By Funke Egbemode It is not every marriage that is founded on love, not every married person who married for love. Don’t tell me you don’t know a few people who took their vows based on what they could see rather than what they felt. They stood, all dressed up in front of their Pastor, Bishop or Reverend Father and repeated the right lines rightly after the clergy, in front of men, not because they were ecstatically, deliriously in love but because they had chosen who they chose at that…
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Sins Of A Billionaire! How Tinubu Stopped Dangote From Defrauding Nigeria To Fund Refinery
By Lanre Olaleye When Nigeria commissioned Dangote Refinery in May 2023 many jumped for joy amid hopes of transforming the country into a net exporter of petroleum products, but today such joy has been shortlived by revelations of underhand schemes by the billionaire businessman to rip off the poor and down-trodden Nigerians. https://snoopcommunications.blogspot.com/2023/11/sins-of-billionaire.html?m=1 From afar, Aliko Dangote cuts a perfect figure of a successful businessman, a pride to Nigeria and the African continent at large. But close scrutiny has since revealed the dark and ugly side of the Chairman and…
Read MoreThe Truth Has Prevailed, Judgment Is Victory For Everyone
Praise be to Almighty Allah for ensuring our victory today at the Gubernatorial Election Court of Appeal. I wish to appreciate the court of appeal for its verdict which upheld our victory at the election pettion tribunal court. The affirmation of the truth by the appeal court will surely strengthen the democracy. I want to use the opportunity to commend the judges of both election tribunal and the court of appeal for standing by the truth to ensure that justice prevailed. Both the judgements have reaffirmed that the judiciary is…
Read More‘How To Buy, Sell Elections In Courts’
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In 1968, Stanislav Andrzejewski, the former Polish soldier and prisoner-of-war, who later founded the Sociology Department at the University of Reading in England, coined the word ‘kleptocracy”, which he defined as “a system of government [that] consists precisely of the practice of selling what the law forbids to sell.” He saw in the system of Nigeria’s First Republic, “the most perfect example of a kleptocracy” in which “power rested on the ability to bribe.” According to Andrzejewski, the defining characteristic of a kleptocracy “is that the…
Read MoreTyranny Booting: Ajero Dialema And Nigerians Costly Mistake
The assault and brutalization of NLC National President, Joe Ajaero at Owerri where he went to support the Imo State trade unions that are struggling with Imo State Government oppression of the workforce, was a well organised arrangement of Federal government with Imo State government to intimidate Labour Union leadership and warn Ajero in particular of the maltreatment and threats to his life if he dares confront federal government. It was agreement for Uzodima to be used to test run the bullying preparedness of federal government against labour unions using…
Read MoreLate Reggae Legend Majek Fashek Battled Alcoholism, Lived In Denial
A United States-based Nigerian journalist and author, Azuka Jebose, speaks about his latest book on the late reggae superstar, Majek Fashek, and other issues. What inspired you to write the book, ‘Majek Fashek: Before and After The Rain’? The inspiration to write this book came from the subject, Majek Fashek. My privileged relationship with him traced back to his days at Tabansi Records as an artiste and repertoire manager, alongside him being the lead guitarist and front man for the Jahstix Reggae Band in the 1980s, was a fantastic inspiration…
Read MoreIs Military Coup Is Imperative In Nigeria?
Mr. Chief Of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa: Military Coup is Imperative in Nigeria Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DD “If you are a judge and you are corrupt, where do we go from here? Then everything has come to a halt. If the legislature is corrupt, you go to the judiciary for redress, if the executive is corrupt you go to the judiciary for remedy, if the judiciary itself is corrupt where do you go from there. That is a question, where do you go? To God whom you don’t…
Read MoreGuber Poll: Who Will Rescue Imo State?
By Emeka Alex Duru I had stayed off public commentaries on political activities in Imo, my state of origin, for quite some time, in deference to concern by friends and colleagues. But there comes a time or situation that one cannot go to sleep or keep to himself, expecting that things will fix themselves or as it is said, find their levels. The off-season governorship election in the state coming up tomorrow (Saturday November 11, 2023), is one of such occasions. The election, ordinarily, should have been a fiesta of…
Read MoreOPEN LETTER TO: The Honourable Minister Of FCT Barr Nyesom Ezenwo Wike
By Kaltum Alumbe Jitami Your Honour Sir, We, the Hausa people of Hausa land in Nigeria, extend our hearty congratulations and gratitude to you for the security measures you are taking in the FCT administration. We assure you of our unwavering support while acknowledging your commitment and courage to doing justice, good leadership with patriotism. In view of the ongoing attacks to your person and character assassinations by disgruntled elements of the Fulani ethnic group with intent to incite ethno- religion acrimony over your appointment as the FCT Minister, it…
Read MoreA Strike Of No Public Sympathy For NLC President Joe Ajaero
—A Timely Karma For A Corrupt And Cash n’ Carry NLC Since Adams Oshiomhole By Nwankwo T. Nwaezeigwe, PhD, DD “I am Kokori! I am not a criminal! They are trying to kidnap me!” We struggled. Something told me that my assailants were security agents. They were big muscular creatures and I so diminutive, but they could not overpower me. Like a frenzied demon, I fought viciously against all attempts to push me into the car. I held on to the open car door. One of them left the fray…
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