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PoliticsRe: Peter Obi Stuns EU Parliament With Powerful Message On Nigeria’s Future (VIDEO) by DadaEleniyan: 7:36pm On Jun 05
This is an AI generated video. This is what Nairaland has been subjected to now.
It’s a really big shame on Seun Osewa.
PoliticsRe: Nigeria’s Leaders From 1960 Till 2027 by DadaEleniyan(op): 10:29am On May 11
Na the picture be your problem Abi the data?

aswani:
Where did you get the pictures from, they look nothing like the people they are portraying?
PoliticsNigeria’s Leaders From 1960 Till 2027 by DadaEleniyan(op): 4:18am On May 11
Setting the Records Straight about Nigeria’s Leaders by state, region and sub region from 1960 to 2027 (projected)

I had to design this to counter Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his minions who are spreading misinformation and propaganda about the fact that the north has not had enough opportunity to rule Nigeria 🇳🇬 thereby mischievously counting from 1999.

Nigeria operated a parliamentary system between 1960 and 1966, so both:
* Abubakar Tafawa Balewa and
* Nnamdi Azikiwe
are counted in the leadership structure.
* The analysis includes military Heads of State, civilian Presidents, Interim Governments, and Prime Ministers.
* Bola Tinubu’s tenure is projected to May 2027 for statistical balance.

North - 45.9 years
South - 27.5 years

That means:

* The North controlled power for roughly 62.6% of Nigeria’s post-independence history.
* The South controlled power for roughly 37.4%.

Don’t let anyone deceive you or lie to you.

Nairaland GeneralRe: Nairalanders, Talk To Me About Nairaland by DadaEleniyan: 6:23am On Mar 02
Nairaland is now perceived to be hijacked by the Igbos who use it as a medium to vent their frustration and resentment towards other tribes. This isn’t good for your platform’s reputation as even moderators cannot be trusted.

Why not automate your moderation with AI and review some subject categories, replacing them with modern subjects that add more value to Nigerians.

Also, please if you ever consider selling the platform someday by any chance, kindly let me know. Nairaland can be used more to project our knowledge, showcase our greatness and attract the outside world to Nigeria.
PoliticsRe: FCT Polls Signal PDP Comeback Ahead Of 2027 — Gbenga Hashim by DadaEleniyan: 8:47pm On Feb 23
Make him still dey play.

The Gwagwalada guy don cross abi na defect una dey call am to APC now now wey him win.

experts:
FCT Results Signal PDP Resurgence Ahead of 2027 —Gbenga Hashim Says


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vanguardngr.com/2026/02/fct-polls-signal-pdp-comeback-ahead-of-2027-gbenga-hashim/amp/
PoliticsNasir El-rufai’s Confession And His Romance With Treason by DadaEleniyan(op): 6:51am On Feb 15
There is something deeply unsettling about watching a man casually admit on national television that he tapped the phone of the sitting National Security Adviser as if he were recounting a harmless political prank. When that man is Nasir El Rufai, a former governor and someone entrusted in the past with enormous public power, Nigerians must resist the temptation to laugh it off. This is not comedy. This is a confession that strikes at the very heart of the Nigerian state.

The office of the National Security Adviser is not an ordinary office. It exists under the authority of the President and is backed by law to coordinate intelligence and protect Nigeria from threats both within and outside. Surveillance in Nigeria is not illegal by default. It is governed by law. The Terrorism Prevention Act 2011 provides that intelligence agencies may intercept communications where there is reasonable suspicion of terrorism or threats to national security and where proper authorization is obtained. Section 3 of the Act states that the relevant agency may apply for a warrant to intercept communications for the purpose of preventing terrorist acts. The key word here is authorization. The law never permits private citizens or political actors to take such powers into their own hands.

The Criminal Code Act is even clearer on the gravity of acts that undermine the state. Section 37 states verbatim that any person who levies war against the state in order to intimidate or overawe the President or the Government commits treason. Section 41 further provides that any person who forms an intention to effect any treasonable purpose and manifests it by an overt act is guilty of a felony. These provisions exist because the stability of a nation depends on the monopoly of lawful force and intelligence being held only by institutions created by law.

