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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...

Why Dangote May Never Succeed As President — Despite His Brilliance In Business!

Aliko Dangote. The name evokes power, success, and unshakable dominance in the world of business. As Africa’s richest man, with a net worth of...

Nigeria Cannot Militarize Its Way To Peace

The time has come for Nigeria to confront a hard truth: we cannot bomb our way to lasting peace. For over a decade, we...

The Vice Presidency In The Spotlight: Shettima, Tinubu, And The 2027 Question

It began, as many things in Nigerian politics do, with a whisper in the corridors of power. Whispers that Vice President Kashim Shettima may...

The underdevelopment of Ijebu-Jesa, my Native Nazareth (2)

Presidential Aide Alubankudi's gracious response to the first part of this intervention reflects the significance of roots, responsibility, and collective effort in nation-building. It...

Nigeria: When INEC Assumes The Role Of Kingmaker!

Well-meaning Nigerians are relieved that the misconceived bill which sought to impose “a maximum of six months imprisonment or a fine of no more...

Fuel, Food, and Frustration: What Nigerians Expect from Tinubu Amid Painful Reforms!

"A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” These words, often credited to Rosalynn Carter, carry...

The Underdevelopment of Ijebu-Jesa, my Native Nazareth (1)

I am an angry Nigerian! I am angry because Ijebu-Jesa, my hometown, is a town where the past and present intersect in a complex...

“I Wasn’t There… But I Feel the Loss Deeply”: A Grieving Reflection on Nigeria’s Lost Promise!

I wasn’t there in the late 1950s or 60s. I was born in the 70s—into a Nigeria already staggering under the weight of betrayed...

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Who Killed These Men and Women?

Who killed Sunday Ugwu, Momoh Lawal, Odunayo Olagbaju and Janet Oladapo? Who killed them? Who killed Ahmed Pategi and his police orderly? And who killed Victor Nwankwo, the younger brother of Arthur Nwankwo? I wonder if any murder case has ever been conclusively and satisfactorily resolved in Nigeria...

American Oil Spillage Environmental Racism; A Case Of Permanent Double Standards

This monumental environmental disaster is getting worse. It is fast spreading in expanse. Oil slick covering miles and miles of coastal waters in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening aquatic life, particularly in the coastal waters of Louisiana...

Perpetuation of Roguish and Erratic Electricity Services in Nigeria

Immediately the fixed meter charge was introduced into the prepaid meters, electricity supply relapsed to its usual, notorious epileptic nature. Thus, Nigerians are still forced by official fiat to pay for electricity not consumed...

Who Is The Bigger Criminal?

We need a sincere, dedicated leader who knows how to practice tough love with a passion for result and an understanding of how to reenergize the nation under a new sense of well-planned direction towards recovery for all. We need a leader who reports only to the people...

Yar’adua Return: Deceiving a Decent Nation!

From all indications, a few unscrupulous individuals with no interest of the country at heart have continued to hoodwink and manipulate the rest of us. We all are aware that behind all these deceit and web of lies is the issue of succession...

The People’s Ambassador Chief Kem Ajieh @ 65

He exudes a presence that is larger than life...

Get In The Driver's Seat of Your Life!

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. The people who get on in the world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them, make them.

Obasanjo’s War

My reading of Obasanjo is unflattering. If he had begun his presidency with the kind of zeal he is now displaying, Nigeria would have been a much better country. Or, at the very least, a modicum of law and order and institutional sanity would have enveloped the nation...

Wole Soyinka: Kongi’s Harvest In The Wasteland

The respected and erudite Professor Wole Soyinka's epistle in...

Tackling Unemployment In Rivers

Governor Chibuike Amaechi might mean well in his Rivers State-led government. This could be the reason why the government is often praised for some laudable achievement. But before one could go to Eleme Junction and return, those projects the government is praised for have dilapidated...