Nigeria: No impunity for Charles Taylor
"Nigeria, instead of seeking to end the culture of impunity, is fostering it and in so doing perpetuating what has been a major contributing factor to years of conflict in West Africa," Amnesty International said. "Nigeria is also undermining the important contribution being made by the Special Court towards justice, reconciliation and sustained peace in Sierra Leone." Details
Communiqué at the end of the 1st International Conference on Hausa Films, August 4-7, 2003, Kano, Nigeria. From Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu
(GAMJI)
The Conference noted the acculturative influence of Hindu cinema on young Hausa film makers, and urges northern Nigerian television houses to gradually stop showing Hindu films and substitute them with carefully selected quality Hausa video dramas, so that future generation of potential Hausa film makers will have proper role models to copy from, instead of Hindu religious rituals depicted as entertainment. Details
The General’s choice of friends in Igboland, apart from telling a lot about his personality, speaks volumes about his mission in the zone. Look at the list: Arthur Nzeribe, Emeka Offor, Chris Ubah, etc. Also, in choosing ministers from Igboland, he goes for starving, disreputable people whose only credential for the job is willingness to fling dung on Ndigbo at the slightest hint. Details
Credit for the August 11, 2003 abdication of President Charles Taylor of Liberia must go to Nigeria and to a large extent President Olusegun Obasanjo. Credit must also be given to General Abdulsalami Abubakar who, with dogged tenacity pushed through the talks between the Liberian government and the two rebel groups. Details
"Professor Omo Omoruyi": His Tale of June 12 a Good Prose, but a Classic in Self Promotion and a Peculiar Mess in Trying to Project IBB as a Victim of the Annulment. By Dr. Wunmi Akintide
The Professor had called IBB a liar without appearing so to do, and without pulling punches. He was critical of IBB here and there, but he never, at any point drew some blood or showed a revulsion for many of the blatant lies told by IBB when he got cornered. Details
Islamic
Theology, Western Philosophy, and Predestination:
(GAMJI)
My comment is unusual in that this is the first time, publicly, I have written a piece in agreement with my good friend Sanusi Lamido. I usually do not agree with his style, and, sometimes, the substance of his arguments. In this instance, however, I find myself in agreement with both, and in fact consider his efforts highly commendable. Details
Obasanjo and the Ostrich Leadership Style. By Victor E. Dike
(GAMJI)
It is certain that Nigerians are not asking Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and his administration to take them to the moon, or provide for them anything out of the ordinary. The people are simply asking for little things like cleaning the streets, maintaining the roads and controlling traffic. Making fuel and food available, providing employment, paying the workers regularly and keeping the schools open and funded adequately. Details
Cry, My Beloved Country (2). By Prof. Chike I.D. Anamdi
(GAMJI)
At the launching of Alhaji Shehu Musa’s autobiography in Kaduna over the weekend another bomb was dropped on the Nigerian people. Chief Alex Akinyele, former Minister of Information made two mind boggling declarations...."Only former military men and their civilian ministers have the experience and financial stamina to rule Nigeria at this time,..." Details
Ignorance as Bliss. By Mamman Lawan Yusufari
(GAMJI)
Hitherto, one was torn between hope and despondency. There was so much to thank God for. The post-bellum ‘peace’ we have been enjoying is invaluable. Odi, Zaki-Biam, OPC and ‘sharia’ triggered tragedies flagged; the fact that we have not become Rwanda, Sierra Leon, Democratic Republic of Congo, or Liberia is a cause for gratitude. Details
The Problem with Nigeria. By Prof. Chike I.D. Anamdi, M.D
(GAMJI)
I do not know any country where religion is as cool as in Nigeria. Nigeria probably had the highest density of prophets, apostles, bishops, mullahs, alhajis and sheiks in the whole world. There are more prophets in Nigeria today than are in all the Testaments, both Old and New. There are more bishops in Nigeria than in all of Europe. Nigeria has more sheiks than in all of Middle East. Details
The President's Men and Their Regrets. By Aonduna Tondu
(GAMJI)
Today, it is one of those bitter-sweet ironies that some of those who have ferociously and shamelessly felt the need to instinctively come to the defense of Obasanjo and his truculently incompetent regime are now belatedly telling the world that Obasanjo is up to no good. They now seem to be saying that he is bad. Details
Those Who Kill by the Sword Will Surely Die by the Sword. By Lanre Ogundipe
(GAMJI)
