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Those who are considered rulers over the gentiles lord it over them and their great ones exercise authority over them The Holy Bible The face of leadership in Nigeria is that of fear and impunity. The people fear their leaders and the leaders despise their people. This is so whether it is in the … Continue reading REDEFINING LEADERSHIP IN NIGERIA
The Boko Haram crisis is worsened by lack of collaboration among security agencies, by failure of government to deliver justice and immediate relief to victims and by failure in the gathering and deployment of intelligence to forestall attacks (paraphrased). Ambassador Othman Gamji Galtimari Chairman Presidential Committee on Security Challenges in the North-East Origin The … Continue reading Solving the Boko Haram Menace
Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, and the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people. Karl Marx German Philosopher At every corner in Nigeria, there is a church, a mosque or a religious organization. Every hour of the day including at nights there … Continue reading The Idolatry Nigerians Call Religion.
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This brave man died in the line of duty. No matter how irresponsible our government has been we must unite against this group whose aim is to turn us against one another. We will publish our views on how to curtail the Boko Haram menace soon on this site.
No economy can grow when wages have to be so high so as to gain the trust of the workmen rather than risk them thieving away capitalist investments. Adebayo Alonge (Public Affairs Analyst) The right economic route is a mix of responsible government and free market without either of both human rights abuses and exploitation- … Continue reading The Right Economic Model For Nigeria (Ed. 2)
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In the first 25 days of 2012, Boko Haram has killed at least 250 people,killing 185 people in Kano on a single day (20/01/2012). In 2011, they killed at least 450 people. Their spokesmen say that they should be known as Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad (جماعة أهل السنة للدعوة والجهاد). Since the start of their self-declared jihad in 2009, after 7 years of teaching Salafism peacefully while arming itself, the group has killed at least 1500 people and caused mass civil displacement in Nigeria's North-East. In 2010, Abubakar Shekau, the new leader of the group after the killing of its founder- Mohammed Yusuf, invited a Daily Trust (Northern Nigeria's most read daily newspaper) reporter who was blindfolded, to its base in Maiduguri. Shekau warned of an escalation in the jihad in the coming days. The Nigerian police dismissed the report and at least 800 people have died since then. Are Nigerian hoping for a hero? Are Nigerians waiting on their government and security agencies to save them? Are Nigerians hoping in hope that this blood spilling will end? As souls depart like eagles from dead bodies in thousands, how long shall Nigerians stand and await the much prayed for hero? Is the hero President Goodluck Jonathan or IGP M.D. Yusuf? Is the hero Gen. Andrew Azazi or Air-Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin? Nigerians can you hear heaven? Boko Haram laughs as we fly away.
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The Nigerian people apply jungle justice to thieves they catch in their market places. The Nigerian police shoots to kill citizens that the courts have not sentenced to death. Today, the Boko Haram sect strikes at security installations and innocent civilians and we ask why. The answer is this: lack of respect for the sanctity of life and the rule of law by the Nigerian populace and their security forces explains the origin of this monster called Boko Haram.
….The defining issue of our time is how to keep that promise alive. No challenge is more urgent. No debate is more important. We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by. Or we can restore an economy … Continue reading Remarks by the President Of The USA in State of the Union Address
It is with a heart full of sadness and pain that I convey my condolences on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria to the families, friends, associates and relatives of all those who lost their lives in the acts of violence in Kano on Friday. These are honest and patriotic Nigerians who were brutally … Continue reading Text Of President Goodluck Jonathan’s Condolence Message To Victims of Kano Bomb Blast
So I got this in my email this morning…
They call the Third World the lazy man’s purview; the sluggishly slothful and languorous prefecture. In this realm people are sleepy, dreamy, torpid, lethargic, and therefore indigent—totally penniless, needy, destitute, poverty-stricken, disfavored, and impoverished. In this demesne, as they call it, there are hardly any discoveries, inventions, and innovations. Africa is the trailblazer. Some still call it “the dark continent” for the light that flickers under the tunnel is not that of hope, but an approaching train. And because countless keep waiting in the way of the train, millions die and many more remain decapitated by the day.
“It’s amazing how you all sit there and watch yourselves die,” the man next to me said. “Get up and do something about it.”
Brawny, fully bald-headed, with intense, steely eyes, he was as cold as they come. When I first discovered…
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