BAT 2023

In reviewing the farcical coup—orchestrated by the president of the Nigerian senate, Bukola Saraki—that took place on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, we were reminded of the French coup of 1851 by Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte and the analysis by Karl Marx. Since the French constitution prohibited an incumbent president from seeking re-election, Louis Bonaparte (Napoleon Bonaparte’s nephew) […]

Not a few tongues have wagged since some radical Northern youth groups issued ultimatum to Igbo to leave the north in three months. Not a few ‘patriots’ have risen to condemn that reckless demand and describe it for what it is; a thoughtless demand by ill-advised youths meant to cause further disaffection amongst the fractious […]

For Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi West senatorial district and the rambunctious alter ego of tainted Senate President, Bukola Saraki, these are not the best of times. Melaye, noted for his high octane parody. He is a famed comedian that seeks to reduce serious issues of state to spates of comedy. He is a […]

In reaction to a statement credited to Major Al Mustapha (Rtd.) the former chief security adviser (CSO) to former head of state, late General Sani Abacha after a meeting to broker peace between the North and South Eastern part of the country over the quit notice issued to Igbos by Arewa Coalition group in Kaduna […]

Fifty years after the civil war ended, Igbos do not yet feel a sense of belonging, acceptance or safety in the Federation called Nigeria. The sad part is that this belief is shared not just by the generation that witnessed the war and its deadly consequences, but Igbos across all generations, including the millennials who […]

The O’odua Nationalist Coalition ,(ONAC) has called on Yoruba people to prepare for their own sovereign nation in the face of the lingering problems and conflict built around the national question that has stunted the growth of Nigeria for over a century.  This conflict has again reared its head, 50 years after a civil war […]

It was one of America’s greatest presidents and renowned world leader, Franklin D. Roosevelt, who said, “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.” Since President Muhammadu Buhari left Nigeria to continue his medical tourism (nobody should blame me for calling it medical tourism. That was […]

It is sad that many Nigerians today talk glibly about the possibility of a coup or of military intervention in politics.  They make it seem as if this democracy is something we can exchange for something else. We need to be reminded, as we celebrate democracy day 2017, how we got to this very moment, […]

1Sam. 17:8-10, 11, 26, 37, 45-47. “Goliath stood and shouted at the Israeli Army ‘What are you doing there, lined up for battle? I am a Philistine, choose one of your men to fight me’ Vs (9) “If he wins and kills me, WE WILL BECOME YOUR SLAVES , but if I win and kill […]

I was almost quick to fault the Acting President, Yemi Osibanjo on his claims in the 2017 Democracy Day broadcast of defeating insecurity in the northeast. He had highlighted some strides recorded by the Buhari-led government in the war against insurgency in the region to include the return of displaced persons including farmers to their […]

The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the budget 2017 would soon be passed into law, he was speaking while delivering the Democracy Message to mark the 2017 Democracy Day. Key points of the democracy message include: FG working to improve the ease of doing businesses in Nigeria. Issued an executive directive to all […]

The co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group, Aisha Yesufu, has been at the centre of the storm in the past few days after releasing a video via her twitter handle urging President Muhammadu Buhari to resign on health grounds. The woman, who came to prominence (at least to many Nigerians) via the […]