If the happenings in the last few weeks is anything to go by, i.é. the unfolding revelations, then it might be safe to presume that the killers of Ige are within the corridors of power he served whole heartedly and with utmost loyalty. Details
Democracy, Rights and Islam: Theory, Epistemology and the Quest for Synthesis. By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
(GAMJI WRITER)
Amputation is one possible punishment for theft, certainly the maximum and the society may choose not to invoke the maximum penalty for reasons of, say, general poverty. However, where it is inflicted there should be proportionality so that those who commit the same offence with more gravity are not given a more lenient penalty than petty thieves. Details
(GAMJI)
Recently, it was reported that Katsina State, a state in the North Western part of Nigeria, and one of the Sharia States, hired 16 Egyptian doctors to run its health care system. In my opinion, this decision raises lot of issues and questions, which is the purpose of this essay. Before I proceed, it is pertinent to note that this single decision will cost Nigerian and Katsina State taxpayers (?) a colossal sum of N249.6 million annually plus the utility bills. Details
Leaders or Dealers? By Babayola Toungo
(GAMJI)
The Jama’atul Nasrul Islam (JNI) recently called for the release of General Ishaya Bamaiyi and his fellow detainees, who coincidentally all happen to be northerners. The JNI is a body composed in the main of Islamic and traditional rulers purporting to promote Islam and protect Muslims....In the same vein, an Islamic scholar resident in Kaduna and Chief Imam of Mararraban Rido Friday Mosque, Mallam Husseini Mayo-Belwa, is nowhere to be found. He was abducted in a commando style operation around Kawo motor park since April 2003 and despite two court orders asking the security agencies to produce the Mallam, no one seem to know his whereabouts as the Police and the SSS claimed ignorance of his location. As an Islamic scholar, I presumed the JNI would be at the forefront for the struggle to free or at the very least produce him for his family to know whether he is dead or alive. Details
Two
Wrongs Do Not Make a Right:
(GAMJI)
The truth, however, is that although the South produces an overwhelming majority of JAMB applicants and university graduates, it would be misleading and a mischievous misrepresentation to equate the South with Christianity, and I for one do not believe JAMB did that. Details
Atiku, 2007 and the Devil's Alternative. By Umar Tanimu Umar
(GAMJI)
I should not be seen as a pessimist if I opined that Nigerians should continue to endue and should not expect any positive change in the remaining years left for the Obasanjo/Atiku government. The government shows no sign of effecting such a change, and when Atiku achieved his dreams and take over in 2007 the worst is bound to befall our country. Details
Nigerian Citizens And Exit Visas. By Paul I. Adujie
How can some Nigerians continue to announce to the entire world on a daily basis, that we are the worst cooks in the world and these same Nigerians are aghast when nobody wants to taste our food for free, let alone, buy our food? Details
Nigerians and the Need for a Vibrant National Assembly. By Mohammed Bala
(GAMJI)
Some nasty and outrageous deliberations were made during the time of the former National Assembly, to the dismay of the electorates. The issue of forged certificates by the first Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Salisu Buhari, who later resigned and was prosecuted, was an eyesore, and a disgrace for not only the Law makers, but to the Nation as a whole. Details
Orji Kalu Goes Back to School….By Mcphilips Nwachukwu
(GAMJI)
So, what Orji Kalu has done is to demonstrate the Igbo spirit and attitude towards education and also to correct that mindset held by other Igbo neighbors that the Igbos are no longer going to school. Details
The ‘Ubanisation’ of Nigeria. By Abdullahi Usman
(GAMJI)
Here was a man who honestly believed in his warped logic that his personal contributions (monetary and otherwise) towards the installation of a state governor provided him with enough grounds to insist that the state be run according to his whims and caprices regardless of whether or not those whims fall tangentially outside the parameters of sound reasoning. Details
The Need to Re-Engineer the Nigeria Police Force. By Kabeer M. Adamu
(GAMJI)
When the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Tafa Balogun came on board, he issued a stern warning to officers that anybody found erring in his duties would be dealt with decisively but since issuing the warning there appears to be no visible changes. The job of ridding the police force of bad eggs is not a task that could be accomplished within a short time. The problem has been with the police for over 3 decades and has become part of the force. Details
My Response to the Press Conference by the President of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria. By Ovie Ughwanogho, MD.
