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It's delusional for the PDP to assume they won Edo State 2020 Governorship Election by the popularity and acceptability of the political party. No! Edo election is a national statement against a strand of politics that works in Lagos and nowhere else. It exposed to more people that Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is overrated and so numb to the feelings and political pulse of the hoi polloi. Edo is not Lagos is supposed to be a very big information and tool to the APC against 2023. The signals are very easy to interpret. However, unless the PDP engages tacticians, their victory in Edo 2020 is a big bait and fat poison ingested for death in 2023. The details of the Edo election will be a huge misguidance to political neophytes and speculators. It will do so on both camps. Nevertheless, I strongly believe that both the APC and PDP will dissolve into new platforms which will feed on the powers of political leadership redistribution and realignments. The APC will never hand over to the PDP...

His Eminence, Elder (Dr.) Isaac Bello  He is the Dean of the National Headquarters Annex Cathedral (NHAC) Abuja and the seat of His Most Eminence. In the jargon of the Holy Order, he is the Elder-in-Charge of this great cathedral. In the words of the father of the golden age of western philosophy - Socrates - "An unexamined life is not worth living" and he went further with the ethical axiom; "Man know thyself". And so it's a time for reexamination and identity reinvisioning. Elder Bello & Board Members  Here is a teacher (Rabbi), a Pastor of the Lord's flock, an Evangelist of repute and of the word,  an Apostle and a General of God's order. A member of the inner circle of the Holy Order, a meek giant, a loving father and a cheering shepherd. He indeed is a quintessential remark of God's mystery of creation, a creature of service, lover of the word and a strong believer of God's arts. He prays for all and especially our home. He leads from...

I took so much time to join the argument about the concept of subsidy in the Oil and Gas sector of our country's economy. I have severally caught myself saying yes and no to the same question of subsidy and the reasons are here and this; they were both logical and emotional. When I said NO, it was coming from my deep reasoning about our country and citizens. I could find out that in all our blessings with the natural resources, Nigerians have not and cannot place hands on any tangible benefits to the common citizens of Nigeria except the subsidy. It was a direct way of giving the resources back to the people or some form of palliative to the masses and even in a more refined manner than the Trader Moni shared around in cash by any government, especially now. What is this subsidy after all? Subsidy means that the government is paying some percentage of the cost of Oil and Gas products used by the citizens. That is to say that, assuming that the actual price of petrol is #24...

It was a tough one for us as we crisscrossed the nooks and crannies of Ahiazu/Ezinihitte Mbaise Federal Constituency spreading our wish and whims for our people. We outlined our manifesto and led our people through the letters. It was all for their good and that of generations unborn. We tendered our cards for the people to make their choice. We have also remained grateful to them for whatever the outcome was as we are aware that many felt bad at the outcome while many applauded it. All things work together for good. It may have started way back sometime in 2016. We continued gathering our team and shaping up our philosophy. We pursued that dream till February, 2019. Yes, others in the Governorship and State House of Assembly went ahead till March, 2019. Good or bad, our people made their decision. It may have not ended the way of our mind but as a group who came on a mission which was for the good of the people, we couldn't cry more than the bereaved. Our ambition was for the...

The social media response to the awareness by Dr. Stella Emmanuel has allowed me a little research into hydroxychloroquine, SARS COV 2 (that's Covid-19) and the issues surrounding this pandemic. Thanks to that opportunity. We all can do a little of the research by our individual selves to find out more. We can also Google "France Soir Hydroxychloroquine" and read more for our better understanding and perhaps to make a bit of informed contributions in the discussion on the raging pandemic. The clear truth is that the randomized clinical trial of the hydroxychloroquine which is widely held was controlled experiment which result was premeditated. The hydroxychloroquine administered to the patients, in my understanding, were overdose. And the usual and popular effects of overdose of hydroxychloroquine is acute respiratory collapse which shares similarity of symptoms with the Covid-19. So by overdosing the patients, the known accelerated death was necessary and such exp...

It's got no chills This adamant death Do you know I've waited Waiting that it says bye Bye to you for a return here Here it's remained adamant? But this prey chokes it You're a poisonous prey Of course our love for you It's kept hunting death Even death is near death But it's simply adamant I've waited on your wisdom Perhaps you could trick it Come away from its grip Is it smarter or what? Just doesn't think anything Holding down and fast When will you wake Dede? Have you let it win you? Please don't surrender! Can you look back at all? The army of love to abandon? Oh adamant death! Power! Did you just bow to death? Still can't believe it'll happen Get up and run back! This adamant thing fists tighter We're strong here to fight But you seem down and won Even death is now weak It's indeed a tough fight Surely it regrets; yes it does When the trumpet sounds On that glorious morning When death sl...

KEMKA S. IBEJI  I have agreed with my heart never to place it so strongly on having Nigeria get better, by all means possible. This is not to suggest in any way that I will stop advancing measures, strategies, ideas and views to ensure that our country becomes a place worthy of humans of excellence. No! But putting all my mind and strength to it and forcing same down the throat of the nation may be injurious to my mind because I have seen many disappointments in this and having my heart placed on it will be most unhealthy and disastrous. So for my health and the good of Nigeria, I shall distance myself from the problems and carefully tender whatever I have as a prophylactic. It will therefore be the duty of those in positions to either use or trash them. In this manner, my thoughts on keeping these problems far away from my emotional heart and maintaining some degree of dispassionate stance will most certainly be the best way to go. How else better can you think about Nigeri...

