₦airaland Forum

The advent of the independence of Nigeria from Britain on the 1st of October, 1960 came with much enthusiasm and there is a high anticipation of a budding nation with great potentials to became a great nation. Now, sixty five years down the road, where does Nigeria stand?

What do we have today? A nation with disillusioned citizens. Dashed hopes of an uncertain future being plagued by bad leadership, worsening institutional corruption, economic stagnation, deteriorating insecurity and healthcare facilities, gross unemployment and poor educational system among many ills. So, the question is whither Nigeria?

This was vividly captured in a song by the legendary pan-Nigerian musical icon – Sunny Okosun in his “WHICH WAY NIGERIA?” BY LATE SONNY OKOSUN( 1 JANUARY 1947 – 24 MAY 2008 )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQRryNzHOks?si=DI9i3GpbOoIFKEW1

arantess:
You don dey deny now. Tufiaaaaa. Na wa ooo...

Kaa4:
There is religious persecution in Nigeria!!!

The protesters demanded that Fulani settlers vacate Tsaragi land and urged the Etsu to convey their grievances to Governor whom they accused of failing to protect communities in Kwara North.

zero8zero:
A joke taken too far, Gov Sani met a big mess on ground created by Elrufai. Kaduna had nothing in the treasury, Elrufai had mortgaged the state to the tune of 350 billion naira debt....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td3feYHwA_4

A former Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, has said President Bola Tinubu is as intelligent, cautious, and strategic as U.S. president Donald Trump, despite his absence from this year’s United Nations General Assembly.

Speaking on Channels Television on Friday, Akinterinwa argued that Tinubu’s decision not to attend should not be mistaken for weakness or lack of capacity on the global stage.

“At the end of the day, when you are seen to be at par with your colleagues, in which way are you going to say that Donald Trump is better than Bola Tinubu of Nigeria? He’s not. And I can tell you that Tinubu is as intelligent, if not more intelligent than Trump. He is more cautious and more strategic in his approach,” he said.

The former NIIA boss explained that in international relations, hierarchy shapes interactions among leaders, stressing that protocol often dictates who engages with whom at such forums.

“In diplomacy, water must always find its own level. When you are not the president of a sovereign state, the extent to which you can meet with sovereign leaders is limited. A vice president going there cannot easily interact with people who are senior to him,” he noted.

He further suggested that global politics, particularly U.S. attitudes, could also play a role. Citing Trump as an example, Akinterinwa described him as unpredictable and dismissive of countries pursuing independent foreign policies.

“Donald Trump thinks after action, not before action. He is a president that can thoroughly embarrass our own president, finding unnecessary excuses. Because Nigeria appears to be charting an independent line in international affairs, Trump doesn’t like this. He wants to be seen as primus inter pares in global politics,” he added.

Tinubu attended the 78th UNGA in 2023, in New York, delivering Nigeria’s national statement. He did not attend the 79th UNGA in 2024; instead, Vice President Kashim Shettima represented him and delivered the national statement. Shettima also represented him at this year’s edition, the 80th UNGA.

STATES CREATED BY MILITARY HEADS OF STATE IN NIGERIA(Who created your state ?)

-1). General Yakubu Gowon (1966–1975)
Created 12 states from the original 4 regions on May 27, 1967.
-North-Western
-North-Eastern; Kano
-North-Central; Benue-Plateau, Kwara
-Western; Lagos
-Mid-Western
-East-Central; Rivers
-South-Eastern

-2). General Murtala Mohammed (1975–1976). He created 7 states on February 3, 1976 thereby increasing Nigerian states to a total of 19 states namely;
-Bauchi
-Benue
-Borno
-Imo
-Niger
-Ogun
-Ondo.

-3). General Ibrahim Babangida (1985–1993)
Created 11 states in two batches
a). September 23, 1987: Akwa Ibom, Katsina
b). August 27, 1991: Abia, Enugu, Delta, Jigawa, Kebbi, Osun, Kogi, Taraba, Yobe

Thus Nigeria was stretched to became a total of 30 states.

-4). General Sani Abacha (1993–1998). Created 6 states on October 1, 1996, thereby bringing Nigeria to 36 states that we have today namely;
-Ebonyi
-Bayelsa
-Gombe
-Nasarawa
-Zamfara
-Ekiti

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AntiChristian:
May Allah disable Israel soon! Their atrocities is getting outta hands!

helinues:
This op has dedicated his time to be posting about the unrest in Kwara state, not that he cares about the Kwara people but the unrest in the state is a vindication for anything to undermine this government.