Ahmed Yahaya Joe

Every picture tells a story. This one tells how a group of Nigerian junior and middle-level officers became service chiefs, senior field commanders, principal staff officers, and national political leaders …

“Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) Being polite is common sense. Ordinary courtesies are therefore one thing, …

“Political Economy regards the proletarian like a horse, he must receive enough to enable him to work. It does not consider him, during the time when he is not working, …

Rubi’s Rojiblancos are back in the Spanish elite division for the first time since 2014–15 Almeria have secured promotion to La Liga after a 2-2 draw with Leganes on Sunday …

“The same people have controlled Nigerian political and military life since 1966. The group of officers that brought Gowon to power in August 1966 formed the foundation of all succeeding …

“After shouts of ‘Power!’, to greet his September 1964 visit to Lagos by his loyal supporters, (the Premier of the North) issued a press statement in which he chided his …

“People who feel weak and powerless are often tempted into outbursts of anger and irrational behavior. A violent temper or outlandish act, volcanic and startling, can create the illusion of …

“Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft.” – Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55 Remember back in September 2021 when Dr. Hakeem Baba …

“An Englishman does everything on principle: he fights you on patriotic principles; he robs you on business principles; he enslaves you on imperial principles.” – George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) It …

Ahmed Yahaya-Joe “Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.” – Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of Germany, 1871-1890 I am not unaware that GEJ’s purported 2023 candidacy …