How We See Things

The guys discuss insurgency in Nigeria in light of the recent train attack in Kaduna and essentially try to reckon with two troubling facts;  The Nigerian government cannot guarantee the safety of life or property in Nigeria.  Many remote regions in Nigeria are essentially ungoverned.  They also address the slap that was heard around the world in the context of the times and how the...

The guys discuss the upcoming 2023 elections in Nigeria the only way people who live thousands of miles away can, passionately, with hope, righteous anger, and idealism, from the safety of their soapbox. 

The period we are currently going through will be remembered for generations just as significant events like Tiananmen Square, Jesse Owens at the Olympics and the civil rights movement, Apartheid in South Africa, the Cold War, and genocides in Africa . One could say that this defining period starts with the referendum by English people to leave the European Union and continues through Trump's elec...

Unless you've been under a rock, you're aware that Vladimir Putin has effectively set us on a possible path towards WW3. The guys discuss the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Putin's possible motivations, the role of Nato and the West in instigating or defeating Russian aggression, and the anti-Blackness on display in the coverage of the War and the treatment of Black people trying to flee Ukraine. Th...

The guys talk about Capitalism in the Nigerian context. What does Capitalism look like in Nigeria? Is the theoretical definition of Capitalism applicable in the Nigerian context? What's the role of the government in managing the economy? How do the peculiarities of Nigeria affect the kind of Capitalism required for economic development? What tensions exist between the guys' political ideologies an...

The guys talk about what it means (or doesn't) to be black. Why is it that the place with the largest population of definitionally "black" people doesn't get to decide what it means to be culturally "black"? How should we think about the wave of black immigrants to the west and the limited opportunities available to "people of color" in a white supremacist world? This one is spicy! 

The guys chronicle their journeys to becoming politically conscious and try to draw lines around their beliefs. We cover, immigration, the ideal size & nature of the government, regulation and reparations among others.

The 2023 election will be pivotal in determining the fate of Nigeria. With Tinubu looking like the front runner in a pool of terrible candidates, it's almost like the universe has the Nigerian people in some sick electoral version of Squid Game with terrible options, hard choices, and a questionable grand prize. That being said, isn't life full of hard choices? Lastly, what would you do for money...

They said you were a colonial man, you were a slave a long time ago, you've been released now but you're yet to release yourself. If there's to be hope for Nigeria, there needs to be a change in the collective mindset. Is it possible though? Have we internalized bad behavior to the point of no return?