Nigeria Matters

Oyebanji: Beyond BAO2BAO!

​In the experience of Nigeria, focusing largely on the post-1999 return to democracy, second terms have turned out to be a mixed bag. Very...

Teachers’ Day: Nigerian Teachers Deserve Better

October 5 is set aside to celebrate teachers across the world. World Teachers’ Day is iconic. It cuts national and regional boundaries. Unfortunately, for...

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...

Which way, Nigeria? 4+4 or 4-4?

The widespread aversion, in some quarters, to incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari’s re-election bid is as shocking as it is baffling. It beats the imagination...

The Case against President Buhari

The widespread aversion, in some quarters, to incumbent President Mohammadu Buhari’s re-election bid is as shocking as it is baffling. It beats the imagination...

Do We Just “Siddon” and Look?

The euphoria over Nigeria’s experimentation in democracy is over. Realism is once again at our doorstep with the unsettling questions about our future, as...

Omoyele Sowore’s Chapter in the Political History of Nigeria

“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the...

An Overview: Ogun State Race to Government House

As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) sets the stage for the 2019 General Elections, the Nigerian electorate will be witnesses or participants in...

From Grace To Grass: How Saraki, Ahmed turned our Amusement Park into an Amusing Park

The Ilorin Amusement Park situated along the Unity-Taiwo axis used to be a rendezvous for all manner of merriment, enjoyments and entertainment. Established in...

Off with these Military Brought Ups!

When the khaki boys struck on the 15th of January, 1966, expectations within the populace, who had grown tired of the political class, were...

A Nigerian Diamond is NOT Forever

The “collapse” (officially, it is a merger with Access Bank, or maybe we should say, it was saved from collapse in the nick of...

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Nigeria’s Biafran Burden

Biafra is back in the news in a big way, thanks, in large measure, to the recent death of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple...

Buhari, CBN: First, Do No Harm

President Muhammadu Buhari has yet to outline the direction...

Sneak Preview of Udenta’s 21-Book Offering

The 21 books came to me in two gift...

From Texas to Washington DC

Does anyone know how much Nigeria has spent on Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson and the Sullivan enterprise? Whenever I think of Andrew Young and his ilk, the image of someone undeservedly milking a cow comes to mind...

Koboless Christmas

Most Nigerians are koboless – I mean, they have...

Globalization And The Emerging Consensus In Geo Politics

I feel perplexed as to why George Bush is still as popular as he is with his conservative base despite his flawed policies...

Emergency Preparedness Plan in Local Communities: The Role of Stakeholders

The transport of dangerous goods within communities is increasing.  The demands for improved efficiency and increased capacity often require use of dangerous processes and substances to boost production...

Obasanjo’s Latter-day Critics Should Shut Up

It is now a badge of honor to rain invectives at a man from whose palm they once ate and drank, a man on whose floor they once slept, a man whose behind they once kissed. How ironic that they all now make Orji Uzor Kalu look like a gallant soldier...

Missile of a Missive Sarakian

Fellow Nigerians (at home and abroad), Happy 'Sallah' in arrears!...

Victory for the Vanquished

It Is A Goal! No! – The Necessity of...