Naijapride 360

27/06/2026

Let’s talk about this court order that has nullified the registration of the New Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC).

The party chairman, Senator Seriake Dickson, has vowed to challenge the judgment, saying it lacks merit. That part is for the lawyers to argue. But the practical implications are already clear.

This development will create serious internal instability within the party. It will dampen morale, breed suspicion, and distract the team at a time when the election clock is ticking. More importantly, who will confidently invest money and resources into a party whose legal status is now uncertain?

As usual, it is easier and more comforting to blame the APC-led government and accuse it of fighting democracy and the multiparty system. Some have even gone as far as claiming that all of this is happening because the ruling party is jittery about the progress of the NDC and its presidential and vice-presidential candidates — the so-called Obidient-Kwankwasiya movement. My only wonder is why the opposition is blaming everyone else but itself. I said in one of my earlier posts that when you leave loopholes, you hand your opponents weapons to use against you. The opposition parties are just as complicit as who they are blaming.

The honest question remains: Would this crisis have happened if Peter Obi had remained in the Labour Party and demonstrated stronger leadership to resolve internal conflicts? The answer is as clear as crystal.

This is exactly why I’ve always said that simply jumping into a new political party just to contest an election is a major strategic mistake. Popularity is not enough. You need strong structures, discipline, and proper legal preparedness.

This situation will test the opposition heavily. But the lesson is clear: If you don’t close your own back doors, someone else will always find a way to walk through them.

While I am not in a position to predict the final outcome of this judgment and the appeals that will follow, a question I'dlike to ask is if the NDC is eventually delisted from the ballot, what happens to the money generated from the sale of nomination and expression of interest forms? It simply disappears into oblivion.

I have always maintained that the opposition parties have not shown the requisite preparedness to unseat an incumbent in the coming elections — all thanks to the delusion that the world revolves around them.

25/06/2026

24/06/2026

True or False?

24/06/2026

What's your thought on this?

20/06/2026

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The Ohafia youths have once again proven that the warrior blood of their ancestors still runs strong!

Ohafia in Abia State is historically renowned as a land of mighty warriors.

Their ancestors were feared and respected for their bravery in battle, a heritage proudly celebrated through the iconic Ikpirikpi Ogu (War Dance), which symbolizes courage, strength, and victory. From generation to generation, the Ohafia people have carried this spirit of fearless defense of their own.

Recently, when bandits kidnapped two young girls and demanded a ₦20 million ransom, the youths of Ohafia did not fold their hands or wait helplessly. They mobilized, entered the bush, tracked the kidnappers, rescued their sisters alive, and even apprehended some of the suspects.

This act of courage is a direct echo of their warrior heritage.

While it is not the duty of ordinary Nigerians to go into the bush to rescue their daughters and sisters, this bold action also shows that security is a collaborative effort between the people and the government.

If these youths had hidden behind cowardice and waited for the police or soldiers, those girls would most likely have been r***d multiple times and possibly murdered.

Kudos to the Ohafia youths! Your bravery gives hope in these difficult times.
We still demand better from our security forces. True peace will come when government rises to its responsibility while communities remain vigilant.

19/06/2026

18/06/2026

The moment I saw this caption on the Internet, I had to check for the full video just to understand Mr Olakunle Soriyan's context or thought process.

In my opinion, that quote displays a surface-level take that sounds intelligent but misses deeper historical knowledge.

If you’ve ever read any books on Nigeria’s history (I’ve read a couple and can recommend a few to you on request), you’ll know that the transatlantic slave trade and eventual colonization did not happen because traditional African spiritual systems were “powerless.” It was largely because our ancestors were actively complicit in the trade.

Long before the Portuguese arrived in the 15th century, there was the Trans-Saharan slave trade (from the 7th century onward), where enslaved Africans were transported across the desert to North Africa and the Middle East. The Kanem-Bornu Empire, for example, built much of its wealth and power through raiding its neighbors for captives and controlling these trade routes — exporting thousands of slaves annually in exchange for horses, salt, and other goods.

These neighbors included various groups around the Lake Chad basin, such as the Bagirmi, Wandala (Mandara), and non-Muslim communities to the south and west. There were also complex interactions (raids, trade, and conflicts) with Hausa city-states and the Jukun Kingdom. The Jukun, for instance, were both raided by Bornu forces at times and engaged in their own raids and slave trading with Hausa states.

When the Europeans came, many African kingdoms and middlemen (chiefs, merchants, and warlords) supplied captives — often from rival groups — in exchange for guns, textiles, and other goods. This internal African participation helped fuel the trade for centuries.

