This morning, I woke up with a storm of questions pounding in my chest—questions that demand bold answers, not political spin, not hushed denials, and certainly not diversionary gimmicks. Nigeria is bleeding, and pretending otherwise is an insult to our collective intelligence.
#BringBackOurGirls—Brought back or buried in silence?
Whatever happened to the global outcry? Have all the Chibok girls been rescued, or has the once-fiery movement been shelved because it no longer fuels political capital? Silence is betrayal.
Where is Sambo Dasuki?
After being granted bail in a blaze of headlines, has the former National Security Adviser (NSA) ever returned to court to face justice? Or is “bail” in Nigeria simply a euphemism for permanent immunity?
Boko Haram: Who bankrolled the terror?
Power-hungry politicians once screamed that they’d name and shame the sponsors of Boko Haram once they seized power. It’s been over 17 long years—where are the names? Where is justice? Where is accountability?
Where are the bombers?
What happened to Sadiq Ogwuche, the alleged mastermind of the Nyanya bombing? Or Kabiru Sokoto, linked to the Christmas Day church massacre in Suleja? The nation demands answers, not amnesia.
“Repentant” terrorists—Time bombs in waiting?
How are Boko Haram fighters being reintegrated without exposing their funders? Who monitors these so-called repentant terrorists to ensure they don’t return to the battlefield? Nigerians are watching.
Magu: The ghost of EFCC past?
What became of Ibrahim Magu, the embattled former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) boss? Was he a villain, a victim, or a casualty of political warfare? The silence surrounding his fate is deafening.
NNPCL Audit: Still “in progress”?
We were promised a forensic audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) within six months of Buhari’s ascension. Eight years later, where is the report? Buried beneath corruption or shredded in Aso Rock?
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Yahoo boys are not Nigeria’s problem—The real looters wear agbada
As ordinary Nigerian youths are driven to internet scams and ritual killings out of desperation, the true looters—rogue politicians and civil servants—continue to rob the nation blind under the protection of security agencies. It’s a tragic comedy: armed robbers chasing pickpockets.
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Eko Disco: A symptom of a rotten system
President Bola Tinubu’s interview on ChannelsTV barely scratched the surface of Nigeria’s energy disaster. Take Eko Disco, for example—a company allegedly linked to cronies of the Jonathan era. Despite securing contracts in 2014, they’ve invested nothing yet enjoy massive profits from epileptic supply and criminally inflated bills.
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Have we forgotten these scandals?
₦17 billion bribe for budget passage under the People Democratic Party (PDP).
$16 billion wasted on electricity—with nothing to show.
$450 million CCTV cameras in Abuja—never worked.
A snake that allegedly swallowed JAMB funds.
₦100 billion released for cattle ranches—no ranch in sight.
$500 million stolen monthly from the defense budget.
A sitting governor abducted with alleged Aso Rock approval.
Petrol at ₦600 per litre—but marketers must pay $350,000 in bribes for 30,000 metric tons.
And who can forget the Power Point slide once called the 2nd Niger Bridge, or the scandal of “stoves for rural women”—a national disgrace masquerading as a policy?
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The NEPA Scam: How Jonathan was set up to fail
The privatisation of NEPA and the sale to Eko Disco is a scandal yet to explode. Lekki Phase 1 residents, myself included, are subjected to extortionate bills for darkness. I will not stop until this fraud is exposed—from the presidency to the last PHCN file clerk.
The panel that supervised the sale must be dragged into the light. No sacred cows. We demand an independent probe.
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To Bayo Ojulari: No one needs your identity politics
Congratulations to Bayo Ojulari, newly appointed GCEO of NNPCL. But your attempt to distance yourself from the Yoruba heritage is both laughable and pathetic. Let it be known: Yoruba don’t need you, and your disavowal of Omoluabi values speaks more about your character than your origins.
Ask your kinsman, Bukola Saraki—he’s still lost between his adopted and ancestral roots.
As for the revered Emir of Ilorin, I doubt the rumour that he dropped “Kolapo” from his name. That man has always embraced his Yoruba identity with pride. In fact, his special seat at Liberty Stadium in Ibadan still stands. The bond between us is spiritual—it’s beyond what self-hating elites can break.
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Time to stop the lies
That sensational headline declaring Tinubu appointed a “half-caste” as NNPCL boss might have stirred ethnic tension, but it also shows just how low public discourse has sunk. This is not the time for identity politics. This is the time for truth.
Nigeria must stop this collective amnesia.
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Final Word: Speak the truth or be silent forever
History will judge us—not by the lies we swallowed, but by the truth we dared to speak. We owe it to ourselves.
Nigeria must not forget.
•Mogaji Arisekola writes from Ibadan.
