9ja's Oracle

Amnesty is a pardon extended by a government to a group of individuals usually for a political offence. It is an act of sovereign power which officially forgives a certain group or class of people who, though not yet convicted, are subject to trial. In June of 2009, the late former President Umaru Yar'adua - in a bid to curb the damage inflicted on Nigeria's economy by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) - announced a 60-day amnesty for militants in the Niger Delta. MEND, hitherto, had attacked and destroyed oil pipelines and kidnapped oil workers most of whom were expatriates. This reduced Nigeria's oil production to 1.3 barrels per and our country was unable to meet its quota of 2 million barrels as a member of the Organisation of Petroleum-exporting Countries (OPEC). Nigerians were sceptical about Yar'adua's decision to grant amnesty to Militants with most calling him a weak President and comparing him to his predecessor, Ex-presi...

Yes, I am the Great Naija Oracle and I am an embodiment of the Nigerian culture and tradition...I am Nigerian through and through and it would definitely not be out of place or surprising if I shout from the roof-top that I detest homosexualism. But right now, going by the happenings in our nation...I am going to take a rather unpopular stand, which I am used to anyways. I am going to pitch my tent with the gays as against the Nigerian Legislature and Judiciary and this is why. In 2011, the Nigerian Senate passed a bill called Same Gender Marriage (Prohibition) for an Act to prohibit marriage between persons of same gender, solemnisation of same and for other matters related therewith. As at late 2012, the bill had unanimously passed the second reading in the Nigerian House or Representatives and in no distant time, may become law. In the light of the above, the international community especially the United States of America and the United Kingdom had threatened to withhold ai...

Jungle Justice can be seen as the extra-judicial punishment meted out on purported criminals. Such punishments are usually mob-induced and weightier than those which a legally constituted court would mete out when a suspect is found guilty after trials. Jungle justice usually results to death in the most gruesome ways.  Jungle Justice shows, blatantly, how uncivilized a society is and, unfortunately, predominantly exists in black communities i.e. Africa and Afro-Caribbean. In Nigeria, over the years, many have been killed and others molested/seriously injured over 'trivial' crime cases. Such cases include:   In Owerri, sometime in 1996, a man who made a living out of stealing light bulbs from people's houses was caught and burnt. In Owerri, sometime in 2004...a famished man stole slices of yam which were being prepared by a commercial cook (Mama Put). He was caught and the cook, who happens to be the wife of a Police officer, provided the fue...

My Love is accused of being barren and ugly... They say she is beastly, dirty and raggedly.  Please don't blame her... blame them that have treated her so badly... They promise heaven on earth but all they give her are so deadly. She brings forth milk and honey but is repaid with greed, wickedness and deceit placed highly. Yes! My Love is well endowed and full of potentials but she looks quite ravaged...sadly. In the midst of plenty, she lives so poorly. If only my Love could take control of her destiny, I bet she would look so godly. But alas, my Love wholly depends on crafty, selfish men and does she complain? Hardly! Everyday, my Love weeps and she starts so early. I look all over her body...oh! She is so sorely. It breaks my heart to see my Love in such agony  But what can I do? Something so barely. Who is my Love? Who is she that I am in love with so madly? She is Nigeria! She is 52 today and yeah, she would grow daily. Can't wait for the day when she w...

Recently, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced his plan for a Currency Restructuring exercise coined Project Cure which would bring about the introduction of N 5000 notes and the minting of  N 5,  N 10 and  N 20  denominations as coins. This, as expected, caused a public outcry with the common Nigerian claiming that such a move will bring about a devaluation of the Naira and cause inflation. It also made Nigerians wonder at the seriousness of CBN to bring about a cashless Nigeria if they, in the same breath, are talking of introducing a higher currency denomination which would result to higher amount of money being made portable as cash. Sanusi and his team on the other hand claimed that higher currency denominations do not cause inflation but would aid huge business transactions. They further claimed that the N 5000 notes would be mainly available for inter-bank transactions. Having looked at the arguments of the...

Chief Priest! I am vexed at the stupidity of my people! Their stupendous ignorance is irking me!! You have to work harder to get them informed...Due to their ignorance, unscrupulous elements have decided to take advantage of my people. You find such men in government, in the civil and public service, in schools and most unfortunately, in church-which is the area that pains me the most. Now, due to the average Nigerian’s belief (as predominantly Muslims, Christians and idol worshippers) in a supernatural being who knows, sees and has answers to everything; crafty men and women have emerged, who pose as mediators to this Supernatural being. They pose as men and women who can get the supernatural being to solve any given problem which cuts across finance; health; careers; academics; politics…name it! They even get this supernatural being to prevent unfavorable circumstances from befalling their faithful. With the average Nigerian undergoing series of hardship from all corners and t...