If any Nigerian believes they have been unlawfully surveilled, the Constitution gives them the remedy. Section 37 of the Constitution guarantees the privacy of citizens, their homes, correspondence, telephone conversations and telegraphic communications. The civilised and lawful path is to challenge the action in court. It is never to respond by conducting your own illegal surveillance and then justify it by saying they did it first. That logic belongs to lawlessness, not democracy.

This is why this moment demands seriousness. It demands that the authorities investigate and where necessary prosecute. Not because of politics, but because precedent matters. When influential figures act as if national security is a personal chessboard, they normalize impunity.

It also raises troubling questions about the political culture around the African Democratic Congress and the circle of political actors now regrouping under its banner. Many Nigerians will remember that several of these figures were prominent in the government of Muhammadu Buhari, a presidency whose own family publicly complained of cabals, surveillance and internal sabotage. Nigeria cannot afford a recycling of impunity dressed up as opposition or reform.

Let us be clear. Surveillance is legal when done by the state under law for national security. It becomes dangerous when done by individuals for personal power. The difference between the two is the difference between order and chaos.

Nigeria belongs to all of us. Not to the loudest. Not to the most connected. Not to the most reckless. If the law means anything, it must mean something when it is inconvenient. If this confession is accurate, then it must be investigated and tested under the full weight of Nigerian law. Not out of revenge, but out of responsibility.

Because nations do not collapse in a day. They collapse slowly through the normalization of ignorance and recklessness. And if Nigeria is to survive and thrive, then no man must ever be bigger than the law. Not yesterday. Not today. Not ever.

PoliticsRe: Elumelu Meets Tinubu, Says Dollar Scarcity Over, FX Market Sorted by DadaEleniyan: 4:50am On Feb 14
The hypocrisy of poor people.

Nairaland GeneralTop 10 Greatest Nigerians Of All Time by DadaEleniyan(op): 7:28am On Feb 12
These are the Top 10 Most Influential Nigerians of All Time from 1960 - 2025.

After many months of intensive research and objective analysis, I have been able to draw up my conclusion.

They’re in this exact order for me:

1. Nnamdi Azikiwe (Zik of Africa)
2. Obafemi Awolowo
3. Bola Tinubu
4. Aliko Dangote
5. Wole Soyinka
6. Moshood Abiola (MKO)
7. Fela Kuti
8. Ngozi Okonko-Iweala
9. Chinua Achebe
10. Damini Ogulu (Burna Boy)

Drop the name of anyone you want to know why they made the list in below.

PoliticsRe: Olusegun Obasanjo Is Nigeria’s Worst President by DadaEleniyan(op): 8:01am On Dec 25, 2025
Obasanjo was so spectacularly useless that it took Tinubu, decades later, to start fixing roads like the Ota–Lagos axis.

Same man from Ota.
Same corridor.
Eight full years in power.

Zero urgency. Zero legacy.!

Now people want to pretend governance is poetry and nostalgia.
Nairaland GeneralAwolowo's Post-civil War Aid To Biafrans by DadaEleniyan(op): 6:02am On Dec 18, 2025
Awolowo's Post-Civil War Aid to Biafrans : Clearing The Air to Misinformed Gen Zs by Stephen Dada.

Obafemi Awolowo, as Nigeria's Finance Commissioner, initiated a £20 ex-gratia payment (about ₦40) to all Biafran account holders whose pre-war Nigerian Pound balances were lost or converted to worthless Biafran Pounds during the 1967-1970 war. This was a blanket gift to roughly 3-4 million returnees, totaling an estimated £60-80 million in aid, bypassing opposition from Gowon's cabinet.

Why?
It was a humanitarian gesture to ease reintegration and economic hardship for the war-ravaged Igbos, creating a level playing field despite Biafra's secession rendering their currency invalid; Awolowo also remitted millions in withheld federal allocations to the East Central State.

It will be recalled that Pre-Civil War, Ojukwu instructed the Igbos to withdraw all their monies from Nigerian banks and deposit it into the Bank of Biafra for the purpose of conversion into the Biafra Pounds; a directive which was followed strictly by both rich and poor.

PoliticsRe: Why Captain Ibrahim Traoré Is Playing With Fire By Detaining Nigerian Soldiers by DadaEleniyan: 6:18pm On Dec 14, 2025
Togo is already under the control and auspices of the AES and by implication more loyal to the AES than ECOWAS.