(GAMJI)
The Sharia council should know that Katsina state is opting for the hiring of foreign doctors because the state does not have enough. This is the true situation in almost all the Sharia states. Successive JAMB entries for the past 5years have shown the south/Christians produce 80% of all applicants and this is a reflection of university entrance/training in Nigeria. Details
Who is Tafa Balogun? By Banjo Odutola
(GAMJI)
The evolving caricature of the Inspector General as published lately is a peculiar form of daring journalism as a check on our democracy. Yet, what is unclear and it is hoped not the case, is the concomitant recklessness, by which Tafa Balogun has for reasons best known to him refused to go down the same route as Mr. Atkins - a one time British Cabinet Minister and ex-convict. Details
NBC & BIG BROTHER: A Calculated Effort to Popularize Immorality in Nigeria. By Ihas Idriess
(GAMJI)
But, when recently our National Television NTA decided to grace the Big Brother, my disgust knows no bound, I was flabbergasted, I was pissed off to say the least, I wanted to climbed the highest mountain and scream, I find it so difficult to understand the rationale behind the move, we are living in a world of AIDS pandemic and our government and all agencies concerned will look the other way for this greatest immorality to go on. Detail
(GAMJI)
For all our latter-day Nigerian democrats, let it be said here and now, none has made half the contribution M.K.O. Abiola made to the well being of Nigerians and to the growth of democracy in Nigeria. Our nugatory politics aside, M.K.O. Abiola deserves to be honored. Details
Myths of Nigerian Soccer: 2003 National FA Cup of Underdogs? By Tokunbo Ojo
(GAMJI)
As the results of the first round of the 2003 Nigerian FA Cup competitions played last week ( July 30 and 31) are pouring in from different parts of the country, I am pondering on the “myths of elite league, elite boys and mega success,” and the future of Nigerian soccer. Details
PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SHARI'A IN NIGERIA
The
statistics recently revealed in an advertorial by NACOMYO, which showed
that out of 42 ministers, appointed, 26 or 61.9 % were Christians while
only 16 or 38.1% were Muslims. In fact, from the whole of the Southern
States, not a single Muslim was considered fit to serve this country as
a minister. Details
Economic AID, HIV/AIDS, and Nigerian Churches. By Sabella Ogbobode Abidde
(GAMJI)
Before embarking on this discourse, I must say that most foreign aids are not aids in the real sense of the word since most of the allotted money (or material) never makes it into the intended country.Details
Let us form Virtual Government. By Engr. Obadiah Oghoerore Alegbe
(GAMJI)
We the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will have to call on those cowboys that are still alive that derailed democracy, and planted religious and ethnic hatred into our Africanist Society, to come and repair it. Details
How to Kill a Mockingbird. By Ikenna E. Anokute
(GAMJI)
What we are witnessing in Ala-Igbo today is the absence of outrage from the people who are suppose to speak out, for the rest of us. Yet to question this lack of vision and leadership of our August body is, always characterized as, at worse,“ treasonable felony and at best, anti – Igbo cynicism. Details
In the Name of the Godfather, the Godson and the Holy Phantom. By Kòmbò Mason Braide, Ph.D.
(GAMJI WRITER)
Ten
(10) years ago, according to conventional wisdom, General Sani Abacha (GCFR),
in the company of ex-Lieutenant General Dipo Diya, Colonel Lawan Gwadabe,
and others, after their usual “due
consultations” with the patriotic
(serving and retired) officers and gentlemen of the Nigerian Armed
Forces, some foreign “core investors”, local businessmen, selected traditional
rulers, and friendly foreign diplomats, received, and quickly accepted a letter
of voluntary resignation from
Chief Ernest Shonekan, the then Chairman of a so-called Interim National
Government (ING), a committee (of friends) that ruled Nigeria illegally for 83 days and 82 nights,
in 1993.
