The Price of Silence. By Emmanuel Franklyne Ogbunwezeh

(GAMJI)

The peace of Anambra, one must remember, was crucified in-between two PDP thieves, in 2003. One of the thieves may have succeeded in stealing the paradise of favourable public opinion. But the other who feels short-changed has continued a scorched earth policy of “Since I am excluded here, let everything go to hell” variety. Details

The Campaign Of Calumny Against Kofi Annan Must Be Stopped Now . By Dr. Wunmi Akintide

(GAMJI)

Last time around, it was Butros Butros Ghali of Egypt . This time, it is Kofi Annan of Ghana . The attempt by the present US Administration to blackmail and run the best African Secretary-general out of town on silly trumped-up charges of incompetence and mismanagement, because of some administrative lapses in some Units of the UN, should be seen for what it is. It is a cheap shot to destroy a good man Details

Africa ’s Past, Present, Future: Are Some Blaming Victims? By Paul I. Adujie

(GAMJI)

Are we witnessing the second coming of colonialism in Africa and other parts of the world? Events of the past two years, the resort to the use of brute military force, the invasions, occupations or the removal leaders of countries by foreign powers, are reminiscent of slavery and colonial times, which were foisted on Africans and the so-called Third World by American and Europeans governments a couple of centuries ago. Details

The One-Term Presidency Revisited. By   Yakubu Maitalata Kwassam

(GAMJI)

The recent agitation for one-term presidency which has received a protem presidential handshake through the endorsement of six years for a one-term presidential tenure would virtually open up another political interregnum of political power sharing with its own attendant merits and demerits.  This is quite obvious because there is historically no substantive political ideal system that has not been affected by the only permanent variable – change. Details

Headline: Gamji Capitulates!! By Ndubueze Godson III

(GAMJI)

Webmaster:... What’s unfortunately sad is that despite the level of exposure and education you might have acquired, there’s not much difference between you as an islamist and the peasants that abound in your northern area. I believe that my intention to post my essays on your site has been generously made aware to you, that is to give you moslems the biting chance to respond and review my rebuttals to most nonsense (LIES) your brothers write to our disadvantage. Details

Anambra As a Testing Ground of Nigeria ’s Failed Democracy. By Ibrahim Dan-Halilu

(GAMJI)

Is Anambra God-chosen or a man-made specimen for testing the waters of our failed democratic experiment? The Anambrians will see the recent attack on the institutions or rather symbols of democracy in the state as a shameful act of the devil. But I see it in a positive light. Details

Ekwueme : The Abdication Of Nigeria’s  Democrats. By Aonduna Tondu

(GAMJI)

It is depressingly clear that the type of approach adopted so far by Ekwueme and much of the political class in dealing with dictators and leadership matters per se will not lead to any substantial change in the condition of the average Nigerian. “I felt that the PDP was no longer the same party whose formation I pioneered in 1998. Details

Beyond Religious Clashes. By Garba Isa

(GAMJI)

It is a pity that after about two decades of somewhat Religious intolerance and confrontations, the nation is yet to find an enduring panacea to the problems of inter-religious co-existence. The list is endless: Details

Mr. President, Abject Poverty Lives Here! By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

(GAMJI)

In every community we have them. They are better known for what they could say than what they could do. They are widely quoted. Children and village loafers trail them, wait eagerly to hear the next great speech they would make, so they could fall over themselves to have the ephemeral pleasure of being the first to broadcast it. Details

An Open Letter to Conveners of Northern Peace Conference. By Ibrahim Dan-Halilu

(GAMJI)

I have no inkling what format the conference will adopt in presenting the various divergent positions of the people of northern Nigeria . I don’t know whether it is the first phase of the much talked about Sovereign National Conference but its sponsors, the nineteen state governors, used semantic to hoodwink the ordinary Nigerians that are against a SNC. Details

Let Peace Reign On The Plateau. By Rukaiya Ibrahim Abububar

(GAMJI)

The returning governor has a big role to play: Firstly, he needs to publicly ask for forgiveness from the people of the state and recant his utterances.  Secondly, he has to reconstitute his cabinet with a view to giving it a balanced representation, prior to his suspension of the 17 commissioners only one is a Muslim, in a state which has an estimated 40% Muslims. Details

Freedom of Information and the Nigerian Dilemma. By  Femi Oyesanya

(GAMJI)

Nigerian Information does not want to be free,  it does not want to be expensive, it  does not want to be a source of tangible or intangible wealth,  it does not want to be expensive, and in so doing,  does not now meet  the desired characteristics of Information such as; accuracy, timeliness,  consistency,  and completeness.  Details

