Legitimacy or Sovereignty – The Niger Delta

"...to build a nation where peace, and justice shall reign.""...Help us to build a nation Where no man is oppressed,..." - Words from Arise, O Compatriots (Nigeria's Anthem, 1978-date) and Nigeria, We Hail Thee (Nigeria's Anthem, 1960-1978) respectively. As promised, here's my sequel to the post on Legitimacy or Sovereignty. In this case, we discuss …

“The Great Nigerian Armed Forces”

My primary school years, I wanted to become an astronaut. I still hope to visit space someday, hopefully as part of the construction team for the first human space colony. These dreams made me study hard. My parents encouraged this as the way by which I could eventually give life to my dreams. I wrote …

Nigeria’s 2015 Elections: Before the Numbers Game

Temporary Voter's Card (with Incomplete Biometric Data Capture)"Democracy is a game of numbers, and we have those numbers", is a familiar cry to many Nigerian political observers. Those who use this cry however, show no desire to acquire those numbers, at least not legitimately. Have you heard a statement from any political party concerning the …

Political Party Funding & Nigerians

Been a while, today's post is inspired by talk in my home state, Rivers State. It is common to hear "Amaechi don carry Rivers State Oil Money go give APC people" in political discourse. For clarity, he officially left the PDP to the APC in November 2013. The flaw of this argument can be found …

#APostADay Day 5 – Nigeria: The Dignity of Humanity

...that all may be treated with the dignity of humanity... Contemporary Nigerian society appears to be chaotic. Citizens believe it's a dog-eat-dog world. A common mantra amongst Nigerians is 'this life na OYO (On Your Own)'. So, we go on as best we can, minding our own businesses, fighting against attempts to derail us. Sometimes …

#SCOANGATE: We have an enforcement problem

In light of the recent SCOAN building collapse, YouTube Video here, many have complained that the church failed to obtain a permit from the relevant Building Regulatory authorities. For clarity, a two-storey building had been modified by the addition of four storeys; thereby making it a total six storeys. Federal and State laws and statutes …

#APostADay Day 3 – Knowledge and Access to it…2

Hello! It is Day 3 of Saatah Nubari (@Saatah) and my #APostADay Challenge. Day 1: Saatah wrote on Not Much...but there's hope, and I wrote on Homogeneity and Heterogeneity of our Society Day 2: Saatah wrote on The Events of his Day. I wrote on Nigerian Confraternities: Names, Symbols & Deductions Day 3: Saatah wrote …

#APostADay Day 1 – Homogeneity and Heterogeneity of our Society.

Hello! So I've been off for a while, not for lack of things to write but because I have failed to Overcome Inertia . However, this is about to change as for the next week, I and Saatah Nubari (@Saatah) have challenged ourselves to #PostADay. His posts would be on http://www.nubby.wordpress.com. I hope our posts …

Gaining Impulse/Overcoming Inertia

Brutus: There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat, And we must take the current when it serves, Or lose our ventures. …

Herald of the Statesmen

The 2015 general elections are around the corner. As is now common, the media would be filled with accusations, counter-accusations, critiques, and endorsements of potential candidates or political parties by supposed "statesmen". This is what I refer to as the herald of the statesmen. Who is a Statesman? Chamber's 20th Century Dictionary defines a statesman …