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...

Obaship in Ibadanland Three-a-Kobo?

“Listen! We have done this and we have done it! That’s it! Nothing is going to happen! All that you are seeing right now…all...

The Animal Farm: Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop!

"Nigerian leaders on Friday (28 February 2014) called on Nigerians to work harder towards ensuring the country’s unity", with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo averring that...

We Can Do Better

For over five decades, the Nigerian nation has been in existence. A heterogeneous, multi plural society that is blessed by God, we are peace...

The Lamentations of a Buharist

The Nigerian journey into the unknown is very scary. The solutions to her mundane problems seem to be not in sight. I am absolutely...

A Plea to Shamsideen Omotayo’s Abductors in Nigeria

When the sad news of the abduction of a gentle, soft-spoken brother, bosom friend and school mate filtered into the air on August 8,...

Restructuring: Awo’s honest message to Nigerians

The words of the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, are still very much fresh in our minds and instructive to the Nigerian authority. The government...

Credible News: Panacea to a Troubled Nation

If you believe strongly in the courage of your convictions, your efforts at achieving your goals might temporarily tarry, but it will not tarry...

Asari Dokubo as a Biafran!

Following the 3-month quit notice handed down to the Igbos living and working or doing business in the northern states, the Biafran agitation on...

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President Jonathan, His Unbridled Tongue and South West Rascals

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan clearly went out-of-line with his utterances. While his camp might do damage control by claiming that he was quoted out of context, had a slip of tongue or used the wrong word to express what he had on his mind; many Nigerians are now watching the president very closely...

Letter to the American Ambassador in Nigeria

Dear Mr. Ambassador, I would have loved to write...

2015: The Recrudescence of Otiose Political Disputations

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever”. Beauty...

Understanding Terrorism: A Nigerian Perspective

The debate raging in USA over the siting of a mosque near Ground Zero is a mark of a healthy society grappling with a painful problem. However, security concerns must not be taken lightly because of what extremists are capable of...

Expectations Of An Eligible Spinster…

Part of the reason why a lot of my sisters are not married and are unlikely to find that Mr. Right who would occupy that special place they have reserved for him is that a lot of them are unusual fans of the Rev Martin Luther King: they are dreamers...

Politics And The Future Of Nigeria

Few weeks ago, it was announced that the administration will be spending over US$600m on power, does that not mean that that the US$16b spent by the last administration is gone?

Celebrating Prof. Afam Icha-Ituma, A Dynamic Leader at 47

By Maxim Uzoatu & Collins Azu Professor Afam Icha-Ituma, Vice-Chancellor...

How Nigeria Can Become A Global Power

From a commonsensical standpoint, POWER is the ability or...

Juju Oath Of Political Godfathers

Throwing one’s hat into the political ring in Nigeria...

Sexual Preferences

Sexual taste will continue to be a controversial issue. The question is, are we better than those who choose sexual preferences different from ours?