More often than not, the Nigerian Police runs riot like a malicious militia whenever the politics of the president of Nigeria faces a viable challenge in the form of a street protest. The police rush out to crush the demonstration. They assault the protesters. They brutalize them on an order of
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The Song Before The Genocide
Rich Thief, Poor Thieves and A Burglary
Deconstructing ‘The Floating Toilet’ of Bayelsa
The proud rollout of ‘a floating toilet’ by one member of Bayelsa State House of Assembly outraged the Nigerian blogosphere. Nigerian netizens decried the woeful ostentation of the wretched contraption. The well-choreographed ‘commissioning’ ceremony appeared to have cost a lot more than horrible loo itself. Kate Owoko cobbled the ‘floating latrine’
The Pets Aisha Called Jackals and Hyenas
The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, received the biggest surprise of his adult life last week. Without any prior sign of the evolution of her views on self-determination, Aisha Buhari dramatically subscribed to the motto of Kanu's secessionist movement that President Muhammadu Buhari had tried so hard to shoot
Epe Boys Turn Into Chibok Girls
The metamorphosis of some Lagos school boys into a new batch of Chibok Girls is well underway. As with the atmospherics of Chibok three years ago, a criminal industrial complex and a hardhearted guardian state are gambling with the lives of innocent Nigerian children. This heart-wrenching replay of history began on 25th May when some armed
Epe Boy Turn Into Chibok Girls
The metamorphosis of some Lagos school boys into a new batch of Chibok Girls is well underway. As with the atmospherics of Chibok three years ago, a criminal industrial complex and a hardhearted guardian state are gambling with the lives of innocent Nigerian children. This heart-wrenching replay of history began on 25th May when some armed
Buhari’s Ba Turanci Tape
The written press statement in English was enough. President Muhammadu Buhari did not need to take the pains to vocalize it. So, what informed the pointless experiment in Hausa language ? Why did President Buhari voice the Sallah message in Hausa instead of English, the lingua franca of Nigeria? Why did he
Love Evans Today, Love Shekau Tomorrow
Virtually all reasonable Nigerians have condemned the ‘’Quit Notice’’ served on Igbos resident in the Northern region of Nigeria by the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups. But if ‘’what’s past is prologue’’, we already have a death watch. We have, right now, a countdown to another customized Igbo-targets-only pogrom. It’s