A Third Alternative to PDP and APC- Ben Murray Bruce

Months after the 2015 elections ended, Nigerian youths are still hung up on those elections. Nowhere is this more obvious than on social media which our youths have turned to a battle ground divided into pro People Democratic Party (PDP) and pro All Progressives Congress (APC) youths. So ingrained is this animosity that each group targets elected officials and party chieftains of the opposing parties and go after them just on the basis of their party affiliation.  Things reached a comical stage when a youth attacked me for a tweet on Twitter and hours later was praising a popular youth for his tweet. Unbeknownst to him was the fact that the youth had merely tweeted my exact words but had not credited me with the quote!

To Sadiq Abacha, On Behalf Of Wole Soyinka – Ayo Sogunro Replies Abacha’s Son

 

This morning we published an open letter to Professor Wole Soyinka by Gen. Sani Abacha's son but as the season of open letters continue, here is a swift reply by Ayo Sogunro to Sadiq Abacha's open letter to professor Wole Soyinka.I find these letters educative and interesting as well...Find full details after the cut. #Enjoy

General Murtala Muhammed: Murdered 38 Years Ago, Aged 38

General Murtala Ramat Muhammed

It was an incident that shocked the nation. A sitting military head of state had just been assassinated. It was the first and only time in the political evolution of the country. Ironically, General Murtala Ramat Muhammed was just 38 years at the time of his murder and today, February 13, this black day will is 38 years in history, writes Ojo. M Maduekwe.

SAVING NIGERIA FROM PROFESSIONAL POLITICIANS - Pat Utomi

Post by Pat Utomi.

Open Letter To Pastor E.A. Adeboye And Pastor W.F. Kumuyi

Dear Venerable Pastors:

After a lot of inner turmoil concerning the situation in Nigeria, I decide to write you this open letter. Each time I visit Nigeria I experience a deep inner threat as to the direction of the country.

I have deliberately addressed this open letter to the two of you out of more than dozen Nigerian Pentecostal and Charismatic Preachers with Mega Churches both at home and overseas. Three of you including Pastor Tunde Bakare in my view, are the only influential men of God in our country that Nigerians hold in awe and high esteem.

Pastor Bakare is not included in this letter because he is already a proven combatant

The letter Bomb From OBJ

Culled from Sahara reporters

On 2nd December, this year, an apparently angry and frustrated ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo wrote to President Goodluck Jonathan, a letter that clearly competes as one of the most acerbic in modern history, accusing him of ineptitude and of taking actions calculated at destroying Nigeria.
“Nigeria is bleeding and the hemorrhage must be stopped,” Mr. Obasanjo said in the 18-page letter he titled “Before It Is Too Late” exclusively obtained by PREMIUM TIMES Tuesday.

He said Mr. Jonathan has failed to deliver on his promises to the Nigerian people, stem corruption, promote national unity and strengthen national security.
He said that rather than take steps to advance Nigeria’s interest and up the standards of living of Nigerians, Mr. Jonathan had betrayed God and the Nigerian people that brought him to power, and has been pursuing selfish personal and political interests based on advice he receives from “self-centred aides”.

Olunloyo and the `Wild, Wild West- By Fani-Kayode

Fani Kayode

In an interview with a newspaper on November 30, 2013, Dr. Omololu Olunloyo, a great nationalist, a two-time former Commisioner of Education of the old Western Region, a former Governor of Oyo State, one of our few remaining elderstatesman and a man that played a prominent role in the politics of both the First and Second republics, said the following:

The President Deserves Some Respect

President Goodluck Jonathan

It is with nostalgia I read irresponsible reports from Regional Bigots who pretend and hide under the auspices and shadow of citizen's reportage to peddle lies which lacks credence and has written over it its intended evil intentions of misinforming the public with fictional stories concorted in their bedroom.

The President like every other mortal man deserves some respect. Just like any other man can be prone to illness and sickness as he is not from above but a man amongst men. Constructive criticism should not be clouded with regional sentiments and desperation for power as power belongs to God.

AMAECHI AN EPITOME OF COURAGE

Photo Credit: Sahara reporters(Gov. Amaechi being greeted by a mammoth crowd)

Amaechi an epitome of courage was the words used to describe the amiable Governor of Rivers State by the National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande.

 These remarks were made when the Governor received the National leaders of the All Progressive Congress who were in the State to woo the Governor to their party. 

In several statements made by the APC leaders the summation of their comments was that since the Governors party were not appreciative of the Developmental strides of the Governor and since the leaking Umbrella can no longer accommodate neither shield the Governor from the scorching sun, It has become imperative that he jumps into the moving train so as to get to the promise land of political emancipation.

HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER, FEMI FALANA COMES TO HER RESCUE

PHOTO CREDIT: SAHARA REPORTERS

On the 29th of October I featured a story on the alleged imprisonment of the Mrs Clara Chime, the Wife of Enugu State Governor.
I was of the opinion that the claim for the cry for help from a said Mrs Clara could not be substantiated to be from her. However,it is beginning to look like the said story is infact true.
Mrs Chime has engaged the services of a Renowned Human Rights Lawyer, Bar. Femi Falana, who has asked the Inspector General of Police to ensure the immediate release of the unlawful detention of Mrs Chime, who is being held hostage at the Government House against her will or be dragged before a court of law.