But yeah, your points are valid and it pains me so much that a tiny country like Burkina Faso is holding us by the balls at the moment.

We can’t do much than to handle it diplomatically not because of our Air Craft which we will get back or burn that country to ashes if they don’t release it, but they have our men which they can kill if we don’t thread with caution. I mean, a ruthless and heartless leader like Obasanjo would have used them as collateral damage and go ahead with an escalation but we are in a fully democratic dispensation, so a lot of tact and diplomacy will have to be employed.

Kemetian:
Well, let's hope calm heads prevail.

We don't need any more wars in AFRICA!!!
PoliticsThe Dangerous Rise Of Political Fanaticism In Nigeria by DadaEleniyan(op): 12:54pm On Dec 10, 2025
Something deeply troubling is happening in Nigeria. It is not inflation, insecurity, or unemployment this time. It is something eating through the conscience of the nation ; political fanaticism.

Nigerians are turning politics into a battlefield. Friends are becoming enemies. And patriotism, the glue that once held this country together, is fast disappearing.

There was a time when Nigerians fiercely protected their national image. Even in the face of leadership failure, people still had enough love for their country to unite against outsiders who mocked it.

That sense of national pride has vanished. Today, Nigerians are the first to drag their own country online just to win political arguments.

In 2023, when soldiers seized power in Niger Republic and now there was a failed coup attempt in Benin in December 2025, many Nigerians celebrated. They condemned their own government for opposing the coups and even wished the same fate for Nigeria.

It did not stop there, when Burkina Faso detained eleven Nigerian soldiers and a Nigerian Air Force aircraft that had made an emergency landing in Ouagadougou, some Nigerians cheered. They supported an inferior foreign power over their own country all because of politics.

This is not activism. It is a sign of decay.

Between 1966 and 1999, Nigeria spent almost 30 years under military rule. Those years brought bloodshed, censorship, human rights violations, and economic decline. Nothing good came from it.

No Nigerian, under any circumstance, should support anything anti-democratic. Military coups have never brought progress to West Africa; they have only produced poverty, repression, and heartbreak.

Some of our politicians encourage this chaos directly or indirectly. Political figures like Reno Omokri, Femi Fani-Kayode, and Daniel Bwala once hurled insults at those in power today but now defend the same people with shameless loyalty.

This is what happens when politics becomes a game of self-interest rather than ideology. Nigerians, in turn, copy this same hypocrisy online, defending or condemning not based on truth but on tribe or party.

Even leaders like Peter Obi must rethink their political tone. Leadership is about uniting people, not dividing them. Campaigns should inspire ideas, not hostility. We can demand change without turning fellow citizens into enemies.

Nigeria needs opposition, yes, but responsible opposition. Opposition that demands results, not revenge. Opposition that challenges with facts, not insults.

It is not unpatriotic to criticize the government. It is unpatriotic to destroy your country while doing it. Debate policies. Question leaders. But keep Nigeria above all.

An opposition that focuses on development will strengthen democracy. One that descends into hate will destroy it.

We Are the Problem We Deny . The hardest truth is this: Nigeria’s greatest threat is not the government, but its people’s mindset.

Corruption thrives because citizens excuse it when it benefits their party. Ethnic division persists because we feed it every day. Political hypocrisy continues because we reward it with silence.

We cannot build a great nation by constantly tearing it down. Patriotism means protecting Nigeria’s integrity, not politicians. It means holding leaders accountable without losing empathy for the nation itself.

We need to go back to that time when being Nigerian meant pride, not shame. When activism meant building, not burning.

Our salvation will not come from coups, social media fights, or toxic politicians. It will come when Nigerians rediscover their reason and remember that whatever happens, Nigeria is all we have left.

PoliticsRe: Why I Don’t Want To Stay In Sokoto Prison – Nnamdi Kanu by DadaEleniyan: 6:40am On Dec 06, 2025
Why?
So criminals are okay to choose where they want to be locked up?
Something is fundamentally wrong with many Nigerians in the head, it is why the nation is struggling with progress.