KEMKA S. IBEJI  Dear Chief John Iwuala, Oye is a shameless, worthless, valueless and mindless idiot. Not just him but those who lead APGA. I use this language on them and I you know I clearly know the meaning. Don't lie to our people in the name of building APGA. If only it is something within your control, I would not mind. You don't and will never be responsible for what will happen to the people you are preparing their heads for rituals. Who will their bloods be on? Definitely not you. But who? God will never forgive me if I keep quiet here as you are amassing our people for destruction. You know you can't doubt my knowledge of what I'm saying here. You don't and will never have control of the safety of those you are calling into this damnation called APGA. Why are you doing this Chief John Iwuala? Who sent you to gather our people for mass rape, dehumanisation, violation, dismemberment and desacralization? APGA is an Anambra cult and that'...

KEMKA S. IBEJI  Apart from lecturing, how can philosophy earn you a living in the current economical settings in Nigeria? It is the above question that tickled my fancy in writing this piece. This question was raised somewhere among graduates of philosophy and it became important for me to help out especially the young ones in this little way. Of course, many of us who graduated from philosophy classrooms, at one point or the other, had to grapple with this challenge. It also defines, to a greater extent, the possibility of success of each young school leaver. Many who could not efficiently answer the question have had more challenges along the way as they will keep stumbling by on frustrations and confusions. The following is my little contribution; Philosophy is not a professional discipline and so has no specialization on any particular purview. It is at best, a general foray into the world of reality which pervades all human endeavours. What philosophy does in essence ...

I have most respectfully read views across sections and camps as the divide of government and opposition determines. I will however choose to respond to leaders in the government quarters of the moment. This is to say that my response is more in addressing the position held by the supporters of the present government in Imo State. Many of them have argued especially that upon the dwindling economic fortunes of Nigeria, it has become practically impossible to to pay the salaries of Civil Servants and pensions to pensioners. For them, the FAAC share of Imo State has made it unrealistic and impracticable. In reply to the above avowals of the sympathizers of Imo State government of the day and, by extension, all debtor governments like Imo State, I say this; I think it is by this very clear as to why we fail in government here in Nigeria and, perhaps Africa. We see leadership only and exclusively from the perspective and prisms of power and its grabbing. For this reason we ...

I wish to begin this piece by thanking the anonymous writer who woke my mind and tickled my attention to this area of our nation and national life and history. The unnamed author was able to make a thought provoking outline of Nigeria and her economy in the 1980s. And the following is largely from that writer though with modifications being mine. The writer began by asking us not to be surprised to know that Nigeria was by far better in the 80s than today. According to the writer, in 1980 the key metric are as follows: 1) we are a net exporter of refined petroleum products. Today we import all our refined petroleum products. 2) We ride in locally assembled cars, buses and trucks. Peugeot cars in Kaduna and Volkswagen cars in Lagos. Leyland in Ibadan and ANAMCO in Enugu produce our buses and trucks. Steyr at Bauchi producing our Agricultural tractors. And it is not just Assembly, we were producing many of the components. Vono products in Lagos producing the seats. Exide ...

Art by Ugonna Ibeji  Greed and laziness are the two main enhancers of crimes, poverty and being cheated. This is the current problem that threatens the future of our society today and indirectly endangering the development of our youths who are the future and hope of tomorrow. This is also found, even more dangerously, in our political class. One may be asking how greed and laziness are killing the future, destroying the youths and threatening development in our society. They enhance crimes by making one to want what he or she does not deserve. This inevitably leads to crime of all kinds. It also makes them to assume that those who have succeeded in the past were merely lucky and never put in anything. They also make people lack self worth and reduces self esteem. And when these happen, human dignity will quickly start to diminish. The greedy and lazy do not want to take a stand because they do not want to offend anyone even if they are wrong. They do not speak the truth....

KEMKA S. IBEJI  When a man is called a warrior, he is expected to have fought and won some wars or even one. When someone is called a leader, he should at least or would have had a group of people he has taken from one point to the other. But whenever you want to be called a human being, though it does not come by want, you must have rationality which enables you to make choice and stand responsible for such choice made. This makes one a human being. In the presence of alternatives, you have rationality to consider and choose from available options and thereafter stand responsible for the choice (good or bad). We also have to understand that responsibility is dualistic by which it encompasses good and bad, praise and blame, commendation and condemnation. So when we talk about being responsible for your choice, it means being ready to receive both praise and blame for your action. Most times our politicians are ready and willing to get only the praise and avoid the blame; that ...

KEMKA S. IBEJI  Some weeks ago, the social media was awash with a writeup with headline - Why Niger-Deltans do not want to be part of Biafra. In less than 48 hours, a disclaimer was seen also flying about on the same social media saying that the author which the writeup claimed has disowned both the writing and the writer. In this case, it is only reasonable to assert that the fine piece is a fake news - it was not written by the former president Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. I may not want to grapple with whether it is fake or not since we do not, for now, understand what makes a writeup fake or real - whether the author or the content. While I understand that those who have declared that writing as fake have based their judgement on the falsehood of the claim of authorship, we will agree to that extent. I however will disagree with them when they wish or agitate that we see it as trash. I therefore will prefer to take the message therein and forget about the messenger since, ...

KEMKA S. IBEJI  Our matter was today, the 5th of June, 2020 dismissed at the Court 5 of the Federal High Court in Abuja on the grounds that it was a pre-election Matter and that 180 days has caught up with us. According to the Federal High Court, the case has become time barred and the court has lost jurisdiction over the matter. For us, this expected as it is the usual game of Nigerian political parties. This is nevertheless seen by our team as a miscarriage of justice orchestrated by laziness by the court who failed to critically look into the matter on its merit. Our team is however hopeful and believe in the judiciary of our country. We are resolute as ever to ensure that justice is done, not only for our leader and Thinker - KEMKA S. IBEJI, but for the entire country especially the youth who will want to go into leadership. The old and retiring generation of politicians have seen party politics as a gap to frustrate political, social and economic development in Nigeri...