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...

FAO Future Minister for Justice

Dear Future Minister for Justice We do not know if you are going to be Sir or Madam. Like a desired unborn child we do...

Let’s leave President Buhari Alone!

I don’t believe that not constituting his cabinet within one month or so can be seen as a lack of leadership direction. Or should...

Before President Buhari’s official visit to the United States

President Buhari's forthcoming itinerary on a state visit to the United States is a welcome development. It is pertinent to note that, the last...

War On Terror: Need For Bomb Basics

Red Alert: This article begins with a clear warning: “under no circumstances should anyone touch or move an object that may be an explosive...

Let’s Have Part Time Legislators

I recall a testy exchange in 2009 at the Westin Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island between a ranking member of the Nigerian House of...

Bailout: Is Buhari Rewarding Profligacy?

The recent N400 billion bailout approved for the states by President Muhammadu Buhari to offset the backlog of salary owed to civil servants would...

June and its Disappointing Tales

June, the 6th month of the year and the last month in the first half of the year will remain a month Nigerians will...

Boko Haram Isn’t Waiting; Why Should Our Government?

Last week was a particularly dispiriting time for forlorn Nigerians who continue to look to their government to deliver them from their woes. One...

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Friendly War

My wife claimed I hadn't given her "chop money" for the week. I know you don't believe her. Ah –ah, even the neighbors comment on how much fresher she looks while I continue to lose weight. Then next minute I was accused of being a tribalist who only got on with his countrymen on football match days...

President Goodluck Jonathan and the revival of Nigerian economy in the 21st century

President Goodluck Jonathan's economic blue-print for industrialisation is  crucial to the development of Nigeria  and this has been  commended by well meaning progressive Nigerians both at home and abroad...

Understanding Youth Conflict and Sustainable Initiative Model (3)

Conflict is one of the major concerns not only in any given continent, it also affects the international community as well. Conflict is simply the absence of peace, and the successive introduction of diversified sense of humor of people within the context of a community or society...

Unknown Soldier: The Inglorious Generals

The sting in the comments by erstwhile British Prime...

A Threat Greater Than Boko Haram

If the move to fire Ringim and hire Abubakar was meant to indicate a new, firm resolve to square off against Boko Haram, the orchestration fell flat on its face. From the outset, Mr. Abubakar’s headship of the police was freighted with far from reassuring controversy...

Nigeria Doesn’t Need Another Political Alliance — It Needs A Coalition Of The Masses!

In a country of over 220 million resilient souls,...

In the Shadows of Unbridled Change

If Dibia’s book does not spark debate in Africa it is probably because that continent has a crushing burden of challenges that make the issue of homosexuality look trivial...

Give Me Oduduwa Or Let Me Die By Femi Fani-Kayode: A Response

In an environment where the gluttony and want of wealth always trumps principles, a clamor for unison based on those tribal commonalities is a waste of time. These are not limited to the South West alone...

2015: The Nigerian tragicomedy

The registration of a coalition of Nigerian political parties signals a dramatic turn in the politics of business as usual, of no vacancy in Aso Rock, of brutal imposition of subjective choice, rigging elections and of Supreme Court enthronement of persons...

El-Rufai: Cannibalism as Governance

In democracy, governance is an activity in the interest of the people that constitute a given community, region or country, including disadvantaged groups. Any state that uses state power and resources to hurt the people through “killer” policies can conveniently be defined as a cannibal government...