Buhari and the British Diplomacy

British Diplomacy in action:-    

Rule Britannia! Britannia rule the waves, 

Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.

Rule Britannia is a chorus of a patriotic British song, which is still sung today, especially when England is involved in major sports events like football.

“The meek shall inherit the earth” - Matthew 5:5

As I was heading to the Pub (beer parlour) to have some drinks with a few friends; a group of young people stopped me. After exchanging pleasantries with them, a young woman among them asked me; Sir, have you been saved?

After the Nigeria's Election: A new Song from the North

Shamsuddeen Usman:

The northern Nigerian elites know how to tell their fellow countrymen to go to hell, especially when they have gotten what they wanted. In doing so, they won’t care whose ox is gored.

In fact, before the Nigerian presidential election, the song by the common people of northern Nigeria was Sai Buhari; whatever that means. But after the election, the northern elites are singing some new songs:

British Election: Why The Opinion Polls Failed

The British general election of 7th May, 2015 threw up a major surprise - the inaccuracy of the opinion polls.

The opinion polls suggested that Labour Party will win 36% of the votes cast while the Conservatives will win 35%. Other political parties would share the rest.

More Deaths, More Money

I met a businessman I knew at the Cape Verde International Airport. We sat at one of the cafés at the airport lounge waiting for our flight to Senegal to be announced. I decided to take a Lansoprazole capsule for my stomach ulcer.

If I am corrupt; Prove it - Olusegun Obasanjo

Few years ago (about 2013), Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was interviewed by BBC Hard-Talk. The interview concentrated on corruption in Nigeria and especially, the level of sleaze that existed between 1999 and 2007 when Obasanjo was the President of Nigeria.

Bring Back Our Girls: Which of Our Girls?

It has been a year since the World learnt that Boko Haram ‘abducted’ some school girls from Chibok, Bornu State of Nigeria.

According to reports, the terrorists took the girls into the dreaded Sambisa forest.