The Other Side Of Professor Jibrin Amin. By Zayyad I. Muhammad

(GAMJI)

Most prevailing situations have correlation with the past, Professor Jibrin Amin came into national psyche by his appointment as Vice Chancellor University of Maiduguri. Professor Aminu’s tenure as vice chancellor was marked by controversies and anti students unionism policies Details

The Aftermath of American Presidential Elections. By  Paul I. Adujie

(GAMJI)

Where you stand on issues, it is often said, surely depends on where you are sitting! And from where I sit, the outcome of the just-concluded American Presidential elections, the fifth, since my sojourn in America, is the meanest, the worst and the most cynically manipulated that I have seen! Details

Transparency Topshot Asks UK to Expose Nigerian Account Holders. By Julius Joel

(GAMJI)

To go straight to his comments, has he also declared his assets as he is calling on others to do? It is no good trying to save Dariye. Ishola and Gowon who are advocating for the return of Dariye should be ashamed of themselves. I would have thought that Gowon would use his Christian principles and morality in matters like this, but unfortunately he allowed politics to cloud his judgment. Details

President Bush's Re-Election and America 's Mainstream Values and its Religious Divide. By Dr. Wunmi Akintide

(GAMJI)

Every time I hear that America loves a winner, I often wonder if America thinks the other nations don't. Come on now. The whole of mankind loves a winner. Who wants to play and lose? We all want to win. Those who argue that participation is all that counts just don't understand human nature. Details

Return of a Criminal as Governor of Plateau State and the Pyramidal Organization of Evil in Nigeria. By Audu Zango

(GAMJI)

The return of Joshua Chibi Dariye to govern Plateau State again is one of the most legally and morally reprehensible actions undertaken by the Federal Government of Nigeria Under Olusegun Obasanjo. It is a fact known to everyone in Nigeria that Dariye and his mentors among politicians like Solomon Lar and some of the diabolical clergy were behind the arson and ethno religious cleansing that had engulfed Plateau State since 2001, until the declaration of state of emergency this year. Obasanjo himself had confirmed it during the declaration of state of emergency. Details

Towards Peace In Northern Nigeria. By Samuel Peter Aruwan

(GAMJI)

As Northern governors are about to begin the much awaited peace forum or conference, I am suggesting they tackle the points I will pinpoint later in this piece. For the sake of facts and clarity, I wish to start with what I believe are factors causing all this religious and ethnic crises. Details

On the Hypocritical and Undemocratic Utterances of Some Northern Governors. By Audu Zango

(GAMJI)

There is no need to cajole Northerners and indeed Nigerians to accept one individual as a presidential candidate from the North, especially if the past records of such a person are nothing to write home about.  Why can’t Nigerians choose leaders from among others like Muhammad Buhari, Balarabe Musa, Yakubu Gowon, Muhammad Goni, Shehu Musa, Abubakar Rimi, Paul Unongo and Mallam Shekarau, if it is indeed the turn of the North. Details

Coffee Shop Chat: The Silent President. By I.H Abdul-Qadir

(GAMJI)

When thousands of people from the north were massacred in Lagos by Area-Boys, and the army of Oduduwa Peoples Congress (OPC) shortly after Obasanjo’s first term in office, I was expecting action, but to my utter amazement the president was silent, shortly after that Zamfara declared Sharia, this time I thought there is surely going to be a reaction from the federal government, yet aside from a few remarks, the president was silent. Details

Polio Crisis: The Wisdom Of Atiku’s Leadership. By Hamza Mailafiya

(GAMJI)

Northern Nigeria , where there is a pronounced prevalence of poliomyelitis, appears to be the storm centre of the controversy that attended the safety of polio vaccines. As the controversy was raging, and as the disputing parties hardened their positions, one man that found himself in a political dilemma is Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.  Details

Echoes of Obasanjo, Darfur at George Mason University . By   Osita Chidoka

(GAMJI)

My apprehension was worsened because a few colleagues in school had sought me out to explain what is happening in Anambra State of Nigeria where arsonist burnt down a Governor’s office. One of them wanted to know if the Governor of Anambra was like the Governor of Virginia or was it just a title for some Civil Servant.  Details

Wanted: An Ngige in Aso Rock! By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

(GAMJI)

Before Dr. Chris Ngige became the  Governor of Anambra State, there was a governor in that state called Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju. During his era the state practically stood still. Schools could not open for nearly a year. Nothing was working. Workers remained unpaid. People called him names, but it was after he left office and Ngige came in and disengaged  the conduit pipes through which the godfathers  had sucked Anambra dry, that the truth came out in the open. Details