Please keep this in mind as well

[/b] The rights of a defendant are different from the rights of a convict. [b]

trutharena:
Kanu should be allowed to stay in a correctional facility of his choice.
PoliticsRe: Olusegun Obasanjo Is Nigeria’s Worst President by DadaEleniyan(op): 1:38pm On Dec 04, 2025
You’ve not made any sense as usual.
Answer a simple question please bro.

Streetinvestor2:
If I go that route this thread will never have enough space.So let go this other way.
Tell me any sector this government is doing better than any government. Give the figures or numbers whr it was before this government. Then give the new figures showing it has improved on it that makes it better. Don't use the figures they created in 2023 against what ever they claim in 2025.I hope my French is clear.Or better still use figures in obj tenure to thr present figures All sectors or segment of human life.
PoliticsRe: Olusegun Obasanjo Is Nigeria’s Worst President by DadaEleniyan(op): 11:54am On Dec 04, 2025
I know you’re Igbo by how you respond to opinions. No intelligent discourse but aggressive insults.
Tell me the things that makes the current administration the worst in all sincerity.

Streetinvestor2:
You have smoked that thing again in higher dose. This government remains the worst in the history of nigeria. I never believed any government could take that from Buhari government
PoliticsOlusegun Obasanjo Is Nigeria’s Worst President by DadaEleniyan(op): 11:46am On Dec 04, 2025
Olusegun Obasanjo is the worst President in the history of Nigeria 🇳🇬 and I will explain why…..

1. He is the architect of Terrorism in Nigeria 🇳🇬 as it was in his regime that permitted the full scale practice of Sharia Law. He gave Ahmad Sani Yerima approval to practice Sharia in Zamfara and it was eventually accepted to run in 12 Northern States. He was an incompetent President who said “I approved it because it will die a natural death.”

2. Nigeria officially lost the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon following a 2002 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling and a subsequent agreement in 2006 under his nose because he was busy pursuing a selfish agenda of second term at the time and a place in AU

3. This criminal violated human rights rights severally using military force in a democratic dispensation:

Odi massacre: The military operation in Odi, Bayelsa State, which involved the razing of the town and the killing of hundreds (possibly thousands) of civilians, occurred in November 1999.
Zaki Biam massacre: The killing of more than 200 unarmed civilians by the army in several communities in Benue State (often collectively referred to as the Zaki Biam massacre) occurred in October 2001. 

4. So many corruption cases sprung up from 1999 - 2007 including the Obasanjo’s personal endless corrupt practices centred around building of his Obasanjo Presidential Library, Bells University among others.

5. Obasanjo practically installed his successor in an election that was noted for massive irregularities and malpractices. This administration he installed gave birth to the Boko Haram terrorists which he once went to visit in Borno state without any reasonable head way.

6. He had the opportunity to RESET Nigeria in the early stage of a new democracy, but he went about victimising oppositions, pursuing selfish agendas and looking for unnecessary international recognition at the detriment of Nigeria’s future.

I will stop here for now. Let’s not even talk about his tenure as military head of state.

This evil and corrupt man has no moral justification to go about dishing ideas and criticisms.

PoliticsRe: Rename And Realign Nigerian Regions by DadaEleniyan(op): 9:47am On Nov 26, 2025
I’m sorry,

When I was engaging you, I thought it would be an intelligent conversation.

Never mind please.

Dalohad:
Who drew that map? Na Gbadorian? cheesy

The map included Itshekiri as Yoruba, but did not include Anioma, Etche, Obigbo and other parts of Igboland in Cross River, Benue and Kogi as parts of Igboland.... grin


I dey laugh..😀😀

He must be clever by half . grin
PoliticsRe: Rename And Realign Nigerian Regions by DadaEleniyan(op): 4:10am On Nov 26, 2025
undecidedMe? Or You?
Take a look at the map below. That should help you .

mrvitalis:
I think you need to study Nigerian Map again

PoliticsRe: Rename And Realign Nigerian Regions by DadaEleniyan(op): 4:09am On Nov 26, 2025
Marieh11j:
The existing regions in Nigeria are okay. What we need now is restructuring of the existing regions
They are okay, but some people are still forced into certain regions they do not actually belong.
That’s why the word RE-ALIGNING is there.

Southern Kaduna people for instance are neither Hausa nor Fulani.