The Columnist as an Autocrat. By Femi Olawole
(GAMJI)
“Many of these so-called columnists are like predator birds that are only interested in festering their nests. Only very few of them are sincere and selfless. Now, you take note of all their present stands on issues and try to match them with their stands on the same issues in say, 10 years time. I’m sure you will see a lot of changes.” Details
(GAMJI)
The
Kanawas
of our dear Governor dream is that where democracy based on sound
economy provides the path-way for a good life for our people, under
this scenario, we are proud to have you as our dear Governor.
The Negative Transformation of Kaduna. By Ibrahim Dan-Halilu
(GAMJI)
The other day I asked the state commissioner of Works why the Kaduna State government was not enforcing traffic laws, particularly on commuter bus operators. Surprisingly, his response in Hausa was: “Ka san yanzu kowa ya lalace in ka matsa sai mutane suce gwamnatin da muka zaba ta matsa mana,” which literally means: “People are spoiled, if you try to enforce the law they will say the government we elected is oppressing us.” I was really shocked that a top government functionary was telling me that government could not change the orientation of the people it represents for fear of being called names or losing re-election. Details
Sophisticated Election. By Max Gbanite
(GAMJI)
If not for the divine intervention of the Almighty God, whose angels entered the heart of Alhaji Abubarkar Atiku to prevail on the 17 governors -- who had asked that he backed Chief Alex Ekwueme and drop his boss Obasanjo, the results of the election would have been different, and the history of the country would have also been altered. Details
(GAMJI)
It
is gratifying to say, finally that I have no regret in associating
myself with Kwankwaso administration, because the verdict of history
will surely and indeed justified this regime in the future. Let history
be judge. It is Kwankwaso ought to leave Kano State better than he met
it, and he is doing that because forever it will be in the book of time.
Hausa/Fulani and Igbo: Courtship that never Ends. By Tunde Adenodi
(GAMJI)
The Igbo leadership had come to assume that they must team up with the Hausa/Fulani in order to get their political bread buttered. But, "not this time around", said the Igbo mainstream! Details
Liberia, Charles Taylor, and War Crimes: The Danger of Legalizing Political Conflicts in Africa. By Priye S. Torulagha
(GAMJI)
The most reasonable option that can lead to the ceasation of hostilities in Liberia is for the United Nations and the United States to support President Olusegun Obasanjo and the West African efforts to ease tension by providing asylum for Mr. Taylor. Details
Stop the Bloodshed in Liberia. By Muhammad Awwal Bauchi
(GAMJI)
Meanwhile, Liberia will continue to bleed. Even if the current fighting stopped, the truce would be temporary given the flared tempers and the seeds of dissension sown by the White Man on the Black Continent. Details
(GAMJI)
However, the problem in Anambra, which is common in States in the federation, is that Nigeria has become so debased by corruption that a corrupt and wealthy individual could finance all the political candidates in a State with a single purpose of pillaging its treasury. Details
“Dividends” of the 50TH Golden Jubilee of Lamido Adamawa. By Ihas Idriess
(GAMJI)
Here, in Adamawa the reign of the Lamido is associated with all the giant strides that has come the way of the state, all the historical and political development of the state has all taken place during the reign of ‘Baba’ as he is fondly called here in Adamawa and the country at large, such great achievement has all come to Adamawa during the last fifty years which happened to be the period of his reign. Details
Her Excellency, My Wife! By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
(GAMJI)
In
the various states of
The Optimist Ignoramus and Johnnie Come Lately Patriot. By Peter Opara
(GAMJI)
As to happenings of the day in Nigeria, how is lawyer Adujie to be educated that the 4-19 election he celebrated was ill wind, ill wind that is no good, ill wind that has just begun to blow in starting in Anambara State? Details
Political Solutions And Compromises As Disputes Resolutions Strategy Of Crises In Africa. By Paul I. Adujie
(GAMJI)
A deluge of criticisms has recently been directed at the Nigerian presidency because President Obasanjo offered political asylum to Mr. Charles Taylor of Liberia, even as the Nigerian president appear to have designed and embarked on a deliberate policy of political solutions and compromises in resolving various crises in Africa Details
Of Special Relationship With USA? Liberia And Israel Compared. By Paul I. Adujie
(GAMJI)
