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...

On the State of the Nigerian State

WHAT is the state of Nigerian State? This tasking, delicate question was put to the four hundred (400) level students of the Department of...

Simple Questions for Yoruba Monarchs

The presidential campaign team of the PDP and their presidential flag bearer, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan must know something we do not know about the...

An Imaginary Encounter with the President

ME: Sir, thank you for taking time to grant me this exclusive interview. I am grateful Sir. Mr PREZ: You’re welcome, my brother. ME: My first...

2015: The Recrudescence of Otiose Political Disputations

“A thing of beauty is a joy forever”. Beauty must be maintained with diligence. Pa Ebinum of Onobo, always reminded his beautiful daughter, Alice,...

INEC & Constraints of Free & Fair Elections

Just yesterday, I was discussing with my colleagues concerning the much vaunted ‘independence’ of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. We were all to...

Obasanjo’s Support and Non Endorsement

Alfred Nobel, perhaps the best known Swedish man, was a weapons maker. In fact, he invented the dynamite. He was also a mean hombre;...

When Change Becomes Inevitable

If you have been following recent happenings in our polity objectively as it concerns the general elections in the past three months, you will...

2015: Political Choreography and the End-game: Observations and Comments

An atavistic fear of power erosion has visibly gripped the ruling party. Its internal feuds do more damage to the party than the combined...

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There Was A Newspaper Called NEXT

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ABUJA: Capital of Nigeria or Northern Nigeria? (3)

What about the government? How should they spend the money in their custody? Just like private investors, every government has limited resources, as a result, it is faced with the same problem of choosing which projects to embark on behalf of the citizens...

Primitive Banking In Awka, Anambra State

People who have known me over time can attest...

Igbo: A People In Search Of A Leader: Further Commentary

Some observers of the post-1983 Nigerian political scene have come to the conclusion that the Igbo are their own worst enemy. Indeed, one cannot but be perplexed at the miscalculations and self-immolating tendency of the Igbo elite...

WikiLeaks Julian Assange As Person of The Year Nobel Prize Candidate

This Julian Assange-WikiLeaks controversy is the greatest battle for Free Speech and Press Freedom! We all should support Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, it's collaborators and facilitators...

Africom: The security need for 21st century Africa

Africa is confronted with lack of internal security which becomes a deterrent force in the economic advancement of the continent...

Adopting The Universal Basic Education

Nigeria, like many other countries around the world, has, over the years, sought to improve its education system by introducing reforms and making projections based on the education needs of the country...

Of Off-Cue Presidential Broadcasts

Many of the people who clamored for President Buhari...

Historical Perspective On The Niger Delta

The Niger Delta region is faced with a lot of developmental and environmental challenges including high level of poverty, decline in agricultural production, low level of industrial activities, environmental degradation and social conflicts...