As I See It with Jude Atupulazi

By Jude Atupulazi Last Tuesday, the much publicized, long awaited Second Niger Bridge was finally commissioned by the Federal Government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Though he was conspicuously missing, as he was represented by the Minister of Works, Alhaji Babatunde Fashola, the bridge was named after President Buhari, such that it is now known as Muhammadu Buhari Second Niger Bridge. ...

By Jude Atupulazi Even though I abhor violence of any sort, these days, I’m beginning to understand the minds of those young army officers in Nigeria referred to as Nigeria’s Five Majors. Gripped with patriotic fervor and zeal, but maddened by the corrupt tendencies of then politicians, these officers had staged a putsch and attempted to clear out the stench ...

By Jude Atupulazi Let’s first look at these below before we start ______________________ THE GUY IN GREEN – He lost his mother at a young age – His father lost his job 3 months after he lost his wife – He sold pure water on the streets of Lagos – He was rejected by many clubs but today is one ...

By Jude Atupulazi Nigeria is a funny place to practice religion, or should I say Nigeria is where you find people who practice religion in a funny way? Whichever it is, I always find it as something that baffles me how we readily surrender our rights, goal or target because of some incomprehensible religious sentiment. Indeed, nothing baffles me as ...

By Rev. Fr. Dr. Polycarp C. Nworie This was the first wise statement I heard from Peter Obi. It was sometime in 2004 at Blessed Iwene Tansi Major Seminary, Onitsha. Peter Obi was battling in the courts to reclaim his mandate stolen by the PDP and (Chris) Ngige. On that particular day, the seminary community organised a symposium to which, ...

By Jude Atupulazi It was just a few days ago that our outgoing president, Muhammadu Buhari, made what I deem a show of apologizing to Nigerians whom, according to him, he may have hurt in the eight years of his ”nightmarish” (emphasis mine) rule. Ordinarily, one would be inclined to soften towards anyone who makes such a statement. Despite what ...

By Jude Atupulazi These must be the most trying times for those who still believe in Nigeria, even though they are few. The country has been turned to a theatre of the absurd by ridiculous, greedy and selfish politicians who have never cared about anyone but themselves, their families and their cronies. These politicians are without a soul. They travel ...

By Jude Atupulazi Peter Obi is one man who can neither be predicted nor fully understood. Indeed, when you think you have seen or heard it all about him, he pops up with another banger. He simply keeps surprising Nigerians with his brand of politics, social and personal life and these have stood him out as an enigmatic figure. But ...

By Jude Atupulazi Win or lose in the aftermath of the about to begin legal fireworks on the outcome of the presidential poll, not a few Nigerians believe that Peter Obi of the Labour Party has brought a new narrative to the politics of the country. It is the same Obi that first altered the political Arithmetic and calendar of ...

By Ike Chioke When the storm of this general election is over, we shall be left with a few lessons. One is, never underestimate the will of a determined people. The other is, when the shepherd is ready, the flock will appear. Indeed, people who study politics and societies in transition, will find a fascinating new model in Peter Obi, ...