Nigeria has already lost more than a thousand citizens and spent more than twelve billion dollars to peace keeping efforts in West Africa, and Nigeria is still willing to help! And yet, Liberia does not feature in the US radar of foreign policy? Because we are Africans? What gives? Details
Nigeria Columnist and the Sad State of Political Commentary in Nigeria. By Francis Adewale
(GAMJI)
The advent of Internet and proliferation of websites dedicated solely on Nigeria political and social lives has in turn spurned a cabal of neophytes jostling to write on every issue out of Nigeria. Some of these so-called writers usually exhibited the “me-too” attitude that is now so common with Nigerians living abroad. Every Nigerian living abroad thinks it is their birthright to comment on every issue, including those they know little or nothing about. Details
The Revolution Short of a Leader. By Michael Okoye
(GAMJI)
But in Nigeria, after Abacha had dealt with OBJ., the way no living being had ever tried before, and with all the psychological consequences, the Talibans from the north, instead of sending him abroad for some treatments, hurriedly bundled OBJ. from the prison, packaged him like an xmas gift and dumped him in Aso rock to continue the systemic destruction of the few remaining dignity of the black man. Details
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
A total of seven hundred and seventy- five thousand, nine hundred (775,900) candidates completed and returned application forms for the 2001 Universities Matriculation Examination. Out of this number, twelve thousand, eight hundred and forty-three (12,843) candidates did not turn up for the examination at their various centres across the country. The sum total of all those who sat for the examination therefore is seven hundred and sixty-three thousand and fifty-seven (763,057)....The tables below shows a breakdown of the states having the highest and lowest number of candidates:
Nigerian Politicians and Nigerian Armed Robbers Should give us Codes. By Engr. Obadiah Oghoerore Alegbe
(GAMJI)
The Nigerian Democracy is suffering from a clash of cultures, we copy democracy instead of translating it, we have some mad politicians that think it is a matter of life and death that we copy the Western World, other mad ones say we must go Arabic. Details
When Good Men Fall Silent…By Hank Eso
(GAMJI)
Terrible things happen in any nation where good men fall silent on critical issues facing the nation. And terrible things have happened in Nigeria and are still happening. Most of these can be traced to the fact that many good men in Nigeria have either been silenced, or elected by personal choice to be silent.
Who Will Save the North Now? By Jibo Nura
(GAMJI)
If Sardauna were alive, he would have seen how north is being discredited by its ‘treacherous’ sons, who have destroyed the grand design of Ahmadu Bello’s one north, one people, one destiny. He would have seen how his development projects are being compromised with personal ego, as the vituperations of ‘our’ present leaders who have dismissed all claims about genuine leadership model. Details
Celebrating Wole Soyinka at 69. By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye
(GAMJI)
This July, Professor Wole Soyinka, dramatist, poet, novelist, critic, major literary figure, and the first African to be awarded a Swedish national prize, The Nobel Prize in Literature, turned 69. For me, it is indeed a big event, especially, as it precedes an even bigger one, his seventieth. Details
Is Nigeria Under a Very Powerful Curse? By Emmanuel Uzo Obi
(GAMJI)
Most troubling is the amount of blood that has been shed in Nigeria since independence and particularly at present that one wonder if there are consequences for a violation of spiritual and natural laws or if we have a responsible and responsive Government. Details
Oshiomhole's Crocodile Tears. By Babayola Muhammadu Toungo
(GAMJI)
To now turn around and start screaming “dictator” to Obasanjo is the height of hypocrisy. As far as the president is concerned, the critical segment of the society had endorsed him and his policies, so therefore he has been given the license to ride rough over all and sundry. I dislike a situation whereby the Oshiomholes of this country could think they can take us for a jolly ride while hunting with the dogs and running with the hare. Details
Rimi: Not Yet Time to Quit, But....By Hannatu Mohammed
(GAMJI)
At 63 years Rimi, is not only young at heart, but his political experience and wisdom is needed now more than at any time. I can not imagine Nigerian politics without Abubakar Rimi. (Allah Ya kiyaye). But I also believe that Rimi and others will not emerge as winners in this current political war with Obasanjo and his political aparachick, like Chris Uba, Mr. Fixer. Details
The Dearth of Qualitative Leadership. By Dozie Ikem Ezeife
(GAMJI)