Why are they in the same state with Hausa and Fulani where they are being attacked and suppressed continually?
PoliticsRe: Rename And Realign Nigerian Regions by DadaEleniyan(op): 3:59am On Nov 26, 2025
Fejoku:
Give the Yoruba percentage of Kwara state. The fact still remains Kwara state isn't a Yoruba state. It is a mixed state with Yorubas being majority. Doesn't make it a Yoruba state. It's just commonsense now.
This is very disrespectful to the people of Kwara, but it’s not my duty to fight and speak up for them. However, I will educate you for the sake of non malicious and ethnically respectful people:

Ethnic Groups in Kwara based on last census data:
Yoruba 75% (10 local governments out of 16)

Nupe 15% (North East Kwara I.e Pategi, Edu LGA)

Fula (Fulani) 5% in Ilorin only

Baruba 3% (known for Borgu heritage)

Hausa 2% blended with Fulani in Ilorin
PoliticsRe: Rename And Realign Nigerian Regions by DadaEleniyan(op): 1:07pm On Nov 25, 2025
Kwara was always part of Yoruba land and predominantly Yoruba with Nupe Minorities.
The Nupe part can be ceded to Niger State where they originally belong.

But it is ignorant to say Kwara is not a Yoruba State.

Fejoku:
Better still, the Yoruba parts of Kwara can join the SW if they want. All parts of Kwara isn't Yoruba.
PoliticsRe: Rename And Realign Nigerian Regions by DadaEleniyan(op): 1:04pm On Nov 25, 2025
It doesn’t work like that Bro.
We’re talking Geographical Location or Areas here:

You govern based on location, some of these areas you’re calling are not even near themselves in same area.

mrvitalis:
Why not create 6 zones and allow each tribe not group of people to decide what zones they want to join?

Nigeria is complex they way your Yorubas want to unite others want those too

There are igbos in 13 states

2) let each region create and manage as many states as they wish

For South East
Cross river igbos should join ebonyi same as Benue
Kogi igbos be split between Enugu and Anambra

Akwa ibom igbos should join Abia

Rivers igbos and their brothers in IMO should join orashi state

Edo igbos should join their brothers in anioma state

South East have 7 states


Kaduna, south, gombe South, Bauchi South, brono South, yobe South, Adamawa Christians, should join middle belt

Niger Muslims should join North West
PoliticsRename And Realign Nigerian Regions by DadaEleniyan(op): 10:31am On Nov 25, 2025
Nigerian GeoPolitical Regions should be Renamed and Realigned in Fairness.
This is my proposal for consideration during restructuring:

1. Western Nigeria
2. Niger Delta
3. Eastern Nigeria
4. Central Nigeria
5. North West
6. North East

These Zones should be given autonomy on Councils, Police, Land and Resource Control.

* Southern Kaduna should have their own State (Maybe NOK State) and be part of Central Nigeria
* The East should have an additional state (Maybe Anioma)
* Kwara should return to the West as it was
* Kogi West should have Okun State with parts of Ondo, Ekiti and Kwara.

This will be the closest thing to how it used to be before unscrupulous elements hijacked power and governance.
People should live together with those they share a lot with, not forced to live with people they share nothing in common with.
Existing Development Commissions can be renamed.
I believe this will guarantee a more conducive, convenient and consistent Nigeria.

What are your thoughts ?

PoliticsRe: President Tinubu To Visit US Tuesday, Meet Trump's Vice, JD Vance by DadaEleniyan: 9:16am On Nov 03, 2025
PoliticsRe: Donald Trump and America Have No Moral Ground to Lecture Nigeria by DadaEleniyan(op): 9:38am On Nov 02, 2025
Same vibe, energy and attitude of your forefathers which made may of your people to be sold into slavery before Nigerian independence.

Ride on!

Ezeama400:
There is no agenda other than to protect to lives of Christians and other faiths in Nigeria.. Thousands of people are dying everyday and the government is busy chasing shadow when their house is on fire , which responsible government does that ?

Why would this government pamper terror*st like babies ?
Why would Nigeria government pretend not to have the knowledge of the gonoc*de against Christians going on in Nigeria, only to react by saying that Muslims are also ki*led when they got confronted by foreign powers ?

