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…