Anatomy of a Failed Campaign (part 4/4) “Win or lose, knowing it or not, Perot is the harbinger of a new era of direct democracy!” — Charles Krauthammer Ross Perot Made Bill Clinton President Perot invented political campaign marketing for the age of cable television. In 1992, he ran for…

Before His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi, runs again for president (part 3/4) “In the locus classicus of Garba v University of Maiduguri, which deals with the issue of Right to Fair Hearing, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa said: ‘God has given you two ears. Hear both sides.’” - Muntasir Speaks (Legal blogger) …

Anatomy of a failed campaign (part 2/4) I refuse to be a part of the bad press and pile-on the youth are getting. I won’t join those who ask: “If Mozambican kids can troop out on the streets of Maputo to protest a rigged election, what stops the Nigerian youth…

Before His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi, runs again for president (part 1/4) “Our policies are peaceful but our methods can’t afford to be less ruthless than those of the opposition … You can’t be less wicked than your enemy simply because your government’s policy is benevolent, can you now?” …

GOD AS A HOSTAGE OF MEN For an atheist, you know so much religion. Respect. I am a practicing Catholic but James Michener's "The Source" is my bible. Religion itself is generic. What matters is the interpretaion of it by believers. John Paul 11 made an apologia for the crusades…

“One of the biggest contributors to the GDP of the U.S. is an intangible asset called Rule of Law!” — Peter Obi on Parallel Facts Twitter Space Donald Trump Was Fingerprinted But Not Cuffed As Nigerians wait at the doorstep of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, sitting at the Appeal…

“If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country!” ― E.M. Forster, What I Believe and Other Essays G-34 Becomes A Large Umbrella Of A Political Party Thus, as the 4th Republic dawned, the wise…

“A bus was involved in an accident and after the traffic police investigated, they determined that the bus was at fault. So, they arrested the conductor and set the driver free!” — Senator Aliyu Bakin Zuwo, former governor of Kano State When Maj. General Muhammadu Buhari overthrew the Second Republic…

A TALE OF TWO CENTRAL BANK GOVERNORS — Andrew Bailey and Godwin Emefiele “The prudent man always studies seriously and earnestly to understand whatever he professes to understand, and not merely to persuade other people that he understands it; and though his talents may not always be very brilliant, they…