Opinions

  All told, …attacks linked to militant Islamist groups in the Sahel have jumped 3,500% since 2016.” “At a minimum, more US security assistance isn’t leading to more security and all signs suggest it plays a role in making matters worse.” (Elizabeth Shackelford) PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MAY 3, 2024 Over the past year, the American and French governments have ...

  “Not the least, the core of the Israeli leadership was substantially made up of European Jews who migrated just to make Israel a reality. Many of them were Westerners. In fact, Lord Rothschild to whom the 1917 letter by Lord Balfour expressing Britain’s decision to support the establishment of the new Israeli State was addressed, was British.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, ...

  “If the Governors were serious and wanted to have a lecture on security, they needed not have embarked on such a wasteful journey with the accompanying expenditure of flight tickets, hotels with all their aides and above all the valuable time wasted at the expense of running their States.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 30, 2024 Our Northern Governors ...

  “Is there a law that stops anyone from operating a cable TV service in Nigeria? NO! Have there been other cable TV operators in the Nigerian space? Yes! Are there existing competing cable TV service providers in Nigeria today? Yes! Do viewers still have the free will and independence to subscribe or not to subscribe to Cable TV services? ...

  “Indeed, Yahaya Bello’s case shows clearly that many Nigerians cherish the pursuit of shadows rather than substance by focussing on incidentals. It is more irritating that learned analysts are leading the resort to mundane and irrelevant issues. So, not much is said about the stupendous amounts suspected to have been embezzled. Instead, when, where and how Bello was invited ...

  “Like I have maintained, corruption cases are not prosecuted and won by public drama as being done by the EFCC. They are won through diligent investigation and prosecution, ICPC has been more successful in prosecuting corruption cases than the EFCC.'”   PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 22, 2024 Nigerians have always been sentimental about issues concerning Politically Exposed Persons ...

  “The truth is that some people like we all know bought dollar at N1800 and above, and while dollar continued falling, felt reluctant to sell. So, rather than lose, they devised the means now to once again manipulate the exchange rate to get dollar rise again to a point they can sell.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 22, 2024 ...

  “As in most history of betrayals, when the hurly-burly is done, the battle lost and won, in-fighting for superiority and personality altercation took front stage. While grapevine had it that Obaseki had promised Shaibu the governorship ticket after his tenure, it turned out that the governor had other plans as he opted for a different candidate instead of Shaibu. ...

  “In a scenario where a governor in a state exhibits poor governance practices such as lacking insight and a clear blueprint for development, being unable to unify his own home nor the ruling party, demonizing the late governor and their family, spending state resources recklessly, and having a questionable academic record with no certificates, it could lead to a ...

  “The three afflictions of Nigeria are: The Feudal System; Western Control of our Political Economy through IMF/World Bank, etc. and thirdly the strangulation of Nigeria by the reactionary arm of the military class. The last one, military control is local. Since 1966, the reactionary Nigerian Army has produced all Nigerian Presidents or Heads of State until February 2023.” PEGASUS ...