LAGOS, Nigeria — Here in Nigeria’s commercial hub, it is tempting to regard Boko Haram, the Islamist terrorist group that for more than five years has waged war in the country’s far northeast, as a distant tragedy. We are, of course, aware of the fallout: the thousands of deaths, the hundreds of thousands of displaced persons,…
In this political season, the lady above has logos of PDP and APC, two of the biggest political parties in Nigeria. One would assume she is a benefactor of the numerous souvenirs freely given at political campaigns. Would it be right to say she is playing safe? Or she is not playing at all as one of my…
“I only consented to address you this morning because of the genuine concern expressed by many supporters and other well-meaning Nigerians that the issue be addressed. Otherwise, I would have dismissed it for what it is – sheer mischief and would not have considered it an issue worth the nation’s while. I had assumed…
Government Ekpemuplo, aka Tompolo Two British businessmen arrested on suspicion of involvement in sale of warships to Nigerian security company Two British businessmen have been arrested on suspicion of bribing a Norwegian official alleged to be involved the controversial sale of six former naval vessels to a Nigerian private security company. A joint investigation by…
Youths, obviously loyal to home boy, Buhari went on rampage in Katsina State destroying a newly erected campaign billboard containing President Goodluck Jonathan and Namadi Sambo of the Peoples Democratic. These acts of vandalism must not be encouraged . This is not right. A wrong is a wrong. [Original Image via LIB]
An exclusive report according to Premium Times has it that the Nigerian Army on Tuesday publicly released the academic details of former military leader, Muhammadu Buhari, but denied at the same time it could not vouch for the authenticity of his Senior Secondary Examinations results. Speaking to the media, Army Spokesperson, Olajide Laleye, reversed the Army’s earlier…
In this post, OLAMZ BLOG was able to get screen shots from Boko Haram’s latest video where they boasted and admitted the Baga attack under ‘Allah’s’ instructions. In the video which lasted about 35 minutes, it was reported that the Boko Haram leader Shekau spoke gleefully on the Baga killings for 25 minutes and spent ten…