The Moral Burden In Nigeria. By Leonard Karshima Shilgba

(GAMJI)

I am angry, yes, angry at the members of the Plateau State house of Assembly who are using subterfuge to hide their complicity. They would not probe Governor Dariye-not now, not in the future-because according to them, they would rather spend their energy on healing the wounds of the people of Plateau from the violence that engulfed the State in the recent past. Details

The Litmus Test: What are President Obasanjo’s Tax Responsibilities on His Farm? By Abdulsalam Ajetunmobi

(GAMJI)

Last week, the Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala condemned the Transparency International for ranking Nigeria as the most corrupt country in Africa , the third most corrupt country in the world. Perceptions may be wrong but they are realities. Details

Virgin Nigeria: A Symbol of Modern Slavery in Nigeria. By Abdulrahman Muhammad Dan-Asabe, Ph.D.

(GAMJI)

In her on-going economically senseless and blind process of privatization of all government-owned enterprises (to former slave masters and government cronies), Nigeria recently handed over her former national carrier, Nigeria Airways, now renamed Virgin Nigeria, to a British business mogul.  The deal reserved for Nigerian institutional investors 51 per cent equity of Virgin Nigeria while 49 per cent is for Virgin Atlantic Airways that belongs to the Briton. Details

The Return of Dariye. By Ibrahim Dan-Halilu

(GAMJI)

There is no arguing the fact that the lifting of the SOS in Plateau State will generate bad blood, especially among those that regarded Governor Dariye as very partisan in the ethno-religious violence that culminated in the proclamation of the SOS, in the first place. For those opposed to the SOS since its imposition by the Obasanjo administration, the return of Dariye will be regarded as a resound victory over an arch-enemy. Details

Flouting Truth, Twisting History and Spoiling for Blood. By Peter Opara

(GAMJI)

What Haruna meant was that the Igbo shared some blame for their massacre by the Hausa/Fulani and the rest Nigerians; and that Hausa/Fulani and the rest Nigerians suffered similar fate, as the Igbo, and today, are as traumatized as the Igbo. Details

The One-Term Presidency Revisited. By Anthony A. Akinola

(GAMJI)

The single-term proposal should be entrenched in the national constitution and blended with zoning and rotation. Additionally, executive powers should be vested in a collegiate that is made up of one elected representative from each of the geo-political zones. Details

Crisis Of Politics In Alaigbo. By Okenwa R. Nwosu, M.D.

(GAMJI)

Perhaps, the most intriguing aspect of the Anambra political conundrum is the schism that it has wrought amongst the Igbo political and intellectual elite. Some lay the blame for the whole crisis at the feet of President Obasanjo who has maintained that political solution was the only realistic way of resolving the impasse in Anambra PDP. Details

Shekarau And Muddy Political Waters. By Abba Anwar

(GAMJI)

I would want the governor of Kano state, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, to please appreciate and understand the plain truth that people still respect him, because he proves to be a focused, honest, principled and respectful leader, who believes in fairness, justice, transparency and accountability in the scheme of things. Even before Shekarau becomes the governor of the state he is known for sincerity of purpose in all his undertakings in life. Details

Wireless Broadband Solution: Bridging the Digital Divide in Nigeria. By Okpanku Chidi

(GAMJI)

Telecoms development in Nigeria has been one of striking phenomenon. With the building of the very first infrastructure in the late 18^th century, Nigerian telecoms backbone has grown astronomically over the years. However, more than 80 percent of the infrastructural development was achieved just within the past 4 years. Details

The Man Dies…By Nnaemeka Oruh

(GAMJI)

There is no doubt that a lot of people have been openly criticizing the Obasanjo administration.  The question however remains,  how effective have these criticisms been in occasioning change? Details

A Diary of Two Nigerians. By Umar Bello Alkhobar

(GAMJI)

The name on a golden plaque pasted on the wall of his house read: Chief Alh. Sir, Dr.  Wazobia  J.P. GCON, OBE, KBE, MON, PhD (honoris causa) and a string of traditional titles numbering about six from all the geo-corners of the country. The name and his appellations took a generous paragraph. Details

Nigeria : Silicon Valley Transplant. By Femi Oyesanya

(GAMJI)

NITDA does not have the qualified human resource that will be required to supplement the planning and Implementation of a $400 Million project.  NITDA employees only sixteen full time workers, and has failed woefully in implementing the National Information Technology Policy.  It is almost reckless, that an Agency that is now struggling with taking over the technical management of the .ng domain will be at the forefront of building a whole Technology Village . Details

Iredia’s Propaganda on NTA. By Farooq A. Kperogi

(GAMJI)

