One striking thing about the Germans, they grow up aptly aware of who they are. No single child goes through high school without learning about the Jewish Holocaust. They are taught that the Holocaust was an unfortunate event, that it happened because of Hitler’s authoritarian nature. They are taught that had Hitler been more rational, the Holocaust wouldn’t have happened. They often compare it to the Katyn massacre and the purge in the USSR (which…

“I am very delighted therefore, to use this singular opportunity to announce to the world that my client is the very person seen in the pictures /video. That I can confirm authoritatively”, said Mr. Ifeanyi Ejiofor, Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer. Kanu’s younger brother said his family received the news through a shared online video. However, he says they are yet to speak with him. “I can confirm to you that the person in the video is…

A high court in Abuja had about 2 months ago ordered the Senate president Bukola Saraki not to declare the seat of the former minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio vacant. Akpabio stated that if his seat is to be declared vacant, so should those of his colleagues who defected from APC to PDP. Akpabio when asked if he was perturbed as a result of reports that his seat could be declared vacant as a result…

After recently overtaking India as the poverty capital, reports by global development institutions show that human capital spending in Nigeria is among the worst in the world. Nigeria placed the bottom in a ranking of 157 nations in the second ever Commitment to Reducing Inequality (CRI) index compiled by Development Finance International (DFI) and Oxfam. The CRI Index ranks the commitment of national governments to reducing the gap between rich and poor citizens by measuring…

Former Kano State Governor, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso said he regrets supporting Buhari against Jonathan in 2014. “Nigerians are fed up with the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and would be happy seeing PDP return to power.” He said, “I am sure other people like me that dumped the PDP to support President Muhammadu Buhari in 2014 against the then President Goodluck Jonathan are currently regretting their actions.” “From North to South, the citizens are looking…

Some months ago, 18 presidential aspirants agreed to elect a consensus candidate. The initiative sounded so exciting and we were all expectant. On getting to the day of the election, some of the candidates opted out of the process few hours before the election, leaving 11 aspirants to participate. Nigeria’s former minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili monitored and observed the election. She gave her account of how the election went down. “The PACT – Presidential…

Contrary to what you would expect from a woman whose husband declared to the whole world that she belongs to the ‘Other Room’, the first lady, Aisha Buhari has once again proven that she is her own woman. She took to Twitter hours ago to express her displeasure and disappointment over the way the APC, led by Adams Oshiomhole conducted the primaries in which her Brother Halilu Ahmed, was a governorship aspirant. “It is disheartening…

In reply to Nnamdi Azikiwe when he said “let’s forget our differences and move on”, Ahmadu Bello said, “No, instead let us understand our differences to be able to move on”. Even our founding fathers understood that we are not ‘One people, One nation’. And as such it is unfair for anyone to say Achebe should have told the Biafran story, painting Nigeria as being united and one when in truth, Nigeria has never been…

“Good morning my dear Lagosians, I thank you all for your affection and support. Today is the day, let us all go out peacefully and vote in the #LagosAPCPrimaries Thank You.” Sanwo-Olu Tweeted this morning. A man endorsed by the ruling party’s national leader, Bola Tinubu. Tinubu’s endorsement ended weeks of speculation about where he stood on the stand-off between him and the incumbent Governor, Akinwumi Ambode. He said he turned his back on Ambode…

“Happy Independence Day”- read the text message I got from my Father early this morning. One of the text messages he never forgets to send around; I have gotten this text from him every October 1 ever since I started using a mobile phone. His belief in Nigeria never wavering. What a hopeful and  patriotic man! Nigeria is 58 years today, and a lot is expected of her. Her problems are endless, if I am…