New Nigeria Vanguard

I came across this video from subscribing to a popular fiery Yoruba nationalist spreading his message of tribal nationalism similar to Nnamdi Kanu for Igbo people on social media. Reviewing the video of former Governor Fashola giving his own version of what the narrative should be about after his gross tribal and unpatriotic act of deporting destitute Igbo’s to Onitsha reveals a level of annoying condescention and avoidance of historical facts from the tribal narrative. To be clear, with no unambuity, while Lagos is indeginously Yoruba, it no longer belongs exclusively to Yoruba people, Lagos belongs to Nigerians. Lagos was not built only by Yoruba people but through the collective sweat of all Nigerians most especially by the hated Igbo people. Lagos was designated as the capital of Nigeria by colonial Britain after the amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates as far back as 1914 because of its strategic location as a seaport and it remained Nigeria capital all the way ...

Back during my University days, there was this chap who was caught cheating during his one of his final year examinations at law school. He was immediately rusticated and will never be able to practice law, or more accurately go to law school ever again.   Sitting in judgement were lecturers with legal degrees. Back then i felt the punishment was extreme, but some law students were adamant that he violated a sacred rule that only lawyers can understand, ever tried talking to lawyers, their thought processes are from Mars.   Fast forward to the present, Nigerians are pointing fingers because a corrupt CJN with thousands or millions of dollars in his account, was kicked off the bench at the 11th hour of an election, but I ask so what. Here is a judge collecting bribes to decide, delay and block cases while sending others to prison for stealing loafs of bread.   Former president Jonathan expressed reservations about tackling corruption because of the judiciary. Both ...

Presently, not even one Nigerian university is ranked amongst the top 1000 universities in the world and ASUU is on strike yet again frustrating Nigeria’s youth.  There are no few to no youth programs or sports infrastructural facilities at primary, secondary or universities in Nigeria today for the youth to channel their energies for employment or even as an outlet for frustration, the youth are presently left to their own devices to entertain themselves and overcome the negativities of idleness and dependency. The education provided is substandard, outdated and ill equips many graduates to secure too few jobs available. Nigerian universities keep on supplying graduates for majors like psychology where there is no industrial or administrative demand. There are no jobs for the teaming mass of high school and university students graduating from the system and many youths end up at home and must resort to all manner of legal but mostly nefarious activities to make a living. It is not...

Presently, not even one Nigerian university is ranked amongst the top 1000 universities in the world and ASUU is on strike yet again frustrating Nigeria’s youth.  There are no few to no youth programs or sports infrastructural facilities at primary, secondary or universities in Nigeria today for the youth to channel their energies for employment or even as an outlet for frustration, the youth are presently left to their own devices to entertain themselves and overcome the negativities of idleness and dependency. The education provided is substandard, outdated and ill equips many graduates to secure to few jobs available. Nigerian universities keeps on supplying graduates for majors like psychology where there is no industrial or administrative demand. There are no jobs for the teaming mass of high school and university students graduating from the system and many youth end up at home and have to resort to all manner of legal but mostly nefarious activities to make a living. It is n...

Kano is the capital of the Hausa kingdom and has always blazed an independent streak.  They are a distinct unit, so distinct Obasanjo had to create the PRP for them that produced Aminu Kano and Abubakar Rimi.  Now it seems like Kwankwaso has inherited the mantle from Aminu Kano or at least in Kano while Sule Lamido holds Jigawa under lockdown.  Things to remember that despite their popularity none of them was able to translate it into capturing the presidential tickets of their parties and their influence is strictly in Old Kano state. Kano and Jigawa however are predominately Muslim under the control of the Emir of Kano who incidentally appears to be against Buhari philosophically, but certainly not religiously. Needless to say Buhari is also a religious movement unto himself and he has declared an intent and commitment to promote sharia something Atiku has run away from doing plus Atiku ownes the haram American University that the almajari will certainly decry during th...

By Terhemba Osuji If the videos online are to be believed, Vice President Osibanjo escaped death after the helicopter ferrying him to a campaign destination crash landed in a remote area in kogi State. Along side relief at his survival are they comedic analogies of Nigerians pointing out that the people of Kogi, reputed for “medicine” and mystic practices and invocations, played a role in bringing down his craft, but alas Osibanjo’s juju was too strong for them, if you know and believe in those things, you know.  Not only was Osibanjo only just shaken and not even bloodied like his police escort despite the craft upturning on itself when it crashed. He went ahead to continue by road with his campaign of meeting and shaking hands with ordinary traders in markets. This is reportedly the second time he has survived a helicopter crash if various postings are to be believed. How is it possible that everyone in his party survived when military trained dignitaries DIG Haruna and General A...