NTA has not told Nigerians why Beninoise have such a remarkable faith in their government in spite of the supposedly high prices they pay for petrol. I know enough about Benin Republic to know that the standard of living of the average Beninoise worker is light-years ahead of his Nigerian counterpart. The government is transparent, accountable and sensitive—at least in comparison with the stinking rot we call government in Nigeria . Details

Anambra Crises And Uba-Virus: The Facts Are Sacred. By Kanayo Chris Chukwumezie

(GAMJI)

While we call on all peace loving Anambrarians, Ndi Igbo and Nigerians to join hands in bringing about sanity to our Anambra polity, I hope to remind Nigerians that there was once an election that is constantly referred to as the freest and fairest in Nigeria just because the concept of "option A4" was devised based on what political cultural reality holds for the collective. Details

21st November  2002 : The Day Kaduna Began To Boil. By Samuel Peter Aruwan

(GAMJI)

Kaduna now has changed from all race quarters to Muslim and Christian quarters, people residing on the basis of religion and ethnic lines. Who will close this gap and reunite us? Is it the so called conflict resolution people who do make capital profit out of our rancor and acrimony? Is it the constituted authority who are only concerned with their political expediencies? Or is it the same people who do engage one another in free for all fights? Details

Does Nigeria Have a National Security Policy? By Priye S. Torulagha

(GAMJI)

Lately, Nigerians have been talking profusely about the national security of the country.  The debate took on an added significance when the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MOSSOB) successfully initiated a campaign which resulted in work/trade stoppage among the Igbos for one day to honor Biafra ’s Day (Odili, 2004, August 29).  Both regional and federal authorities were surprised by the effectiveness of the campaign, despite an earlier prediction that it would not be successful. Details

Igboland: Why Obasanjo Must Be Stopped Now. By Herbert Ekwe-Ekwe

(GAMJI)

Few now doubt that Presid

ent Olusegun Obasanjo is hell-bent on wreaking further havoc in Igboland. The word “further” is stressed here because as I show in my January 2004 essay on the subject entitled "Year 34: Obasanjo, Biafra and Igboland", Obasanjo has been waging an undisguised, multi-pronged “low intensity” war against the Igbo since he became president of Nigeria in 1999. Details

The Real Tragedy In Anambra State. By Femi Olawole

(GAMJI)

With the present level of education in our nation, even elementary school pupils can easily list or recite all the problems confronting not only our nation but also the African continent.  In fact, the internet is already filled with the opinions of some of these kids.  But what separates men from boys?  Unlike those kids running riot out there on the internet, matured, experienced adults will endeavor to rise beyond finger pointing by proffering solutions to our nation’s myriad of problems. Details

We Hate Politics: Do We? By Uche Nworah

(GAMJI)

Out of curiosity, I joined some web-based information sharing groups, I also decided to browse through some Nigerian websites including those of notable media houses, in order to tap into the ‘feelings’ and ‘thinking’ of Nigerians. In almost all of these sites, over 85% of the news stories, articles and editorials revolved around government and politics, and almost all the articles, opinions and editorials were critical of one aspect of government policy or the other, government officials and stooges were also not spared in the hatchet job. Details

Lucky Igbenedion: Servant Leadership Intentions Going Wrong. By Dr. Sylvester Omosun Fadal

(GAMJI)

Lucky, it is obvious now that you have ample opportunity to ameliorate the catharsis of Edo State indigenes.  You can’t play the waiting game.  Despite the polarities and tensions within the country, you can focus specifically in your state and transform the lives of many through your decisions, actions and deep sense of concern to ensure that your well-planned improvement policies are executed effectively. Details

Malam Shekarau & His Double Standard. By Dila Malam

(GAMJI)

When we celebrated the victory of Malam Ibrahim as a flag-bearer of the ANPP for the 2003 guber  race in Kano, people least thought of any demarcation between the party and the flag bearer and heads were put together to fight for a common goal. When we emerged victorious at the poll, it simply implies that the interest of a common man will be represented. At this point, one will like to ask this question, who won the election? Is it Ibrahim Shekarau or the ANPP? Details

The Nigerian Four “Ds”  (Disgruntled, disgraced, disowned and disserted, a sad review!) By Ndubueze Godson III

(GAMJI)

In Nigeria someone who lacks the credential to even represent his local government usually ends up representing the whole country based on his northern connection yet when things go kaput they turn around and blame their punch bag, Igbo. How can a northern chap whose sole claim to any sports performance is daddy’s or uncle’s political connections represent a whole nation when it is obvious he lacks the finesse? Details

