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...

The insensitivity of Abuja land swap and demolitions

Sometimes it seems those selected or elected to rule us are more of aliens than human beings like most of us. This is so because of their inhuman and unsympathetic attitudes to their fellow countrymen and women as they carry out their myopic policies...

Jonathan, Obasanjo And Alcohol

In actuality, all of our democratic leaders have been recruited and put into office by tribal and political warlords. Jonathan is the latest stooge occupying our national centre stage...

A Battle Chibuike Amaechi Must Fight

The Jonathan presidency, after a humbling score sheet, desires an encore and in this desire and with performance not favouring it, the regime needs every rough tactics to strengthen its quest for a second term...

Between Inordinate Ambition and Good Governance

It is no longer surprising that inordinate ambition, narrow-mindedness and greed have been the causes of insecurity, mindless corruption, poor or bad governance, all culminating in poverty, mediocrity, underdevelopment and conflicts in many African countries...

Naturalizing Nigeria: A Strategy for Fighting Corruption

Achebe damningly portrays Okonkwo as a man incapable of thought, a man who reposes too much faith in his physical prowess but puts no store by wisdom. Yet, there are numerous opportunities when the community forces Okonkwo to reckon with the fact that they – to say nothing of their ancestors and gods – are, in the end, more powerful than he...

Oshiomhole Versus Igbinedion

Comrade-Governor Adams Oshiomhole has done his best in changing the fortunes of a great city abandoned and left to rot away by past Governors whose mediocrity had never been in doubt...

Reuben Abati: The Perfect Depiction of the Plight of the Nigerian Journalist

When Reuben Abati decided to pitch his tent with the PDP-led government he once abused in his column and other pieces he wrote as a journalist, the blogosphere extensively abused the legendary journalist and columnist...

The Political climate change in River’s PDP must stop

Whether there was a plan to impeach Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State or not, let there be peace. No people develop in the face of crisis...

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Muhammadu Buhari: Perfect is the Enemy of Good

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2011 And Dearth Of Issue-Based Politics

The way things are slowly but steadily building up, there is the possibility that Nigeria could, once again, be foisted with a leader in 2011 who never promised the country anything before assuming the presidency...

Dear Dora Akunyili

I was astounded when I saw your picture at the beginning of the  national conference, where you are a delegate. I was distressed to the marrow...

The insensitivity of Abuja land swap and demolitions

Sometimes it seems those selected or elected to rule us are more of aliens than human beings like most of us. This is so because of their inhuman and unsympathetic attitudes to their fellow countrymen and women as they carry out their myopic policies...

Re-branding Nigeria: A Giant Step.

The re-orientation of our people is one of the most important tasks that this country needs to attend to. The proper re-orientation of the people on the ideals of patriotism and other forms of social etiquettes will definitely be an important major step towards making Nigeria a better country...