Why would Kanu remain incarcerated when people that have done worse than he has done are being freed ?.. The injustice and the wickedness is too much..

In fact, the MU MU ticket Tinubu has is not helping him, more reason foreigners have concluded that Christians are being subjected to to torture in Nigeria which is true.. Giving appointment to some Christians is nothing but a political decoration.. Trust me, if Osibanjo who’s a Christian wasn’t Buhari’s vice, Buhari would have collected wotowoto during Trumps Ist term..

And lastly, those countries you mentioned are currently doing far better than Nigeria in all indices…

You need to travel around Nigeria, more xtians kpai everyday, the media only cover 40% of the ones they can cover..

We need Trump now..
if they sell weapo*ns to you, you will use it to attack innocent citizens like you did in Lekki toll gate and Onitsha bridge.. America know better!!
PoliticsDonald Trump and America Have No Moral Ground to Lecture Nigeria by DadaEleniyan(op):
Donald Trump and America Have No Moral Ground to Lecture Nigeria

By Stephen Dada

America must never be allowed to pass judgment on Nigeria or interfere in its domestic affairs. The United States, with its long record of sponsoring unrest and covert interventions in developing nations, cannot credibly claim innocence in the insecurity challenges Nigeria continues to face.

It is particularly laughable that Donald Trump, widely regarded as one of the most controversial and divisive presidents in American history would attempt to make unguarded remarks about Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and a sovereign state. Trump’s tenure was marked by corruption allegations, incompetence, moral bankruptcy, and deep-rooted racism against non-white citizens and immigrants. Such a figure lacks the moral authority to comment on Nigeria or any other nation’s internal issues.

Many Nigerians have openly acknowledged and condemned the religious tensions within the country. However, foreign interference, especially from nations with deeply questionable moral and historical records, must not be tolerated. Nigeria is not a vassal state to be insulted, divided, or exploited for political gain.

It is unfortunate that some Nigerians, driven by political bitterness or ethnic bias, would welcome or even amplify such external interference for personal advantage. Such actions are not only unpatriotic but destructive to national unity and progress. Those who seek to undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty for foreign approval are betraying their country at a time it needs collective responsibility and faith in its future.

Nigeria has faced complex challenges for decades, yet it continues to stand, rebuild, and evolve. The current administration remains responsible and capable of addressing the country’s internal issues, many of which are, ironically, rooted in external influences and destabilising global politics in which the United States has often played a key role.

The timing of Trump’s sudden concern about “Christian killings” in Nigeria raises legitimate questions. Why now? What agenda lies behind this selective outrage? Nigerians are not naïve, and we must remain vigilant against political manipulation disguised as humanitarian concern.

In truth, Nigeria does not need validation or interference from a country still battling its own moral decay and racial division. What the nation needs is respect for its sovereignty, partnership based on mutual dignity, and the space to solve its problems on its own terms.

PoliticsChristian Genocide in Nigeria: Time to Confront the Truth. by DadaEleniyan(op):
Christian Genocide in Nigeria: Time to Confront the Truth

By Stephen Dada

For too long, Nigeria has tiptoed around a painful reality: the persecution of Christians in parts of the country is real, systematic, and devastating. Yet, many continue to deny it out of fear, political convenience, or the habitual hypocrisy that clouds our national conscience.

When Boko Haram stormed Chibok to kidnap Christian schoolgirls, intending to forcibly convert and impregnate them, what was that if not targeted religious cleansing?
When an Igbo woman was lynched in Sabo, Kano, on a Friday for alleged blasphemy, what should we call it?

And on 12 May 2022, when Deborah Samuel Yakubu, a second-year college student in Sokoto, was stoned to death by a mob of her classmates for alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad, what exactly was that? Her killers celebrated publicly. The state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, offered no justice. A presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, tweeted a mild condemnation but deleted it almost immediately under pressure.

If that isn’t complicity by silence, what is?

Let’s not pretend we’ve forgotten the beginnings of Boko Haram. Their earliest assaults targeted churches, Christian traders, and clergy in Northern Nigeria. During the Goodluck Jonathan era, security forces discovered stockpiles of weapons hidden in private homes and mosques ; yet many locals shielded the terrorists, because the victims were largely Christians. Later, when the military struck back, prominent Northern figures like late Muhammadu Buhari and Nasir El-Rufai described it as “an attack on the North.”

