Essays

On 19th September 2016 after the latest bombing in New York, Mr. Donald J. Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, said “In the 20th century the United States of America defeated fascism, nazism and communism. Today the United States of America must destroy (radical) Islamism”. Mr. Trump is absolutely right! Yet it is not just in […]

Permit me to indulge in a quick aside and take you into a brief journey of discovery into the deep and devious mind of Lugard. On September 8th 2015, in an essay titled ‘Lord Lugard’s Magic and Flora Shaw’s Spell’ (New Telegraph, Daily Post, Naij. com, Premium Times, Pointblanknews) I wrote the following:

Each time I hear from you I look back on both our lives and consider how far we have come. Against all odds God kept and preserved us: how faithful He is. Remember the Bourdillon days? Remember those evil dark alleys and dirty streets? Remember our inglorious descent into the portals of hell and the

Tomorrow, 18th September 2014, the people of Scotland will decide whether they wish to stay within the United Kingdom or not. 4 million registered people are set to vote. The campaign has been fast and furious and the polls are neck and neck. My own views are as follows. Permit me to share them here.

AA PRESIDENT WITH NO RECOLLECTION OF HISTORY AND NO MEMORY There are two statements that President Buhari made in the last few days that I find curious and misleading. I have read them over and over again and I am left with no other conclusion than the fact that we have a President that has

(Being a speech delivered to the Christian Information Network Forum by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, Jos, 10th September 2016) 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 forever. Mr. Chairman, our Royal fathers, my Lords spiritual and temporal, distinguished

Yet I wonder how those southern leaders who have sold their glory and heritage for a mess of pottage and who have opted to collaborate with our collective enemies and betray their own people feel about the words of men like Mr. Mohammed and Mr. Gwarzo? I wonder whether the small handful of pitiful yet

This essay will not be released to or published in the mainstream Nigerian media because it will be considered as being “too hot”. Yet its message is far too important for it not to be written or for it to be ignored. I would urge those that have thin skins, that are easily exciteable, that

Yet as hard as the Obama/Clinton/Kerry triumverate may try to cover it up, it appears that the message about the real situation in Buhari’s Nigeria is beginning to get across to the world . As a glaring example of this permit me to share the words of a strong Trump supporter, Republican Congressman Tom Marino,

I support Mr. Donald J. Trump’s presidential bid because he has admitted publicly that the American-inspired removal of Arab secularist leaders like Saddam Hussein, Muammar Ghadaffi, Hosni Mubarak and, more recently, the attempt to remove Bashir Al Assad were wrong, short-sighted, counter-productive and have led to nothing but chaos. How many politicians, from either side