If the recent comments credited to Chief Akinlolu Olujimi regarding the refusal of Governor Ngige to obey Judge Egbo-Egbo’s interlocutory order are a yardstick, I am afraid that the present corps of ministers may be about the same quality as the ones they replaced. Details
Nigeria
,
(GAMJI)
Canada
and
Engaging Youths Through Entrepreneurships in Taraba State. By Murtala Bala Habu, III
(GAMJI)
However, when chief executive who claims to have theological values can transfer assets of the under develop state and/or doled millions of public funds aboard (by helping to build other country), it means that Taraba State youths are cheated especially when their education leaves youths unemployed or cannot practice their training, their talent becomes waste and that leaves youths hopeless and as well could lead them to different directions. Details
There is a world of difference, for example, between Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and President Obasanjo. In his personal capacity, I have absolutely nothing against him. I was an admirer of some of his ways. Between me and him, there is no personal animosity. However, in his official capacity, as the leader of any country, I have a lot against his policies and never shied away from saying so. You will agree, Your Excellency, that this is not being personal. Details
THE “MISS WORLD RIOTS”: Continued Impunity for Killings in Kaduna
In November 2002, protests relating to the Miss World beauty contest due to be held in Nigeria spiraled out of control and around 250 people were killed as Muslim and Christian groups fought each other for three days in the northern city of Kaduna. The security forces not only failed to prevent the killings—despite the presence of special military units stationed in Kaduna since 2000 with the specific aim of averting such clashes—but contributed significantly to the violence by killing and injuring dozens of people themselves during the days of rioting. Details
Islamic theology, Western philosophy and Predestination: A comment. By Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
(GAMJI WRITER)
This is a comment on M. J. O. Mustapha’s article on predestination (ThisDay, Friday June 13, 2003). I am not too familiar with Iqbal’s work on this matter (which formed the basis for Mustapha’s discussion) but it raises fundamental philosophical questions that in fact complicate, rather than resolve the problem Details
Understanding the Jamb Figures: Statistics 101 for Governors Bafarawa and Yerima. By Mohammad Bello Salihu
(GAMJI)
For every candidate from Sokoto (last) there are 57.82 candidates from Imo (first). Only one out of every 542 candidates nation-wide is from Sokoto State as against one out of every 9.38 candidates nation-wide are is from Imo State....In the next fifty years, the likes of Bafarawa, Yerima and Obasanjo may have all gone, but the north will still be running cap in hand. Seeking handouts from home and abroad because we have not been prepared for a world that expects us to know and apply our knowledge to perform. Details
(GAMJI)
When I came across a recent New York Times op-ed piece titled “The Politician, the Mobster and the Ties That Bind Them to Each Other”, I thought that the Ngigegate saga in Anambra State had finally made the New York Times. Had that been the case, it would have been yet another dubious distinction, which unfortunately, is all that Nigeria tends to covet and gather. Details
Agriculture Should Be Priority! Kudos To Kwara And Zamfara States! By Paul I. Adujie
(GAMJI)
It is in my opinion therefore, that the news emanating from Kwara and Zamfara States are very good ones, Kwara recently embarked on efforts to reform agriculture in the state with the formation of 12 agricultural settlements with the aim of improving and boosting food production within the state,...Zamfara State has taken the bull by its horns by undertaking to distribute fertilizer to farmers in the state! Details
Judge Wilson Egbo-Egbo’s Senseless and Ignorant Interlocutory Orders are Gradually But Surely Dragging Nigeria to a Catastrophic End. By Dozie Ikem Ezeife
(GAMJI)
For several months now, Judge Egbo-Egbo of the Federal High Court Abuja has made a reputation as the Judge willing to be used by those with the “right incentives” to do the impossible. He has assumed jurisdiction where none existed and proceeded to issue the most bizarre of orders and the press merely reported his exploits and nobody has done anything to discipline this reckless fool. Details
The Evolving Nature of Qur'an and Its Implications for Interpreting Ahadith. By Saleem Ahmed
(GAMJI)
Amina Lawal, 30, was sentenced to death by stoning (rajam) by a Shariah Court in northern Nigeria for allegedly committing adultery. Her appeal against this conviction is to be heard on August 27. Details
Human Rights Violations at the British High Commission and Nigeria's Crude Diplomacy of Unreasonable Retaliation. By Ibrahim Ado-Kurawa