Under El-Rufai’s watch as governor of Kaduna State, so-called “bandits” unleashed eight years of unrelenting violence on Southern Kaduna — an area overwhelmingly Christian. Communities were razed, families massacred, and a local chief of Kajuru, known for speaking out, was abducted and executed alongside other innocent people including a WHO Official. Coincidentally, this was the same period when El-Rufai’s administration annexed Christian chiefdoms into Northern emirates, and was also preparing for its second tenure in office.

The pattern is unmistakable. The persecution of Christians in Northern Nigeria is not a myth or exaggeration. It is an open wound masked by political doublespeak and public apathy. Each time someone says “let’s not open old wounds,” they are really saying “let’s not talk about injustice.” But evil denied is evil sustained and like wildfire, it spreads.

Religious intolerance that once seemed confined to the North is now quietly seeping into the South. In parts of Oyo, Osun, and the North-Central zone, fresh agitations are emerging for Sharia law and courts. These are not isolated murmurs; they are symptoms of a deeper national disorder.

Does this mean the current administration is responsible? Not directly. But pretending the hostility doesn’t exist only feeds the problem. Nigeria cannot move forward while sections of its citizens live in fear because of their faith.

Shall I mention the Nigerian Constitutional Contradictionhuh

Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution clearly establishes that the country has no religion.
Article 10 declares:

“The Government of the Federation or a State shall not adopt any religion as State Religion.”

That should settle the matter yes?

However! Section 275 muddies the waters by allowing state governments to establish Sharia Courts of Appeal for Muslims ; limited, in theory, to personal matters like marriage, divorce, and inheritance.

In practice, many northern states have gone far beyond this boundary, extending Sharia into criminal law, in direct conflict with the constitution.
The claim that it applies only to Muslims is false. Non-Muslims have been harassed, intimidated, and in some cases, prosecuted by Hisbah police and other Sharia enforcement bodies in places like Kano. The evidence is there and documented, ignored, and growing.

This constitutional contradiction has created two nations within one state: one secular, one theocratic. It’s a tension we’ve learned to live with, but never dared to resolve.

Nigeria’s unwillingness to have this conversation has become part of the problem. Out of fear of sparking religious clashes, leaders dodge the issue; citizens resort to whispers instead of dialogue. Yet the silence only deepens division.

While many Nigerians like myself believe in a secular federal republic, others both within and outside the country, perceive Nigeria as leaning toward an Islamic identity. This impression isn’t helped by Nigeria’s active membership in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

This dual identity fuels mistrust, weakens justice, and undermines the very foundation of national unity. Until we address this openly and courageously, peace will remain an illusion and progress, a mirage.

Let’s be honest with ourselves. What is happening in parts of Nigeria is not “communal conflict” or “banditry.” It is targeted persecution, often justified in religious terms, tolerated by silence, and sustained by a system too afraid to tell itself the truth.

If Nigeria truly wishes to rise, it must confront its own contradictions. Because pretending that all is well has never stopped the bleeding 🩸, it has only allowed it to spread.

Stephen Dada is a writer and commentator on governance, human rights, and national development.

PoliticsRe: Nnamdi Kanu Defends Himself In Court After Sacking All His Lawyers (video) by DadaEleniyan: 1:54am On Oct 24, 2025
Yet this comment is still here without being deleted and the poster banned.

That’s very good.
RollinTNDA:
Yorubas should look up to NMK and see what it is to be a MAN. ..

Oduduwa people should learn how a man stands by his words without being a coward.

Tho I love Yorubas
Yorubas are cowards naturally

See the way Sowore ran faster than Usain bolt
PoliticsRe: Sani Labels World Bank, IMF ‘witches And Wizards’ Behind Nigeria’s Economic Hard by DadaEleniyan: 5:09am On Oct 11, 2025
So what do you call your man Peter Obi who takes advise from a mad man and still openly brags about it?

Orlandoo:
Only a fool will get an ill advice from someone who don't care about you.
RomanceRe: This Is The Trick Women Use Now, Guy Beware by DadaEleniyan: 3:06am On Oct 02, 2025
Beware of what exactly?

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