He mentioned Lord Lugard and why someone didnt just summon his spirit using juju. Its quite funny though, but The Indirect Rule (introduced by Lord Lugard) was the British colonial strategy of governing through existing traditional rulers and structures rather than direct administration. They co-opted local emirs, kings, and chiefs, allowing them to handle day-to-day affairs while the British controlled key levers like the military, taxation, and foreign policy. This made colonization cheaper and more effective. It was these same chiefs, local emirs, and kings who were directly responsible for selling captured slaves or kidnapped victims which were sometimes indigenes to the Europeans in the Bight of Benin and the Bight of Biafra.

Reducing complex historical tragedies to “your voodoo/spiritual system failed you” is simplistic and unhelpful. It frames everything within a Western lens — which is a subtler form of cultural colonialism that persists today. We demonize our roots to embrace something else. Yet we wonder why we struggle to become the best versions of ourselves.

I am not sure the success of colonisation had anything to do with the powers of our ancient spirituality, but it had so much to do with the greed and avarice that is intrinsic to human nature. Some groups, especially the elite class, profited immensely from indirect rule.

These kinds of debates easily slide into religious rivalry. Someone else can easily ask: “Where was Christian power when worshippers were massacred in a church in Kwara State?” or during other atrocities like the menace of banditry and ISWAP that is bedevilling the nation today. Aren’t they already taking over villages and local government areas, some of which can be classified as Christian-majority areas? The reason why it hasn’t been curtailed for over 20 years is because — just like in the time of our fathers — a certain group of people are profiting from the pain of others, leading to complicity among the military and other institutions of government.

Disparaging one belief system rarely builds unity — it deepens divides.

True strength lies in honest historical self-examination without self-hatred, and in building a future that draws wisdom from all our heritages — traditional, Christian, Muslim, or otherwise — instead of weaponizing them against each other in the name of talking on social media.

17/06/2026

📍Spot on.

This is the real talk we need! Emotions aside, the Constitution is the Constitution. Building strong structures beats just jumping from one party to another. Tinubu has shown he is a true builder. 2027 is not going to be won by mere talk!

What’s your take? 👇

A lot of Nigerians may think the deregistration of the African Democratic Party, Accord Party, and three others is politically motivated—and they may be right. It is also plausible that the main target is the ADC, while the others are mere “fall guys.” Some believe the ruling APC has identified the Presidential candidate of the ADC as a formidable opponent and will do just about anything to weaken their structure.

But let’s examine the merit of the issue rather than merely reacting and crying foul based on sentiment.

To begin with, Section 225A of the Constitution demands proof of national spread and relevance. Bearing that in mind, how many of these political parties have actually met this simple constitutional requirement?

For reasons best known to us as a people, even when the law is clear, we are drawn more to optics than to substance. Our perception of truth often weighs heavier than the truth itself. This is why I won’t be surprised if some people disagree with this piece.

Merely jumping into the political ring by registering or adopting a party just to contest elections is a political blunder. You can already see what is happening with the NDC. Due diligence is not optional; it is survival. A political vehicle without roots, without verifiable national structure, and without sustained performance beyond media noise is not an asset — it is a liability waiting to be weaponised.

Never hand your opposition an undue advantage or a convenient loophole. When parties fail basic constitutional tests, they gift the ruling power the perfect narrative — one that can be spun as “rule of law” while simultaneously allowing the deregistered parties to cry persecution, victimhood, and “rigging by other means.” That cry often finds fertile ground in public sentiment and ignorance, turning regulatory failure into political capital. We have seen this script too many times.

Life itself — God’s gift — is not fair, yet somehow we expect politics (man’s idea) to be fair?

In the long game of Nigerian politics, the crowd that complains loudest about deregistration is often the same one that neglected the hard work of genuine party-building. Has anyone asked why these politicians left the already established parties they belonged to and hopped into new ones in the name of coalition? PO will blame Julius Abure, Atiku will blame Wike, and gullible Nigerians will echo “yes!”

Whereas the real intelligence lies in reading the board before making a move — anticipating how every weakness can and will be exploited.

Survival does not belong to the loudest or the most aggrieved. It belongs to those who master the architecture of power without leaving obvious doors open for their adversaries. How many Nigerians have actually read the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from cover to cover? We think its a job exclusively for Lawyers.

In politics, as in chess, you do not lose because the opponent is stronger. You lose because you created the opening.

This is why I still maintain, without equivocation, that the incumbent President Tinubu will flawlessly win the 2027 elections, even though its against my typical choice. He has shown that he is a builder, not a scatterer — a man of reach, depth, and ruthless intelligence.