B/Gen. Uba A recent military press release contained a startling detail. A Nigerian Army Brigade Commander, operating in the insurgent-held Sambisa Forest, reportedly used a WhatsApp video call and shared his live location via the app to communicate during an operation.Let that sink in.In a theatre of war, against an enemy known for electronic interception, …
If Nigeria were a patient in the emergency ward, the vital signs would make the doctor faint before writing the report. Politically, economically, socially, spiritually and even astrologically, every indicator is screaming “Crisis! Crisis!! Crisis!!!” Yet the Nigerian government is behaving like the homeowner who sees the roof on fire but insists, “It’s not fire; …
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🏛️ 1. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRESS STATEMENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA Office of the Minister of Information, Propaganda & Selective Outrage PRESS RELEASE Subject: Strategic Diplomatic De-escalation for National Stability The Federal Government wishes to inform the general public that, after wide consultations, inter-agency synergy, and multi-stakeholder harmonisation for enhanced national coexistence, His Excellency President ___ has …
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The palava surrounding the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) and former Governor Godwin Obaseki’s explanations for its funding and establishment has exposed something deeper than a mere dispute over heritage or donor money. It has put on full display the democratic anemia that marked much of Edo State’s governance during his tenure. Obaseki’s defence …
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Bello Matawalle In the grand tradition of Nigerian political theatre—where facts are optional, drama is compulsory, and press conferences qualify as performance art—Defence Minister Bello Matawalle has emerged as the new Comical Ali of Abuja. Yes, Comical Ali—the legendary Iraqi spokesman who insisted, with great confidence and zero evidence, that invading forces were being “slaughtered …
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