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BUHARI OR JUBRIL AL SUDANI: THE PRESIDENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NURTURING AND ENHANCING THE VALUE OF THE STORY

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Written by Priye S. Torulagha From: Miami, Florida, USA W onders shall never end in Nigeria. Due to the high level of uncertainty leading to the apprehension, Nigerians are bombarded daily by incredulous tales that befuddle the mind. One of the mind-boggling stories is that President Muhammadu Buhari died in 2017 and was secretly buried in Saudi Arabia. To ensure that power remains in the hands of those who control the state, it is speculated that a replacement from Sudan was put in place to act as President Buhari. The alleged replacement is known as Jubril Al Sudani. Despite the incredulity of the story, it is gaining ground in the minds of many Nigerians as the question rages on concerning whether President Buhari is really the president or someone else. Those who believe that the current Nigerian leader is not President Buhari but a replacement, are convinced that Nigeria is being ruled by a foreigner acting as a Nigerian leader. The story started to germinate when ...

THE NEW BREED OF THE IGBO VISIONLESS LEADERS:

Written by LUCAS ANUFORO, Dublin Ireland Email: peter.lemachi@yahoo.com “You don’t necessary need atomic bombs to destroy a nation. Politicians who value their pockets than the life of citizens always do that every day.” ― Israelmore Ayivor Since the civil war ended in 1970, the new breed of Igbo political leaders have not done good representation for the interest of the tribe both politically and economically. All that they exhibited and indulged was self-elitism, corruption and self-aggrandizement. The Igbo constitute one of the three major tribes in Nigeria. But since 48 years after the end of the Nigeria/Biafra civil war, the tribe has consequentially retrogressed from major to minor due to the group of some visionless individuals who parade themselves as the political mouthpiece of the tribe. The bitter truth that needs to be told is that the Igbos had lost the political bearing and as such, showing no more significant roles in the country’s polity. Instea...

BUHARI'S FAILED POLITICAL ODYSSEY

Written by Lucas Anuforo Email: peter.lemachi@yahoo.com Dublin, Ireland "It's time to care; it's time to take responsibility; it's time to lead; it's time for a change; it's time to be true to our greatest self; it's time to stop blaming others." --Steve Maraboli "Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong." --Abraham Lincoln President Mohammadu Buhari was then categorised as few remaining extinct leaders of his generation that will rescue Nigeria from the jaw of an impending doom. Unfortunately, he got himself emasculated, which dimmed and dented his immaculate and enviable track record. The beginning of Buhari's Presidency in May 2015 was seen as a sigh of relief to all lovers of the democracy across the nation despite the anomalies which mauled the Presidential election. What the entire nation needed at that moment, was a change from the then President Jonathan...

THE ATROCITIES OF COLONISATION AND THE DECLINE OF BRITISH INFLUENCE AT THE GLOBAL STAGE:

Written by LUCAS ANUFORO, Dublin, Ireland Email: peter.lemachi@yahoo.com “To give pain is the tyranny, to make happy, the true empire of beauty.”...Samuel Butler “So in Europe, we had empires. Everyone had them- France and Spain and Britain and Turkey! The Ottoman Empire was full of furniture for some reason. And the Austro- Hungarian Empire, famous for fuck all! Yes, all they did was slowly collapse like a flan in a cupboard.”...Eddie Izzard Between the 16th and 20th century the British Empire was at its apogee and became the largest empire the world had ever known. It has often been said that ‘the sun never sets on the Empire due to its extensive conquest of territories across the globe. The Empire ensured that the sun was always shining on at least, one of its numerous colonies or subject nations. Its leadership influence stretched across the globe for several centuries. It could be said that the British Empire created a massive impact on the history of the world....