Ten Million Phones For Farmers- A Joke Carried Too Far

Nigerian government knows how to amuse people with its many comedian politicians. We see them daily in policies they formulate. The latest comedian is the Minister of Agriculture with his comment winning debut joke titled ‘10 Million cell phone for farmers’. According to Yoruba born clown, the Federal Government has a plan to distribute 10 million cell phones to farmers Read more

Away With Local Government System In Nigeria

The local government system in Nigeria, a colonial heritage, enjoys the favour of Section 7 of 1999 Constitution as third tier of government. The system was conceived with a mindset that rural development ought to be the concern of every responsible and responsive political system since development does not make sense if it does not positively affect the lives of Read more

Aluu Killings: Are the Martyrs Innocent and Above Suspicion?

‘Barbaric, savagery, callous, dastard and horrific’ are mild words to describe the video clips on YouTube of what has come to be known as Port Harcourt 4, the killing of four students of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, on October 5, 2012. The killing was planned and executed in Umuokiri village, Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. Read more