Politics

The stage is dark except for a single spotlight on the puppet, Sinny, who sits lifeless on a stand. The puppeteer, Sir Wikky, stands by, ready to begin the show. Suddenly, the sound of train taking off! Wikky pulls the strings, and Sinny springs to life. For a while, it dances gracefully. Flawless, in fact,    as Sir Wikky manipulates the cords. Outside, a storm gathers somewhere! As the performance continues, Sinny starts moving deliberately slower. “Sinny, what's going on? You're slowing down. Keep up the pace!” shouted Wikky. The puppet paused. “Can I say something?” it asked. Sir Wikky laughed dismissively. “Say something? Puppets don’t talk, Sinny. They perform”. “Maybe this one speaks”, says Sinny. Slightly taken aback, Sir Wikky tugs harder on the strings, trying to regain control, but Sinny starts moving awkwardly. The Stage Manager, popularly called Chairman Bat, notices the brewing trouble and intervenes. It turns out to favour Wikky more. Puppet Sinny kepts quiet! S...

  Gov Fubara The confusion between the people of Rivers State and the Rivers State people is causing diarrhea to many Nigerians. In fact, many worry that the intractable back and forth between the warring factions may lead to flood, from a deluge of tears, in a state that boasts of more water than land. The people of Rivers State are led by Governor Simi Fubara, while the Rivers State people are led by former governor and current minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike. While the elders belong to the former team and insist on allowing the governor to run the show, the APC seems to rely on federal might to fan the embers. Indeed, some have accused Tinubu’s party of flexing muscles against the PDP governor, using the state lawmakers as pawns in the chess game. Several litigations in courts have not helped to douse tension. In fact, a new factional Speaker in the person of Victor Jumbo emerged on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, throwing more spanners into the mix. Jumbo is one of the four lawmakers supp...

Some citizens say the current Nigerian government under President Bola Tinubu is out to kill all the poor citizens. Very few are smiling in the streets! Hungry or not, the already poor and overtaxed Nigerians are now to give up food, so they can pay the National Security Adviser to protect government computers and othe systems from thieves. That is the simple interpretation of the recent cybersecurity levy imposed by Tinubu’s government. Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting internet-connected systems such as hardware, software and data from threats and unauthorized acces. However, the decision has raised so much dust, with some Nigerians and groups  saying Tinubu is out kill all the poor with numerous taxations and      tough policies. Many of them took to social media to express their frustration. “It is inconceivable to expect the suffering citizens of Nigeria to separately fund all activities of the government. Policies such as this not only impoverish the ...

With a general lean and hungry look, they all flashed placards they couldn’t read. In fact, they appeared like a ragtag team of beggars and    all their placards read like something from a storybook. But the protesters had one static message, directing (or was it authorising) EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) to “proceed” with their former governor’s investigation. That happened on April 3, 2024 outside the EFCC headquarters in Abuja. The group comprised mainly hungry-looking youths reportedly from Zamfara state, some forcing a smile while flagging the posters. One was asked to read what was written on the placard, but he started an explanation and ended it in Hausa language.  However, they claimed former governor Bello Matawalle was the reason they looked gaunt, “directing” the EFCC to to reopen investigations to probe what he did with over N70 billion. Bello Matawalle