"Ignorant and useless Zamfara people where are you? We are here in your Zamfara and we are urging you to come out and face us!"- ISIS West Africa (ISWA). These are just some of the ugly and boastful words that were spoken in a graphic video that I posted on my Facebook page by an ISWA commander and the barbarians and terrorists that are decimating and butchering our people. I had his words translated from hausa to english.

The largest empires that the world has ever known are, in order of size, the British, Mongol, Russian, Spanish, Umayyad, Yuan, Qing, French, Abbasid and Portugese empires. There were a number of other large and notable empires in world history such as the Roman, Ottoman, Greek, Babylonian, Persian and Mughal empires. The post-World War 1 Soviet empire was massive and powerful and it was followed by the establishment of the post-World War 1 American empire which was equally formidable and which matched it in all ramifications. The race for supremacy between the two continued after the defeat of Hitler, Nazi Germany and the Axis powers in World War 11 in 1945 and this resulted in the establishment of an unpredictable and frightful bi-polar world, a dangerous cold war and a tense balance of power between them.

The history of free men was not made by chance but by choice. If we really want to be free we must find the courage to resist the tyranny and evil that has overwhelmed and pervaded our land and we must muster the will to reject slavery and servitude. It is not just about electing a new President but also about insisting on equity, justice, fair play and equal rights for all Nigerians, regardless of tribe or faith. And in our collective quest for liberty and freedom we must never forget that an army of lions, led by a sheep, will always fail whilst an army of sheep, led by a lion, will always prevail.

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, National Leader of the APC "Obasanjo is expired milk, dump him in the dustbin”- Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is an ugly and repugnant little creature who lives in and presides over the affairs of Lagos state.

You committed mass murder, slaughtered the faithful, indulged in genocide and supported ethnic cleansing. You impoverished my people, sacrificed young Leah Sharibu, locked up your enemies and tormenented the innocent. You persecuted my Church, bullied the weak, stole from the poor, destroyed the young and decimated the old.

President Muhammadu Buhari Blessed be the name of the Most High God, the God whose I am and the God whom I serve. Blessed be His holy name for ever. In Him alone we have our being and our strength. He is the God of all that is. He knows the end even before the beginning. He is the God of all flesh. The Alpha and the Omega. The Elohim, the Adonai, the Yahweh God. He that comes forth as a mighty and strong man in battle. He that cannot be defeated or resisted. Glory and honour and praise be unto Him forever. In Jesus mighty name I pray.

President Muhammadu Buhari Permit me to begin this contribution with a few comparisons. Consider the following. Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was elected President of Ghana in 2016. His father Edward Akuffo-Addo, was one of Ghana's "big six" nationalists and elderstatesmen who led and fought for Ghana's independence from the British in 1957. He was a former Chief Justice of Ghana and a former ceremonial President of Ghana. He dedicated his life to the liberation and service of Ghana.

Sultan Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III, Sultan of Sokoto "This is utterly reprehensible and unacceptable, for hooligans and way-wards to hold a whole state (Zamfara) to ransom to no avail. Where is the government? Where are the security agencies? Where are the political, community and religious leaders? Where is our conscience? Where is the humanness in us? Above all, where is our Islam? Where is the Qur’an and its pristine teachings? Where is the Prophetic guidance in his Sunnah? Equally painful is the return of insurgency in some parts of Borno and Yobe states, with wanton destruction of lives and properties. Why must all these bloodletting be allowed to resurface? All these re-occurring acts of terrorism, dehumanisation, sacrilege of sanctity of life and all forms of wickedness are utterly and unreservedly condemned in their entirety and government must go beyond mere condemnations" - Khalid Abubakar Aliyu, Secretary General, Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI).

The sad and brutal assasination of the former Chief of Defence Staff and former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Alex Badeh, a day after President Buhari's birthday, is a despicable and cowardly act. Not only was he an officer and a gentleman but he was also a profoundly good man who was criminalised, humiliated and treated in a malicious and unacceptable manner by a vicious, malevolent and evil government that had targetted him for villification and destruction right from the start.

“One of the questions that came up today in my meeting with Nigerians in Poland was on the issue of whether I‘ve been cloned or not. The ignorant rumors are not surprising. When I was away on medical vacation last year a lot of people hoped I was dead. I can assure you all that this is the real me!”- President Muhammadu Buhari, 2nd December, Krakow, Poland. Some are convinced by these words from the man who says he is Buhari but there are still many who, like the biblical Thomas, have their doubts.