New Nigeria Vanguard

https://fb.watch/eG9aJsaLW6/ Nigeria is a complex country. This mob based on Native beliefs believes this man or wizard hypnotized this underage girl to keep her in his home.  The brought him before the Emir or emirate council and carried out some procedures the believe would release the supposed spell he cast on this girl. If the police were not there this wizard may have been set ablaze like many suspected witches and abiku children are in Africa. Although the court is Islamic their actions have nothing to do with religion but all about Native beliefs being weaved into and confused with the practice of Islam. Before the invasion of Islam Hausa animism or Bori was and perhaps still is the native religion of Hausa people and it deals with spirit possession. It is not difficult to believe that other tribes would reach the same conclusion and resort to the same de-hypnotized process. We typically lump the whole north as Hausa or Fulani but they have many other minority ethnicities wi...

Just read a statement attributed to Osibanjo that "Nigeria is poor not because Nigeria is not endowed but due to massive stealing. This is the greatest misconception Nigerians believe about Nigeria.  Mr. VP, Nigeria is a poor third world country and getting poorer due to the spendthrift culture adopted by the government and grandiose expansionary goals based on a startling incomprehension of the net credits and debits bedeviling its treasury. All Nigerian governments tout the fallacy and propagate The scape goat of corruption as the reason for the poverty and poor infrastructure in the country. But what many fail to understand is that Even if there is no corruption, national revenue can never match the capital expenditure required to satisfy the growing appetite of Nigerians for luxury goods they do not produce or the need for greater spending to provide infrastructure for its teaming population that the think the can have from comparing themselves to Europe and America.  The ...

Every man is allowed to change his opinion on issues as he grows and matures.  2010 was a lifetime ago before the fury of current IPOB Agitation which has put the issue of restructuring front and center even compelling the Vice President to promise to see it through, so truly it is time to restructure Nigeria.  But now comes the APC in its infinite wisdom appointing El-Rufai, a politician who has vacillated on national issues exposing his ethnic and regional leanings and bias in public statements attached herein, as chairman of the parties restructuring committee. One can only wonder why a national ruling party  In diverse Nigeria would choose a politician  lacking perceived neutrality and a lightening rod for accusations of manipulation especially at a time when it is rumored that he is the candidate of a cabal determined to force him on the country as VP if Osibanjo becomes president if ailing Buhari ever gets incapacitated.  Already, it is clear, and perhaps ...

By Terhemba Osuji  Well the Minister of finance (I am always mesmerized by her accent, please don't tell her) has finally confirmed that Nigeria is broke and the country can no longer borrow to finance its deficit spending on salaries and other miscellaneous items.  She also hinted that it is time to explore new ways of taxing areas of the economy that have been dodging taxation to fill the shortfall in revenue.  In signaling a shift towards exploring new tax revenue, the minister seemed to overlook the fact that:  1. The legitimate tax base has been under assault by this administration through its rash forex rationing policies and many companies and airlines have fled, all the indices of production are down, basically this administration is facing a terribly depleting tax base that will shrink further by more taxation. 2. Though growing steadily, only a sliver of economic activities are conducted by credit or by charge, most of the daily economic activity in the cou...

During the grand days of Nigerian vigilantism and flexing of its emergent power as a major player in the world crude oil market the Obasanjo regime nationalized BP  in part because of britains decision to allow BP to sell crude to South Africa. In 1997 after Britain cited security reasons for banning Nigerian flights into Britain the government of abacha/Abubakar retaliated by banning British flights into Nigeria as well. There have been several other incidents of muscle flexing by Nigeria to warn the world that it would not be manhandled and that it had equally debilitating sanctions of its own to obtain fair trade with its international partners. Besides the radical move of seizing BP in 1979, Nigeria has seen its power and respect erode due to self inflicted wounds and a rudderless trade and foreign policy. Secondly, Due to religious inclinations of its new leaders Nigeria has pursued inconsistent and confusing trade policies placing itself at a severe disadvantage. In 2016, the...

Perhaps There might be some sociological or psychological explanation to explain black peoples neglect or low regard for their living environment in comparison to white cultures that seem to have a better appreciation for nature and cleanliness.  As a Nigerian, you can discern this from driving through cities that had old GRA's like Makurdi or Jos when you notice the tranquil environment of those areas due to sheds from trees, flowers and manicured lawns since overtaken by weeds because of neglect by Nigerians after independence. You will also notice the perceptibly different environments in schools universities or hospitals built in pre-colonial Nigeria compared to post independence by the absence of the same trees, lawns and fields for sports.  Nigerians have become so neglectful of the environment they build on every square inch of land and fail to landscape or plant both agricultural and beautification trees or create parks and relaxation zones in neighborhoods thereby tra...

Nigeria's history of military rule has bequeathed a tradition of militarization of many aspects of national life including the traditions of new civil defense agencies that assume a para-military culture at creation. This militarization extends even to ethnic militias like the Niger Delta where various militants anoint themselves generals over rag tag fighters within their control.  Recently, it was reported that the police arrested the commandant of the Peace corps citing a variety of accusations including that the act creating the corps was yet to be ratified by the senate. The other notable complaint was the alleged that the peace corps was opening training camps for new recruits and militarizing them without back ground checks etc. and they were duplicating police duties.  Many Nigerians have also noted the rise of para-military groups in the country and view it as a misnomer but, it is only just a natural progression of a society that is growing more complex and assertive...