Nigeria Matters

Do not pity President Tinubu

“We have corruption, insecurity, and many problems confronting us … but don’t pity me. I asked for the job. I campaigned for it. No...

How long can Nigeria go under Tinubu?

I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till death do us part”! My candid...

Sixty-Six Seasons of Scandalous Scams and Slavery

Nigeria is celebrating her 66th Independence anniversary, and it can best be seen as a ceaseless sojourn in scandals, scams and slavery. The leader of...

Nobody Asked Me, But…

A Prefatory Note The title of this series is borrowed from Jimmy Cannon, the late American sportswriter and newspaper columnist whose Nobody Asked Me, But…...

Still on Osun and the election that was!  (2)

In its natural, neutral and humane form, politics ought to be “the messy, vital machinery of human compromise designed to resolve conflict without violence.”...

Still on Osun and the election that was! (1)

With allegations about yet another killing, the never-ending saga of turbulence continues in Osun State. Far from any official rhetoric, the people bear what...

Peter Obi’s Wife: Let’s Talk About Her Handbag

It is difficult to argue that many Nigerians are not afflicted with schizophrenia – that acute psychological disorder characterized by scrambled thought processes, periodic...

­Missed moments and the search for nationhood

A critical tactical blunder in Nigeria’s chequered political history is that the country never gave birth to a unified party of independents, similar to...

The Yoruba ‘Omoluabi’ Ethos And Nigeria’s Leadership

The Yoruba people in the Southwest of Nigeria are deeply immersed in culture, history, ideology, and other guiding principles that define their existence. This...

Southwest and the power of early preparation

The Southwest, although it now laudably has a Development Commission, ought to project a future that will match the best days of the past....

El-Rufai’s Detention: Justice, Political Vendetta Or A Test Of Nigeria’s Rule Of Law?

The continuing legal battle involving former Kaduna State Governor, NasirAhmad El-Rufai, has become much larger than the fate of one politician. Ithas developed into...

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Nigerians! Wake Up!

The day we begin to focus more on our...

Activism As Violent Leadership

No revolution, either bloody or psychological, can run its full course without a sound, credible and sustainable leadership...

On the Throes of Another Induced Fuel Crisis

As I write this, just a few days to Christmas, Nigeria, the largest black nation on earth and the assumed African Giant is locked down by a conclave of crises, which to all intents and purposes, may take eon years to solve...

Henry Okah: In Search Of Peace and Justice In The Niger Delta

Mr. Henry Imomotimi Okah has been in detention now for roughly 18 months. Following a high stake international drama, he was illegally apprehended, and then flown to Nigeria where he was again illegally detained...

Agenda for the Next President

This is the season of high-wire politicking, and some...

Queen Serena Williams: French Racists Guillotine French Culture and Civilization

Serena Williams is the Queen of Tennis. She is...

Ohakim’s Parting Address to Incoming Governors

One of the bright spots in Nigeria’s recent series of elections was the exclamatory decisiveness with which the voters in Imo State defeated Mis-governor Ikedi Ohakim...

Quinquagenarian: Ernest Ohanugo – Servant and Savant

You can achieve anything you put your mind to,...

A Culture of Violence

The capacity of the Nigerian soldier for reckless display of brute and barbaric force has long been established. A typical soldier is a reflection of the arbitrariness of the military institution - swashbuckling, above-the-law and arrogant...

US: Averting economic woes by raising debt limit

The economic impact of not raising debt ceiling and subsequent default by United States may have domino effect on Nigeria and Africa as a result of AGOA and NEPAD...