Watching Aso Rock

There’s a healing that comes from speaking and sharing. I felt it during the EndSars protests; I loved how it felt – like liberation. But somewhere in the back of my mind, I knew how the story ends. I craved justice -however, I knew that was never going to happen in a country ruled by criminals. Africa has been plagued by the worst of humans in its leadership, but I think that from Idi Amin…

My younger sister came back from Church two days ago and told me about how they prayed for Donald Trump to win a second term in the US elections. She, however, quickly mentioned that she instead took that time to pray for some of her own needs and asked what I would have done if I was in Church. Today is election day in the US, and as I write this, more than 100 million…

Following Banky W’s loss at the just concluded House of Representatives elections, his tweeps went from critiquing him for not having a deep understanding of how politics/governance works – calling him ‘gorimapa Chris Brown’ to congratulating him for having the right perspective and being the real third force, and then back to trolling him again for losing. Numerous people on Twitter were shocked at the change of tone; how quickly one person moves from being…

Maybe you need to stop expecting it to happen anytime soon, because, it may never. They could actually walk away free from it all. The true will of the people may never gain their voice. That dirt swept under the rug may not get so big in the nearest future, and as such, people may not start tripping over it as soon as they should. If that is the case, what is the point of…

When Kingsley Moghalu loses the presidential election, blame his willful naivety. Moghalu came out fighting. However, he fought like a westerner. He closed his ear to Nigeria’s reality. He does not fit the descriptions of a stereotypical Nigerian. Perhaps, this could be the reason he misunderstood Nigerians. Yes, Nigerians are one of the most misunderstood people in Africa. Most of the time, we don’t quite understand each other to say nothing of a man who…

It is pessimism that says, “Nigeria was once a democracy”. Nigeria’s democracy is being threatened. Suffice it to say, her democracy is on fire. And we are all feeling the heat, a majority of us, I like to think. “No one is above the law”. The president and his supporters say. “we should be talking about the crimes CJN Onnoghen committed instead of crying foul at the reactions of (Saint) Buhari”. The others chant along….

Hypocrites. That’s what you are. All of you. “Lagos is a gloried village,” said Nigeria’s minister for transports, Chibuike Amaechi in one of the audio recordings making rounds on social media. He said the city lacked basic infrastructure when compared to Abuja. “tell me what else you have in Lagos? 1,000 plus megawatts. That’s all. That’s what you have. What else do you have? No water, there are no roads.” He went on. Why do…

“BREAKING: Presidency to spend N5billion to impeach Akwa Ibom State Speaker. IG of Police to be instructed to escort 5 APC members to the STHA in order to forcefully achieve this tomorrow. Goal is also to impeach Governor after a new speaker has been imposed.” – Deji Adeyanju went on in one of his Facebook rants. All over the world today, activism is under serious attack by the enemies of democracy. The small men and…

There is no democracy without a level playing field. It is expected that everyone plays by the same set of rules, in as much as everyone does not have an equal chance of success. “Early this morning, our boards were vandalised and removed just as campaign commenced. Some of our staff were also threatened with violence.” The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje lamented. “Fellow Lagosians, we must stand…

“Corruption is an existential threat to Nigeria. Despite the gains we have made in closing the gates, we know that there is still much ground to be covered to stop systemic corruption. We are committed to deepening the work we started this past term. “The nation’s assets and resources will continue to be organised and utilised for the good of the common man.” Said the President on Sunday. He asked to be voted again in…