OKPE UNION DISOWNS DELTA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER, EX-PDP STATE SECRETARY, OTHERS The oldest registered ethnic union in Nigeria, Okpe Union, on Wednesday disowned the 1st Deputy President General of the Urhobo Progress Union and former Secretary of the Delta State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Isaac Itebu , member of Delta State… Continue reading OKPE UNION DISOWNS DELTA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER, EX-PDP STATE SECRETARY, OTHERS
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A QUESTION OF JUSTICE BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
There is no development if it is done at the expense of the rule of law and the confiscation of people’s properties. The greater part of development is the upholding of the rule of law and justice. Since I can remember, successive Nigerian governments have treated the rule of law as an inconvenience.… Continue reading A QUESTION OF JUSTICE BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
RETHINKING OUR CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
The reason why we are so full of cynicism and nihilism is because we have not been able to dig deeply into what afflicts us and propound lasting solutions to our problems. All the solutions we have at this time were hurriedly foisted on the nation by a beleaguered and departing military.… Continue reading RETHINKING OUR CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE LAST JIHAD PART 5B BY DR AUSTINE ORETTE
“For everything under the sun, there is time. There is time for peace and there is the time for war’’. They will always lie to you. The Fulani Muslim will raise his right hand and put his left hand on the Quran, look you in eye and lie to you. He is… Continue reading THE LAST JIHAD PART 5B BY DR AUSTINE ORETTE
THE LAST JIHAD PART 4 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE LAST JIHAD PART 4 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE “Know everything about your enemy and you will watch him dig his own grave. “ I have wanted to use this part to discuss how to fend off the Fulani menace,… Continue reading THE LAST JIHAD PART 4 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE LAST JIHAD PART 3 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
The Fulani are the problem of Nigeria. They got to this preeminent position by subjugating the Hausa that they colonized. The Fulani are colonizers. They torture and subjugate the indigenous people and teach them to hate themselves and their neighbors. They dominate by killing the Hausa kings and forcing them to… Continue reading THE LAST JIHAD PART 3 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE LAST JIHAD PART 1 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
It has become a culture for Northern Nigerian politicians to erupt into subterfuge and engage in effusions of caustic language against their imaginary enemies. In their orgy of hatred, they always speak in hyperboles. In a democracy, we expect our politicians to… Continue reading THE LAST JIHAD PART 1 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE IMPERIALISM OF FOREIGN RELIGIONS BY AUSTIN ORETTE
While Africans opine about imperialism of the west and others, the least talked about and the most lethal of all the isms, is the imperialism of religion in African society. We can criticize our tribes; we can criticize our politicians and politics but the moment we try to examine the role of religion in… Continue reading THE IMPERIALISM OF FOREIGN RELIGIONS BY AUSTIN ORETTE
WALL OF HATRED, EMBELLISHED BIAFRA STORIES AND LIES
BY AUSTIN ORETTE I don’t enjoy replying to these incendiary and caustic postings of Biafrans. For us to move forward, someone has to do it. All the blame for Biafra must go to those who started Biafra and are still in denial to this day and blames everyone who… Continue reading WALL OF HATRED, EMBELLISHED BIAFRA STORIES AND LIES
THE GREAT ILLUSION: ESSAY ON RACISM AND TRIBALISM BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
Empirical observations have led me to the notion that, in any society, the proponents of separatism are those who are least developed in consciousness. When the American South decided to secede, they were more backward and still relied on slavery for their economic progress. They believed in subterfuge to… Continue reading THE GREAT ILLUSION: ESSAY ON RACISM AND TRIBALISM BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE