Nigerian Times

THE TRUTH MUST BE TOLD Before the Cookie Crumbles “Nigeria is regularly ranked as one of the world’s most corrupt nations. Although several top figures have recently been dismissed from office and dragged to court, no senior public official has been found guilty in court for corruption since Olusegun Obasanjo was voted in as president in 1999.”-Scotman.com I have warned of the looming dangers of civil disobedience in Nigeria. Because, I have been on location in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria where I have witnessed the lawlessness of the Federal Government of Nigeria in the persistent violations of the fundamental human rights of the people of the Niger Delta region. The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief. Olusegun Obasanjo has no respect for the Rule of Law and also indulges in corrupt practices while pretending to combat corruption. The President has so many proxies fronting for him and his corrupt political party, the so-called Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the l...

THE TROUBLE WITH AFRICA A Political Dialogue Between Cameo Joey an American intellectual and Orikinla Osinachi an African Writer in May 2005. This discussion has been published on line on the Current Affairs Board in the open forum of www.ukraine.com …………………………………………………………………………… Hi,The trouble with Africa is such a long list that I cannot start to explain it, but I will speak on some of the critical issues of what is happening.Last year in Moscow, Russia, 40 or so students were executed by a fire disaster in a dormitory that was set ablaze and locked as to not let the African students escape. The action was a murder of innocent students who were considered the cream of the crop from Africa. Maybe they were the ones with money rather than the cream? The dormitory was nothing special and some Russians did not like the cream of the crop. It seems the conditions were not too good anyway, but the fire was arson and it was murder. Africans are warned to beware in the subways after dark, as ...

BASANGA, CHICHI AND DEMBEREZA Basanga - 11:18 AM ET June 27, 2005 (# 3428 of 3430) Where do we go? What can I do? I am a young African perplexed by the problems facing Africans, and blacks around the world. I think that the main obstacle to development for Africans and blacks in general is themselves. I remember in my sophomore year I attended a pro-black meeting in Philadelphia held my black Americans to “discus” (black people love to do this) the prevailing problems in the community. The whole meeting was a blaming session, it was white oppression that’s holding us back, it was the new immigrants (especially the Asians) that were taking all the jobs and opportunities that should be the African Americans and funny enough it was also mentioned that African immigrants were also at fault because they were industrious and taking their opportunities. Does this sound similar? When will we be ready to take responsibility for our failures? I am not down playing the role colonialism played or...

Czamani - 9:53 PM ET June 25, 2005 (# 3421 of 3425) Chichi, Phew... that was something. I do not agree with the way in which your assessment of the ills of Africa was so absolute. I agree that many Africans in power rushed to be like their formal colonial rulers, turning their brethren into their servants, schooling their kids in the west and hiding money in foreign accounts. I do not agree that things are worse then they were during colonialism. The facts just do not add up. Take Zimbabwe for example, at UDI in 1965 and now 40 years later. Look at indicators such as literacy, hospitals and clinics built, primary schools and universities, Black business ownership, Black political participation, universal suffrage, freedom of movement, and social mobility for Blacks. In all of these indicators the situation has vastly improved in Zimbabwe, look it up if you need confirmation of this truth. I think it is an insult that you should assert that things were better during colonialism. When w...

"You see, you cannot negotiate truth: truth is truth because it is truth. You can't talk around it you know. Whether one sees it as a perversity or not I believe it is a perversity." - KAREN KING-ARIBISALA Truth is Truth An Ode to Karen King-Aribisala Yes, Lady Karen I heard the echoes of the siren But I stuck my fingers into my ears Lest, I hear the echoes of my fears. For if you hear her voice, you would be lost So, I fled from pillar to post. Until I saw you in the shade of the whispering palms I saw you reciting the sacred verses of the Psalms And I rushed to your side To join you in the shade. Like a butterfly to the rose flower I was attracted to your petals Like a wandering bee in search of nectar I sniffed at the ribbons of your sandals. Oh, fair lady from the heart of Guyana Oh, divine muse of our Nirvana Read to me the fables and the tales of the 9th heaven And let my soul find peace in the heart of your haven.

OWNERS OF NIGERIA SHARING THEIR NATIONAL CAKE Then after taking the Lion's Shares, they leave the crumbs for the poor majority who they treat like their dogs. OWNERS OF NIGERIA -PART 2 Continued from http://www.dawodu.com/oduyela6.htm By Seyi Oduyela seyioduyela@aol.com August 24, 2004 Under Alhaji Shehu Shagari, the Chadian gendarmes invaded Borno State, and the government ordered the deployment of troops from the 3rd Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army to the borders in the North East. This action did not last long as smugglers in the Shagari's government mounted pressure on him to order the withdrawal of the troops, because the presence of the soldiers was preventing them from their smuggling. Alhaji Shehu Shagari ordered the withdrawal of the troops but the General Officer Commanding the 3rd Armoured Division of the Nigerian Army, based in Jos knew it was not a wise decision to take, he declined until he was ordered by the Chief of Army Staff, then General Wushishi, the ...

We are very glad to publish the classic socio-political report of one of the most fearless investigative journalists in Africa, SEYI ODUYELA, THE AUTHOR OF THE CONTROVERSIAL "OWNERS OF NIGERIA". Mr. Seyi Oduyela has given us the permission to do so. We have decided to title it "LOOTERS OF NIGERIA". And we are going to publish the whole report as permitted. The first part is what we are presenting to you . We welcome your reactions. OWNERS OF NIGERIA -PART 1 By Seyi Oduyela seyioduyela@aol.com August 15, 2004 After the 419 Gubernatorial and Presidential elections last year (by 4/19 I mean April 19, coincidentally it means Advanced Fee Fraud and that was exactly what the election was), Chief Bisi Akande, former Governor of Osun State, the man adjudged as one of, if not the best Governor of 1999-2003 said that his defeat was like a thief coming to rob you of your possession, you are harmless, the only thing you can do is just keep quiet and allow it. I thought about t...