Nigeria Matters

Come February 25, 2023, Nigerians will troop en masse to the polls to choose their next crop of leaders – President, Governors and Legislators – at the two levels of …

In his book, ‘Emergency Politics: Paradox, Law, Democracy’, Bonnie Honig urges democracies to “resist emergency’s pull to focus on life’s necessities (food, security, and bare essentials).” According to him, “these …

By Usman Nasiru A video footage went viral on social media on the 7th of December 2022 showing INEC Staff at FESTAC Town, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area Office, Lagos …

By Suleiman Saidu Usman There is a long tradition of defining leadership by virtues. It was the standard approach of philosophers and orators, widely attested in literature, inscriptions and personal …

There are two well-known local examination bodies in place West Africa. The one is the West African Examinations council, WAEC, which started operations in 1952, and the other is the …

By Comrade Yakubu Meshack The task of nation building has long held been the responsibility of all and sundry. Indeed, our Constitution is equally emphatic about the need to bring …

Jokes apart, I am a fan of Nyesom Wike, the current Governor of Rivers State. He is a visionary and a revolutionary. He is also bold and sincere! Like Rauf …

For the purpose of this short write-up, I have culled several definitions, which are by no means exhaustive, from the Internet. debate (diˈbeit) noun  a discussion or argument, especially a …

There is a need for a society to exist, to be conscious of its existence, and to have a vision. The values of the society determine the type of politics …

by Mu’azu Dangabar Filiya Let us call a spade – a spade! No decent human being will propagate, support, vote or wish for the elongation of Inuwa Yahaya’s tenure. For …

Aspects of Nigeria have been compared to a dancing mask. No less so, its political leadership and followership. Like one overzealous pundit aptly put it, the story of our nation’s …

By Salmanu Jekadafari  The question above seems to speak the minds of some All Progressive Congress (APC) members in Gombe State. In Gombe State, the politicking is not only rocking …

By nature, development ‘belongs to those who know it, not those who have it or can buy it.’ It is like a picture, which one keeps working on. Parochialism, on …

November 16th 2022, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman wrote Nigerians a letter. In that letter, the INEC chairman said that there were only a hundred days left to the General …

Gombe needs help.  It really does, but not just because available data says that it is the one state in Nigeria with the second lowest GDP in the whole of …

Angry bees of the wild are up in arms against the politicians of Nigeria, and the politicos are running helter-skelter for their dear lives. Just the other day, on Saturday, …