Greg Odogwu I met him just before the Italian “bad season of 2017” started, during last year’s summer. Before the droughts that left the historic country paralysed, lakes evaporated and seabed transformed to baked mud. Wildfires blazed, crops damaged, and tonnes of tomatoes charred. I fervently hope this year’s would not be as bad. It […] …
Lazy comment
Dear Buhari, what if I am lazy and entitled?
Abimbola Adelakun Since President Muhammadu Buhari made a statement at a Commonwealth event in London, about 60 per cent of Nigerian youths being lazy and entitled people, Nigerians have spilled gallons of ink trying to either prove he is right or wrong. On the one side of the aisle are Buhari’s megaphones who tried to […] …
Nigerian youths, best in the world, Fayose tells Buhari
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described Nigerian youths as the best in the world, lamenting that the under privileged among them have had to struggle hard to make it in an environment without viable and equal opportunities. He said this in a reaction to a statement credited to President […] …
Buhari must apologise for anti-youth comment
Sonala Olumhense President Muhammadu Buhari should apologise for his insult of Nigerian youths at the Commonwealth Business Forum in the UK last Wednesday. This is now even more important following the “clarification” offered by his spokesman, Femi Adesina. If he does not, and his All Progressives Congress does not denounce the statement, the youth should […] …
Critics inciting youths against Buhari –Lai Mohammed
Samuel Awoyinfa and Success Nwogu The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says President Muhammadu Buhari has passion and concern for Nigerian youths, as opposed to what the critics of his administration want the people to believe. He said this on Friday in Abeokuta, Ogun State while fielding questions from journalists at the ongoing […] …
Banky W, D’Banj, other celebrities say Nigerian youths deserve accolades
More reactions have continued to trail the statement made by President Buhari on Wednesday describing Nigerian youths as lazy and not ready to work. This time around, celebrities are lending their voices to counter the allegation and making it known that Nigerian youths deserve accolades for succeeding even though they have nothing. One of the […] …