because by nature, man is a political animal
The West hated Gaddafi for political and more importantly financial reasons. A little percentage of the population hated Gaddafi for political reasons (‘Freedom’ etc) Extreme Islamic fundamentalists (Libyan Islamic Fighting Group amongst others) hated Gaddafi for not allowing their form of Islam reign The ‘Arab spring’ Libyian edition was an opportunity the enemies saw as the perfect …
Continue reading “When your enemy’s enemy is not your friend.”
When Babatunde Fashola signed the Lagos new Tenancy bill into Law on Wednesday (Yesterday), it occurred to me that the legislative arm of government is not only about sharing money, probing the executives or screening commissioners and ministers after all. Members of this arm of government are elected as per constituencies and the idea is that each member represents …
Imagine for a moment Nigerians rose up against OBJ and we had Annenih and Olabode George leading the ‘opposition’ rebels. That is the magic that has happened in Libya. #shineyoureyes.
Befor we all jubilate, let us ask ourselves if it is proper for armed groups within a country to be backed by foreign forces to topple the established government. My simple answer is no. If it is a yes, why are Myanmara and Zimbabwe not yet ‘liberated’ with their far weaker armies? The reward for …
When I first heard of the plot for Jonathan to elongate the tenure of the Presidency it sounded too bad to be true. Only an insane person would propose to tamper with that aspect of the constitution while the country is boiling on various fronts and still smarting from the last elections. I was wrong. So embarrassing is …
Continue reading “Tenure Elongation: The Inmates Have Finally Taken Over The Asylum”
The United States has now officially recognized the Libyan rebels as the true representative of the Libyan people. What nonsense! First of all let me make this very clear, I think Gadaffi is a mad man and should be sent to a hospital far away. Not too long ago; he called l for the split …
Hookes law states that if force is applied to an elastic body it will return to its original state provided it’s elastic limit is not exceeded. Although I am off Twitter and Facebook temporarily, I cannot avoid the news of the constant attacks by “Boko Haram”. After the numerous attacks and bomb blasts, I am reading …
This will be brief. First of all I am in full support of a National Service scheme. The NYSC needs reform and the Deziani case a a prime example. If you attend University, you cannot be a Minister if you have not done NYSC. If you did not attend University, you do not need the …
Continue reading “The Weird NYSC act and 234Next’s ‘Hatchet’ Job”
For how long shall we allow politics to halt our brain cells? I do not mind being accused of seeing nothing good in Jonathan but do you guys realise the HQ of the Nigerian Police Force is supposed to be one of the safest places in the country? Everyone from Governors to diplomats visit the …
Continue reading “Abuja Bomb Blast: When Will Enough Be Enough?”
There is something Ribadu said during the Presidential elections that probably no one took notice of. “Boko haram is supposed to be against education, how come they have not bombed or attacked any school?” Think about that for a second.