(GAMJI)
Please
kindly allow me a space in this your widely read and influential website
to get the ears of His Excellency The British High Commissioner in
Nigeria, so that he could hear about the human rights abuses in his
embassy. So many Nigerians apply for the British visa and majority if not
all are responsible citizens or who either want to study, make a living or
go on holiday. All these reasons are mutually beneficial to the Nigerians
and
Ngige, the Governors and Forty Thieves…By Mcphilips Nwachukwu
(GAMJI)
This madness is pointer to one truth, that the leadership of this country is not accountable to Nigerians but only to their cartel sponsors, who see themselves as investors, who translate the lofty objective of social and moral contracts in terms of profit and loss. What a pity? Details
Masterstroke Diplomacy And Statesmanship Nigeriana, Ala Sao Tome! By Paul I. Adujie
(GAMJI)
On Wednesday July 23, 2003, I read with great pleasure and utmost delight that the President of Sao Tome and Principe Fradique de Menezes has been restored to constitutional leadership successfully! This culminated in the travel to that country by Nigerian President Obasanjo, to whom the hitherto deposed president of Sao Tome was guest in Abuja. Details
Kebbi Council Appointments. By Abdullahi Usman
(GAMJI)
A situation where all the 41 nominees came from the same political party, the ANPP, in a country with 29 other registered parties cannot be anything else but deliberate, knowing fully well in advance that the party’s choice, no matter how glaringly lopsided, cannot be challenged in a legislature where it has absolute control, no matter how that control was attained. Details
Cry My Beloved Country (1). By Prof. Chike I.D. Anamdi
(GAMJI)
I do not know any country where religion is as cool as in Nigeria. Nigeria probably had the highest density of prophets, apostles, bishops, mullahs, alhajis and sheiks in the whole world. There are more prophets in Nigeria today than are in all the Testaments, both Old and New. There more bishops in Nigeria than in all of Europe. Nigeria has more sheiks than in all of Middle East. Details
Deal Gone Bad: Ngige is not a Victim. By Josephine Nne Okoronkwo-Onor
(GAMJI)
If he was an upright man as he seems to portray himself now, he should not have accepted the deal in the first place? He is not a victim. This is a case of a deal gone bad. He is an accomplice to the crime. There is nothing wrong with having a godfather who finances one's campaign, but Ngige should have been witty enough not to have sold his soul to the devil. Details
Ibo Politics and Hollywood Movie. By Yushau Abdulhameed Shuaib
(GAMJI)
If a new film is produced today with the title "The Saga of Ngige," or "Anambra in Bondage" or even with subtle title of the "Ibo Godfathers," the movie would definitely sell large copies on its release especially if the production has full involvement of popular actors, producers and marketers from the Eastern part of the country. Details
'Do We need Chaplain as President?' By Abdulsalam Olatubosun Ajetunmobi
(GAMJI)
President Obasanjo is termed a man of religion. Yes. Religion suffuses every aspect of his presidency. In fact his utterances are now awash with rectitude, giving the impression that the Holy Spirit is not just on his side, but dwelling in him. It may be argued that a profound faith is a useful element of leadership. I share that argument but not the conclusion. Details
Rimi: Time to Quit Partisan Politics. By Ibrahim I. Bello
(GAMJI)
Despite his popularity Rimi was outmaneuvered from making it back to State House in Kano in 1983. The questions asked then and still relevant today were; did Rimi miscalculated by decamping from PRP to PPP? Was he made to pay for the price of “insubordination” to late Mallam Aminu Kano? Was there some lesson in Nigeria’s politics that Rimi was yet to grasp? Details
The Swiss-African connection. By Ifeacho P.O
(GAMJI)
The truth of the matter is that the Swiss-African connection goes deeper and far beyond the above named commodities. Switzerland, which happens to be a land locked country, claims it generates revenue from the sale of commodities earlier mentioned as well as tourism, and high quality equipment. This kind of statement is meant for people who live in Africa and other under developed nations, where the possibility to verify such claims are almost impossible. Details
Grassroots Development. By Engineer Obadiah Oghoerore Alegbe
(GAMJI)
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example of what we can also do and called on other Nigerians to follow suite is
while we are lunching our campaign on one side for grassroots development, we
should be helping our people on the other side, for this let those who are
expert prepare strategy for financing grass root industrialization of Nigeria.
