Going to work could mean your death. It was indeed a bad time. The June 12, 1993 election won by Bashorun MKO Abiola had just been annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. Nigeria was in deep…
Soyinka dares accusers to prove claims as controversial allegations resurface
A controversial document from the past has reemerged, raising serious allegations against renowned Nigerian playwright and author, Wole Soyinka. The document, originally encountered during General Sani Abacha’s tumultuous reign, has been modified to fit the digital age and is now…
The return of Abacha via his bagman — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It is no fake news that General Sani Abacha’s bagman has returned to the Nigerian cabinet to take charge of the budget. It is all in line with the fact that even in death Abacha keeps donating cool and hot…
Once upon a fight between Obasanjo and Babangida — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The two generals are seen as the best of friends across the political spectrum of the Nigerian nation. In many informed circles, General Matthew Okikiola Aremu Olusegun Obasanjo and General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida are seen as belonging to the rarefied…
Ernest Shonekan head of ING dies in Lagos
Chief Ernest Shonekan, head of the Interim National Government in 1993, has died. The former chairman of UAC and its first Nigerian CEO died in Lagos at the age of 85. Shonekan, who was born in Abeokuta, headed the Interim…
If you want to write a great book, go to prison -Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I am allergic to dictators, even if they somehow manage to dress up in democratic robes. Nigerians cannot ever forget in a hurry how some time ago all the five political parties of a leprous hand manufactured by General Sani…
When journalists became guerrillas – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Going to work could mean your death. It was indeed a bad time. The June 12, 1993 election won by Bashorun MKO Abiola had just been annulled by the military regime of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. Nigeria was in deep…
Jostle for the presidency by Igbo in a prickly Nigerian partnership – Magnus Onyibe
The fear of dominance by one ethnic group over another in the Nigerian union has been with us since Lord Frederick Luggard, the representative of the British colonialist, amalgamated the southern and northern protectorates of the British Empire into one…
I think we should postpone Christmas 2020 – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Even though the minutes of the #EndSARS meeting has been written, read and adopted, there are plenty matters arising, and these matters are not funny at all. First and foremost, Nigerian police officers are on the run from their duties,…
Nigeria at 60: Through my eyes – Magnus Onyibe
At 60 years old, any human being that has not become accomplished or had his/her life anchored on any established and sustainable means of livelihood, would effectively be said to be going through post mid-life crisis. So when Nigeria turned…