Straight Talk

Written by Lucas Anuforo Published on Nigeriaworld.com Sunday, September 8, 2019 Email:peter.lemachi@yahoo.com Dublin, Ireland  "Those who rule should not divide the nation."  Anonymous "The colonial era of the British imperialism and the handover of power to the Northern Nigeria oligarchy was a replication of the same oppressed leadership which existed during the colonial period. Since then, Nigeria has not been fully an independent nation."  - Lucas Anuforo Nigeria has defiled all remedies by failing to champion peace domestically within its territory. Religious bigotry and ethnic interest have slowly destroyed the country's fragile unity that was carefully managed since the end of the country's civil war. The country is once again on the verge of plunging into another tribal conflict if precautions to a permanent solution are not taken. The government of Mohammadu Buhari has failed to recognise the dangers and challenges facing his admini...

Lucas Anuforo Sunday, May 12, 2019 Email: anuforo_lucas@yahoo.com Dublin, Ireland "Weak men cannot handle power. It will either crush them, or they will use it to crush others." -- Jocelyn Murray. The last concluded Presidential election however defined the Igbo's political ideology despite the marginalisation and mal-treatment being meted on the tribe in the country's polity. This means that nothing can change their position when it comes to voicing out their mind through the electoral process. The Presidential election has come and gone but the electoral malpractices and intimidation exhibited by the ruling political party the All Progressives Congress (APC) will remain a negative and indelible mark in the political history of Nigeria. But despite this, the South-east voted their conscience and proved to the Buhari's government that "you can only take the horse to the river but cannot compel it to drink water." Since Buhari's firs...

Comrade Ifeanyichukwu Mmoh Sunday, February 3, 2019 ifeanyi_mmoh@yahoo.com Jos, Nigeria  Oh yes, it does. But whether the discretionary powers of the institution required that it acted in the interest of the federal republic of Nigeria or against it and in a parochial manner is not exactly clear. This, I believe is the reason why the suspension of embattled CJN Walter Onnoghen has stirred the hornet’s nest. Over time, a lacuna – because it does allow a person or an institution to act as they deemed fit – has been misused by ambitious and parochial minded leaders who (in the name of doing public good) carry out very personal or anti-people stunts. Several points in the CJN’s saga actually do beg for clarifications. First, it was alleged that the CJN did not disclose all of his foreign accounts. This, the CJN admitted as an oversight on his part and, should, therefore – according to the positions held by very respected legal minds – have amounted to a no case. Secondly,...

Rev Fr. Stan Chu Ilo Wednesday, February 6, 2019 SILO@depaul.edu Chicago, USA  Nigeria is reeling yet under the heavy burden of another preventable crisis following the suspension and replacement of the Chief Justice of the Federation by President Buhari. Many frustrated Nigerians are watching this unfolding drama with pain, bemusement and anger. Many are wondering if our nation will ever see an exit route from the long and bumpy highway of pain, poverty, confusion, and suffering which many of our citizens have traversed under the present dispensation. The legality of this executive overreach is being challenged by lawyers and jurists. However, this action on the part of the president is very dubious and ill-advised coming as it does less than three weeks before the general elections. Its ripple effects are being felt across the globe. This singular action, I propose, offers a good portrait of the dictatorial excesses of the Buhari administration in both its outlook and ...