Have A Nice Day. By Olubunmi Aroyehun
(GAMJI)
To believe that Obasanjo has done us some good in the last 4 years is like telling an amputee that he should smile because he could have lost both legs and an eye instead of only an arm and a leg. The bottom line is that he is deprived of what his Creator intended him to have. One rotten tooth aches just as bad as 2. Let me attempt to list the achievements of OBJs government: GSM, GSM, GSM Details
Islam UK-Nigeria Road Tour: Representations of Islam in the Media. By Ibrahim Ado-Kurawa
(GAMJI)
Muslims must pursue justice for all in global politics to emancipate the oppressed peoples who are both Muslims and non-Muslims that is the only successful strategy. During the great massacre of Christians by their fellow brothers in Rwandan Muslims were the ones who were trusted and they saved many innocent Christians who were targeted by fellow Christians belonging to the rival ethnic group. Details
The Comedy of Errors. By Prof. Chike I.D. Anamdi
(GAMJI)
Is there no limit to what one can do to survive or be a Governor? Is survival all that is required of a Governor? Is there nothing like honor and principle? Is there no morality in the governance of Anambra? By signing all those documents of the caucus, and not intending to keep them, what picture of a Governor is he telling Anambrarians he is? Details
Nigeria Bans Foreign Music On Radios And Airports! By Paul I. Adujie
(GAMJI)
Absorption! Self-absorption is singularly lacking among Nigerians and other Africans! France, conversely, spectacularly overflows with its sense of French cultural values! How else would anyone explain the events in France last week? As France banned the used of the English word, "e-mail", in all government ministries and documents, insisting on the use of the French equivalent "courrier electronique". Details
The Political Economy Of Illegal Bunkering In Nigeria. By Kòmbò Mason Braide, Ph.D.
(GAMJI WRITER)
For some 28 years, the predatory military autocracies of Generals Yakubu Gowon, Murtala Mohammed, Olusegun Obasanjo, Mohammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, and Sani Abacha, reeled out a farrago of seemingly punitive decrees, all centred on the theft of crude oil and/or petroleum products: e.g. the Petroleum Production and Distribution (Anti-sabotage) Decree (1975). Under this decree, it is an offence, punishable by death, or 21 years of imprisonment, to sabotage, disrupt, or even interfere with the smooth distribution of petroleum products in Nigeria. Offenders are to be tried by a Military Tribunal. Details
Dan Arewa [Northerner]. By Shehu Adamu
(GAMJI)
Dan Arewa lost all may be because he is too generous or he is the most selfish individual on earth who does not consider others including his own immediate family but himself. Details
Nigeria And Lessons From The Past! By Reno Omokri
(GAMJI)
As it is today, the Shagari that the “social commentators” poured venom on and traced all Nigeria’s problems to, gave us a better standard of living than any of his military successors. In addition to that, while his military successors (read Buhari and Babangida) are so rich along with those who served under them, to the extent that they can afford to run or sponsor candidates to run for election, Shagari lives a humble existence in Shagari village, Sokoto. So between Shagari and others, who was actually the source of Nigeria’s problems? Details