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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...

Ekiti, Oct 27: A Date with destiny!

The allegations of contrived mayhem in the State of Ekiti are an acknowledgement that desperation has taken root in the quest to gain entrance...

Akpabio’s Claim That Elections Improved Under APC — A Tale Of Spin Over Substance

When Senate President Godswill Akpabio recently declared that Nigeria’s elections have “improved tremendously” since the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) left power, his words struck...

Free Nnamdi Kanu Or Risk A Nigeria Where Justice Is Optional

A national earthquake is quietly ticking down to Monday, October 20, 2025 — the planned #FreeNnamdiKanuNow march in Abuja spearheaded by activist Omoyele Sowore and...

Justice Demands More Than A Pardon!

Somewhere in Nigeria today, a mother still lights a candle for a son who will never return home. His killer, once convicted, now walks...

INEC in the Eye of the Storm Again! The Curious Case of Prof. Amupitan’s CV

When Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) was nominated by President Bola Tinubu as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), many...

Double Standards In The Drug War: NDLEA Cast Into Shadows By Excessive Pardons

When President Tinubu recently granted clemency to 175 convicts — including over 40 illegal miners, around 28 drug traffickers, and several murderers — public...

Osun: A cause for concern!

Osun State is currently in the grip of paralysis, crippled by a malfunctioning government that has turned project management into a farce. A review...

Osun LGs: ‘Yes/No’ and the ‘Sit-at-Home’ Conundrum

The political developments in Osun State provide a case in point that lays bare the clear trend in Nigeria’s democracy. Whichever side of the...

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How We Can Help Governor Godwin Obaseki Succeed

Democratic governance is a two-way activity involving the complementary...

My Neighbour is the Thief

This article is not one of those usual gripes currently associated with discussions about the problems of Nigeria. The truth of the matter is that the current narrative discourse on the trouble with Nigeria, as Chinua Achebe made the characteristic title of his 1983 monograph, has become sickening, disgusting, nauseating, downright annoying and full of rubbish talk...

The Boko Haram Challenge

I’d rather discuss the subject of Boko Haram as a problem or crisis that must be tackled with the spirit of one indivisible and indissoluble sovereign state and be quickly resolved for the security and welfare of the people...

Why Babangida Must Not Run For Presidency Again

I am not a fan of IBB at all, but I must concede that he is a charming, suave, polished and intelligent man. He is also a brilliant schemer. However, this does not defer from the fact that as of today, he is still widely regarded as the man who presided over the most corrupt government in the history of Nigeria...

We are Bode George

I have read some of the outrage some of us have expressed concerning the lavish and tumultuous reception that heralded Bode George’s release from prison. While some can be excused for the honest expression of their outrage, others are just being good old hypocrites. You want to know why?

Zacch Adedeji: A Technocrat with A Big Assignment

There is nothing wrong with a very big dream....

Marx borrowed a Christian doctrine and made it Socialist

One of the things that astonished me when I...

Another Side of the Nigerian Coin

Why are millions of Nigerians migrating to more "developed" parts of the world even when it means living as second class citizens or living in the underground world of illegal aliens? Why is Nigeria unable to hold its own?

African Men And The Culture Of Many Women

I know American men who, despite being married, admire other women and some of them do date other women outside marriage. So that is not an African thing. That is a man thing...

“The Ironies of Freedom: Nigeria’s Happy Slaves”

In the heart of Africa lies a nation brimming...