LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In 2015, serial presidential contestant, Muhammadu Buhari, emerged victorious through the instrumentality of enclave politics to which the north adroitly resorted in the face of plans by Goodluck Jonathan to ensconce himself in power for another four years. Had Jonathan succeeded, the north, barring any unforeseen circumstances, would have been out of…
ate By Jerome-Mario Utomi. LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Looking at the ripple reactions that greeted the hate speech bill currently before the Nigerian senate; one will but agree with the words of John F. Kennedy, that ‘a man who creates power makes an indispensable contribution to the nation’s greatness. But the man who questions power make…
By Jerome-Mario Utomi. LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, venue of the meeting was lavishly decorated to impress, and it did impressed. The participants were corporately kitted; men and women alike. All seated in such a manner that could be mistaken for, fresh law graduates being called to the Nigerian Bar or shareholders…
By Kevin Bloom LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In March 2009, less than two months before Jacob Zuma assumed office as the fourth President of post-apartheid South Africa, the Dalai Lama’s visa application to enter the country was denied. The Tibetan spiritual leader had been scheduled to attend a peace conference in Johannesburg, on the invitation of…
By Jerome-Mario Utomi LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Truth, in the words of Thomas Aquinas, is the agreement of what is in the mind with what is on the lips. Considering this remark in relation to the truth as told by the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in his memo to President Buhari, and the ripple reactions…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, fondly called the evil genius, the Maradona, IBB because of his cunning ways has started his antics again in Nigeria political arena. Within a timeline of four hours on Sunday, he issued a statement, disowned it and then reversed to embrace the initial statement. Babangida was…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-My nephew, Ayodeji Tinubu, died while playing a sport he so loved from childhood. He had a zest for the game just as he also had a special zest for the game of life itself. He was a passionate player and teammate because he was a passionate and compassionate person. When he…
LAGOS JANUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS) – The president had found a cure for AIDS. That was the news that reached Ousman Sowe, the head of a Gambian AIDS support network, one day in 2007. He was overjoyed. “We all went with the hope that we were going to take a drop of some wonderful medication and…