I think the destruction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, started around 2022 to 2023 when Peter Obi left the party to join the Labour Party, LP, and PDP made the most fundamental mistake of its existence of fielding Atiku Abubakar when Nigerians, even PDP governors, and others had agreed power MUST shift to … Read more
THE issue between Natasha and Akpabio ought to be manageable if we don’t simply allow our emotions becloud our sense of scrutiny. First, Natasha erred during a senate session when she was supposed to be speaking from her newly assigned seat, which is not unusual within the House whenever there is defection of member(s) … Read more
THE issue of moral bankruptcy is a difficult topic to navigate due to the fact that morality is subjective. However, I do not share in such cloned sentiments which are meant to act as excuses for actions that are unbecoming. We all know the margin where decadence is separated from decency in every given … Read more
THE clearest definition of pessimism is associated with negativity – that notion of a “glass half-empty” attitude, depression and varieties of temper disorder. Pessimism is defined as a mental attitude in which an undesirable outcome is anticipated from a given situation. The pessimist tend to focus on the negatives of life in general. He … Read more
THE question before every lip today is if the embattled lawyer, Dele Farotimi, is proposing an anarchist society where there is no government or system, and how then would law and order be enforced. How would the society be able to enforce the expulsion with force individuals or group that violates the anarchist ideology? … Read more
IN Africa drums are not only used for music, they form parts of our culture and history as a people from ancient times. I grew up in a small snake-like village that nestle between some huge weather washed rocks and a valley, and I can recall several drums of different shapes that were passed … Read more
THAT cold dreary night, without any premonition, I went to be very early. It rained that evening before dusk, it was dark and cold. The wind blew heavily chilling the mud walls of the house. Every gust brought old leaves down from the large walnut tree near the house, close to where people who died … Read more
MY old man, Dr. Ade Elempe, was born in the 30s – say less than two decades after my ancestors left their homes up in the hills where they lived in huts and caves. They were urged to come down the valleys by the white men during the colonial mandate so that they can easily … Read more
YES, on several forum, I have argued that truth is a relative concept, and could be subjective, but fact is not. Fact is as consistent as the northern star. Truth is mostly ascribed to represent reality or correspond to it. However, it is the margin of this correspondence that makes it subjective. Meanwhile, fact is … Read more
THE August 1st Protest planned nationwide is a reaction of Nigerians to their conditions of existence, and I am fully in support of it for the singular act that when the people are silent on matters that menace their existence, authorities are strengthened through complacency. A people should never allow those who rule over them … Read more