9ja's Oracle

It hurts me when I still see Nigerians fighting over their allegiance to either GEJ or Buhari. Just recently, someone actually accused me of being pro-Jonathan because I pointed out the weakness of this present administration. It is sad because to me....and in reality...the GEJ vs Buhari contest ended with the elections. This continued contest between the GEJ and Buhari camps -though only existing in little minds, serves the counter-productive purpose of suppressing objectivity and preventing us from demanding more from our so-called leaders. I know that there are Nigerians today who would not see any good in Buhari's government just because they support GEJ. I also know that there are Nigerians who think GEJ would win if they castigate Buhari; so they are prepared to #StandWithBuhari even if he sets the podium ablaze. But what really is the contest? Buhari is now in charge and in Aso Rock while GEJ is in Otuoke. I dislike it when I raise an issue about Buh...

Sequel to the first part which talked about OGB...an average Nigerian who is facing harsh realities in today's Nigeria; this divination considers the thinking, pains, wishes and arguments of Nigerians concerning the new fuel price. Since the present hike is usually discussed in comparison to the hike in 2012; the narrative in this divination also considers that.  The Last Administration, Fuel Price, and Subsidy Removal At an actual pump price of N144.70, the Federal Government under Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) was paying N79.70 for every litre of fuel consumed in Nigeria. However, in January 2012, the government announced the removal of fuel subsidy and caused fuel price to move from N65 to N141. The government had argued that without the subsidy, they could save up to N1.2 trillion yearly, which then can be invested in the infrastructural development around the country. This was strongly opposed by Nigerians who cited their distrust of the government and argued that...

So here is Mr. Okoro Gbenga Bello (OGB), a common Nigerian struggling to survive in the current economic clime. OGB hasn't received his salary since January and on the 1st of May, 2016 he was told that he had been laid off as his employers struggle to keep the firm alive. OGB is confused and frustrated... no job, no money, power supply has taken for the worse yet the bills have increased, fuel has been scarce and he had been paying over N120 per litre, cost of transportation has gone up, food stuff too. He got home to see a white paper with green printings stuffed into the Windows of his face-me-I-face-you apartment...he definitely knew it was from those devils at PHCN. His electric cable has been cut and he was asked to pay N10,000 as bill plus reconnection fee. How could all these happen to him just when he has no job? By the 3rd of May, OGB was really struggling...he called a friend to send him N1,000 and the friend agreed. OGB got an alert on his phone that the N1,000...