nigerian who was directly involved in the struggle, I can’t help but put down my few thoughts about this momentous event.

On June 16, 1976, the student protest in the township of Soweto against the apartheid regime started. This agitation would soon become known globally as the Soweto Uprising. This uprising by the students protesting the injustice of the Apartheid Regime was, of course, more than ever before, met with the usual bestial and brutal resistance by the Apartheid Regime.

Banditry In Nigeria: State Police As The Solution

 By Dan Amor

In September 2011, yours sincerely was amongst media executives invited to grace the World Press Conference organized to mark the 23rd anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State. In attendance at the conference were the Voice of America (VOA), the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the Le Monde of France, major radio and television stations, major Nigerian newspapers and magazines, and three Editorial Board members. 

It was hosted by the Executive Governor of the oil rich Niger Delta State His Excellency Obong Godswill Akpabio. That was before he defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in which he is now Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs. At the conference, this writer was privileged to speak on the emerging state of insecurity in the country. As at then, the major security threat Nigerians had to contend with was the Boko Haram insurgency in the North East.