BlogHide Resteemsrotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 6 years agoTinubu as cross bearer of Buhari’s baloneyOne of the baffling mysteries of life is the spectacle of a cross bearer who ordinarily is tangential to the commission of an offence, to the happening of an untoward event or to the misjudgment of…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 6 years agoVacuous campaigns, weak-kneed policy positionsIt is tempting to regard the Nigerian political landscape as bereft of ideas or as discouraging of issue-oriented debates, discussions, or campaigns; or that creative thinking is not a forte of…rotimijohn (46)in politics • 6 years agoAmosun, Okorocha, Yari and others as APC fall guysThere is no gainsaying the fact that Governors Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun), Rochas Okorocha (Imo) and Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara) and some others like them have a special or, in fact, filial relationship…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 6 years agoCrass opportunism, vile tactics and cheap propaganda as nemesis of a partyIn mythology nemesis as a general concept is the personification of retribution, especially the indignation or anger of the gods when men show signs of hubris, arrogance or over-confidence. In…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 6 years agoNigeria – worn nation, worn destinyWriting about Nigeria in these days of a menacing or threatened enactment of a Hate Speech law can be irksome. The writer may be unable to properly delineate the terrain of a possible infraction of…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 6 years agonPDP/R-APC and the balance of forces in the APC 2Political parties, as incidents of the democratic culture, are formed to project or promote group interests within the context of their national reality. By their expressed philosophy or ideology…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 6 years agonPDP/R-APC and the balance of forces in the APCIn international relations discourse or practice, balance of power is understood as a state of equilibrium of forces in which no side has the resources to go to war with another or others with…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 6 years agoRestructuring – APC’s Achilles’ heelThe story is told in classical mythology of the invulnerability of Archilles, except in the heel. A great Greek hero of the Trojan war, Archilles was said to have been dipped in the Styx by his…rotimijohn (46)in war • 6 years agoI mourn, not because I am Palestinian.I am in mourning, especially since Monday, May 14, 2018 massacres when well-trained soldiers and snippers deliberately picked out youths and children and sent them to early graves. Ezz el-din Musa…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 6 years agoYemi Osinbajo and the burden of sinecure public officeYemi Osinbajo, Vice President and studious Professor of Law wears a noble face even in his small frame. Smallish, pocket-size and dour, he is however exciting to behold. As a school boy, he spoke…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 7 years agoNigerian Police Again?On my way to Onitsha recently, a police officer seriously waved me down, pleading that I should help take him in my car to Onitsha where he claimed he served. It's not in my character picking people…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 7 years agoGreetings Nigerian YouthsGod did not create us to wallow in poverty, self-pity, or mediocrity in any form. Many African countries, especially Nigeria is blessed with abundant and innumerable raw material and human resources…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 7 years agoTAX MATTERSIf you have registered a limited liability company with the Corporate Affairs Commission and you have opened a bank account and you are using the account for personal transactions, you run the risk…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 7 years agoSacrificesSuppose Nelson Mandela had yielded to the threat of apartheid, it would have been a very big loss to the dignity of mankind. Before South African got their independent, 250,000 tireless marchers…rotimijohn (46)in life • 7 years agoCURRENT REALITIESDear All, There is no doubt, things are tough in Nigeria today. To enjoy a healthy living and survival, it takes the Grace of God. Times like this, we need God for absolute peace of mind to live in…rotimijohn (46)in nigeria • 7 years agoWe Are Sentenced To A Lonely Old Age.The Nigerian rich and upper middle class folded their arms and allowed Nigeria to go to the dogs. We reasoned we don’t need to care if others go hungry, once we have had our fill. The result is…rotimijohn (46)in busy • 7 years ago”Lie, lie,” as cornerstone of government policy and programme In local Nigerian parlance, stratagem or the plan for deceiving otherwise trustful people is rendered euphoniously and even metaphorically as “lie, lie” or “connie, connie” (both of them amusing and…rotimijohn (46)in esteem • 7 years agoCriminal ActivityA criminal responsibility, To suffer from the murder mystery, Being raped and bruised and pleading guilty, A life of terrorist activity. Standing on the brink of suicide. An automatic gang…rotimijohn (46)in esteem • 7 years agoMy Market Experience TodayI was trying to get a picture of the caught thief in the marketer but the crowd was much in a small place. Suddenly I heard thief, thief and everyone gathered to leech the thief. While some…rotimijohn (46)in esteem • 7 years agoQuotes in political viewsThe true barbarian is he who thinks every thing barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices. ~ William Hazlitt ~ Politics is the art of making the people believe that they are in power, when in…