Re-Joinder: Envoy Resolves Rift Among Nigerians In Canada. By Paddy Iroegbu

(GAMJI)

On behalf of Nigerians across Canada, one need to state strongly that there is peace and positive struggle among Nigerians here. The political problems in Nigeria are not good news to laugh loud. Far enough, it is keeping all in Diaspora restless. We are more concerned with what solutions we can put forward to assist and empower those at home to shun ignorance and intimidation and therefore be able to progress. Details

Where Is My Country, Mr. President? By Usman Ibrahim Jalingo

(GAMJI)

Complaining about Mr. Presidents’ deaf ears to the cry against another increase in the pump price of petroleum product in only wonderful. You can draw a parallel between the presidential jet that carried the Niger Delta hero from Port Harcourt to Aso Rock Villa and back on one hand and the IG of police “Jet” the was dispatch to bring the Labour leader from Nnamdi Azikwe Airport  to the same venue. Details

Palestinian Struggle And Israel’s Culture Of Violence. By  Garba A. Isa

(GAMJI)

Israel’s chequered history is that of a violent nation which carries out acts of terrorism against the Arabs (Muslims and Christians) at will. When Israel was established in 1948, it was originally envisaged to be a “peace haven” for the Jews, who were just emerging from the clutches of Hilter’s Germany. It is today an aggressive terrorist enclave “a military fortress and arms arsenal” empire. This is the hallmark of an abnormal country which shrive on murder and usurping of other peoples’ territories. Details

Now That Gowon Has Spoken On The Need For National Conference: A Letter For Call To Action. By Yakubu Maitalata Kwassam

(GAMJI)

On the occasion of the launch of First Call: An Account of the Gowon Years written by Moses Ihonde, the former Military Head of State General Yakubu Gowon re-echoed the clarion call for a national dialogue. This is one call which epitomizes the many calls that have been made so far.  It is one call so loud and timely that cannot be taken for granted. Details

Achebe And The Janjaweeds In Power. By Tunde Olusesi

(GAMJI)

Achebe has consistently stayed far away from the 'madding crowd' in Abuja, hardly commenting on the excesses of the mountebanks in power.  This is unlike the false messiahs seen nowadays hobnobbing with these vicious wielders of naked power. Details

NITDA’s Compliance With ICANN’s Memorandum of Understanding. By  Femi Oyesanya

(GAMJI)

Well, fellow Nigerians,  NITDA missed the deadline.  Not only is the  Registration System not  functioning like it should be.  NITDA is yet to implement compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding.  The  Agency has failed to  comply with Section  5.1 of the Memorandum  of Understanding, failing to publish  and make available  governing policies and procedures of the .ng  domain  as clearly stated in  ICANN’s  guidelines Details

Bakassi: The Quagmire Continues. By I.H Abdul-Qadir

(GAMJI)

A government’s first responsibility is to its people and not to any other government or international institution. If this government makes the mistake of giving up Bakassi as it has done with other areas in the federation, it would have relegated, if not out right disregarded one of the most important roles of any government, whether an autocracy, or democracy-protection of its people.  Details

Before Part VIII. By Seyi Oduyela

(GAMJI)

There is something I found interesting, that is that Nigerians are very forgetful. Like the Israelites of the Old Testament, they are concerned about the present situation, after some time they forget and may never remember again. It is amazing. This is our greatest problem. We have been infected with this dangerous virus. Details

Yasser Arafat: The Passing of a Statesman. By Mr. Sabella Ogbobode Abidde

(GAMJI)

It is with sorrow and a heavy heart that I note the passing of one of the truly great men of our time: Chairman Yasser Arafat. He was for me, and for a great many people around the world, a statesman. He was a man of vision, a man of valor, a man of principle and of unbounded energy and vigor. Details

Learning Islam Plus Democracy: Experience from CSID Washington D.C. By  Engr.Bashir Lawal

(GAMJI)

Like every new products that buyers would be skeptical of, even though democracy should not be new to Islam, the Nigerian Muslims were skeptical  of the Center For The Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) and its sincerity when it first came to Nigeria  in July  2004 to organize a three-day conference on “The Implementation of Shari’ah in a Democracy Details

A Tribute To A Rare Remarkable Gentleman, Elder Stateman, Uncle And Father-Guardian – Alhaji (Dr) Adamu Tafa Balewa, The Ajiyan Bauchi….By Abubakar Sadiq Ajiya

(GAMJI)

A true distinguished gentleman that I have ever known and admire; a man amongst men whose name speak volume; an illustrious son of Nigeria; Elder Statesman, dependable, trustworthy and a man of God. Details