The Double Standard of Twitter Activist- OGHAGHARE ESE FREEMAN

Picture Credit: Vanguardngr

Two days ago witnessed the investiture and coronation of Tinubu's daughter as the Iya-loja of Lagos by his Eminence, HRH Oba Akiolu of Lagos State.

I personally didn't find it funny that the so-called Twitter activists were all mute on that issue. My discontentment stems from the activities we've so far witnessed on twitter, the last few weeks.

Let me make a bold statement here before I proceed further in this write-up that I am neither an Apostle of this government Policies nor a fan of the APC.

I STAND AND I FIGHT- Femi-Fani Kayode

The Chief himself has graciously again shared his thoughts. I may not agree totally with his propositions but I can't ignore the fact that his piece are always well researched and carefully written.

let me state clearly that his works do not represent my views in totality but I tend to learn and gain more experience as a growing young man.

For your reading pleasure, here is an explosive piece as embedded from Fani Kayode's facebook wall, Just after the cut.........

Unsatisfactory Response to a Public Query Issued By the President to Her Majesty, The Aviation Mnister

For reasons best known to them,it took the Presidency ages to issue Madam Aviation Minister a query. I was thinking she was going to take the President's query seriously and treat it as a matter of public importance by giving a robust reply or better still tender her resignation with unreserved apology to the Nigeria people on whose trust she trampled upon.

Her response to the query is nothing more than a self glorifying statement serving the proud purpose to a selfish praise and defiance to the Office of the President and the Nigeria people demanding an explanation to public misappropriation of tax payers money.

Premium Times had reported that

Professor Omoruyi Goes Home

Professor Omo Omoruyi a foremost political scientist; former Director-General of Centre for Democratic Studies and adviser to former military President, General Badamasi Babangida,has gone home finally after battling with cancer for some time now.

Professor Omoruyi who at one time was a deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of Benin passed on in a hospital in Benin, a month after he returned from overseas where he had gone to receive medical treatment.

Dele Momodu: On a bus ride with Governor Amaechi

This piece is worth reading. Its an expose as it relates to Governor Amaechi's developmental strides in governance. This is not a media hype neither is it a political stunt. Amaechi has proven and shown to us that party affiliation is not Nigeria's problem but our greed for power and wealth at the expense of the vulnerable poor.
He has raised the bar and has made it crystal clear that governance is not abstract, spiritual and that which can only be imagined in our thoughts but rather visible even to the blind.

After the cut is a personal account of the Ovation Master himself after a bus tour with the people's Governor......

Blogger Gets Death Threats Over Article on Kaduna State Governor, Ramalan Yero

Let the whole world hear this. Many bloggers will not blog about this, especially as it is neither a story about the naked Maheeda nor Afrocandy. This must be condemned and Government must be responsible to welcome criticism and answer to issues with facts and not threats.

One of Omojuwa.com’s and AfricanLiberty.org’s most consistent writers Abubakar Musa is the next person to get death threats over his opinion on how government should run. He had written an article on the Kaduna State Government and how they could do better. The article is re-published here . While this number 07055816320 called him to issue the threats, 08107875202 sent threat messages. See the attached pictures. A report has since been made to the police but it helps to have this publicly documented here. Read the writer’s story below – Japheth Omojuwa @omojuwa

NANS, Stop Urinating On Our Heads- By Modiu Olaguro

By Modiu Olaguron

 "The blind leading the blind is not so upsetting, more jarring is the blind leading the sighted."

The academic staff union of universities (ASUU) have been on strike for the past ninety days; according to the ASUU chairman- Dr. Issa Fagge, the strike action became imperative because the federal government had failed to honour the agreement it made with the union in 2009.

As it has always been whenever ASUU strikes, the university students are always at the receiving end of it as we are left with no other option than to sit idle at our homes recounting our losses especially the inevitable extension of our academic years in school.

Though no student in his or her right senses would want to extend

Motives of the Dialogue Fathers- Pat Utomi

Since the President reluctantly inaugurated the National Confab. committee, lots of reactions and questions from prominent Nigerians have since greeted that decision. There is so much suspicion because this a President who never supported that idea only for him to turn around in an unlikely manoeuvre. Some have since posited that is a diversionary strategy by the Government which seeks to use it as a tool in furthering their grand plan still held and jealously guarded to the chest by the Presidency.
Professor Pat Utomi has something to say about this Confab. After the cut is an embedded facebook post.......

SOLOMON LAR GOES HOME AT 80

Solomon Lar, an astute Politician in his days has finally gone home. He was member of the first parliament when Nigeria gained her independence in 1960. He would later become the first governor of the Old Plateau State and founding chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, the largest there is in Africa.
He died yesterday in the US at the good age of 80 after being removed from life support. He would be missed at this time where elder statements in his magnitude were needed in the polity especially at this critical time of transition. May his soul rest in perfect peace.

FANI- The Bad, The Ugly and the Scandalous

In a swift response to an article by Chief Fani Kayode, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described as a primitive, display of self- righteousness, comments credited to the former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode over last Thursday’s crash of an Associated Airline in Lagos.

PDP in a statement by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Abdullahi Jalo,