Two people have died due to negligent driving. I feel that the driver should be charged and without sentiments too just to serve as a lesson. Driving a VIP doesnt give you the right to drive like a lunatic.
Hope this serves as a lesson to Nigerian drivers. Do not overtake from the passenger side and only do this from the left lane of the road for good visibility.
You cant hit a stationary truck that is parked off the road in broad day light if you overtook from the speed lane ๐
The biggest barrier to more people walking in Nigeria is temperature. So whenever we get around to figuring sidewalks, we have to also plant trees along the way to keep them shaded.
That lady in the Ibom Air incident behaved terribly. I mean, all the yarns about tearing her shirt and all that are really moot. She would have ended in the same situation anywhere in the world with the sort of aggression she displayed. I didnโt see anyone out to strip her naked, it was the byproduct of her aggressive behaviour.
The real problem is that because Kwam1โs egregious behaviour last week, Oshiomoleโs last month, etcโฆ were tolerated, now we have to empathize with a clearly mad person because what is good for the goose is good for the gander.
This is what happens when we undermine our institutions to protect the political elite.
The unfortunate and dishonourable drama witnessed in Ibom Air has again brought to the fore the double standards in our lives and the inadequacies of our various security operatives in acting decently and in a civilised manner.
I want to start by sincerely apologising to the Ibom Air crew who were assaulted by Miss Comfort Emmanson. We must, as a society, learn and uphold good conduct, as it is a true measure of success and decent living.
However, I must equally strongly condemn the dehumanising treatment meted out to this young woman. Stripping her publicly was not only unnecessary but also represents the height of rascality and abuse by our agencies. It is unacceptable that she was hurriedly taken to court and remanded, while someone who visibly held a plane from taking off and put hundreds of lives at risk is still at large, with government agencies and some state officials speaking up for him to be forgiven.
This case is not just about one young woman, it is about the double standards that poison our justice system. Justice in Nigeria must never be about who is poor or powerless versus who has influence or access to government officials.
While Ms. Comfort Emmanson is in jail, the other offender who committed a more severe offence has not been held to the same standard. He has neither been arrested nor arraigned in any court.
We must build a country where justice is fair, equal, and not selective, especially against women who are seen to be weaker. This young ladyโs offence does not compare to the crimes committed daily by those parading themselves as โexcellenciesโ while looting public funds without consequence, and yet they have not been stripped or dehumanised in the name of justice.
We must end this selective treatment of the poor or less privileged. If justice must be served, it should be served to all, and it must be served fairly. The Minister of Aviation and other relevant authorities owe the public an explanation for these double standards in their adjudication.
Justice must be just, or it is nothing at all.
The rule of law based on justice for all must remain the guidepost of our democracy.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
It's fitting that these two events happened so close to each other, and you can watch in real time how a country with weak institutions works differently depending on your tax bracket and access to power.
If this Ibom Air girl is already in custody and charged, then Kwam1 needs to be charged asap because what he did was worse and life threatening.
But 'to err is human', the NCAA has to wait for IG and Attorney General to advise what to do with a dehydration patient ๐ฅฑ
Being Igbo doesnโt stop you from being Ogba, Ikwerre or Egbema you can be/are both, thereโs no single โIgboโ people, the Igbo people are a collective of different groups that share language, culture and tradition.
Man Proposes, God Disposes!
It has been established that a technical glitch affected 157 centres out of the 887 centres in the 2025 UTME. This was basically responsible for the general low performance of the candidates scheduled to sit the examination in those centres.
On his way back from Katsina, a remarkable act of kindness has happened. As school children were being dismissed from school, HE the Governor of kano state, personally stepped out of his vehicle to make sure the pupils had safely crossed the road.