Nigeria Matters

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...

Nigerian Politics: Puppets at Work

Today is my birthday. But beyond the satisfaction from the company of a wonderful wife, exceptional children and a few genuine friends, the byways...

EFCC Versus Tompolo: A Case Of Double Standards Or Selective Justice?

Once again, the drama of Nigeria’s anti-corruption crusade has taken a new twist, and this time, the audience is not clapping. The Economic and...

Truth Or Treason? Why Anambra Police’s Reaction To VDM’s Exposé Is A National Disgrace!

In a baffling and deeply troubling turn of events, the Anambra State Police Command has chosen to raise alarm—not over the sale of fake...

The Storm Is Brewing: Can Tinubu Survive 2027?

As Nigeria approaches the halfway mark of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s first term, the political atmosphere is growing tense, and signs of a major...

INEC and JAMB: A Tale of Two Glitches

Charles Dickens' novel A Tale of Two Cities presents two cities, Paris and London, with contrasting fortunes for French physician Alexander Manette. In the...

Tinubu Decimates Atiku’s Political Power Base As 2027 Tilts In Peter Obi’s Favour

The political landscape of Nigeria is undergoing a seismic transformation, and all signs suggest that 2027 may not just be another general election—it could...

All That Jazz In The House Of Nigerian Power

Jazz is music but in some spheres jazz is juju. Jazz music with its African roots has the power of magic bordering on the occult...

Nigeria’s governors: Halfway to where? (1)

To begin with, any assessment of the subnational level must acknowledge that Nigeria's federal system is defective and quasi-federalist in nature. Put bluntly, it...

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Is Governor Obaseki walking his talk on human capital development in Edo State?

Are there any indications that Edo State governor, Godwin...

Obasanjo: From messiah complex to strongman syndrome

Obasanjo can be likened to Hun Sen of Cambodia, who is seen as a complex personality: a charming diplomat, an eloquent poet, unforgiving to his enemies, ruthless in battle with a thirst for power but simple tastes...

Strange Things Have Happened In Nigeria

Yeah, yeah, yeah…I know it is stale news but I am sure that many people missed the “blow-by-blow” account of how M.K.O. Abiola died in 1998...

ABUJA: Capital of Nigeria or Northern Nigeria? (2)

Abuja as a capital is an ideal place for the North in all sense of the word. They figured out that if another civil war starts, a military Head of state from the North would have more than enough time at his disposal to quickly relocate to a military base in Kaduna or any other city in the North...

Attitudinal Change For National Development

It is true that the developed nations have better standards of living, which may cause many Nigerians to emigrate in search of greener pastures; but all Nigerians must realize that our commitment to the success of the Nigerian project would create a ‘greener’ Nigeria, which would cause others to come to bask in our ‘locally-made’ prosperity...

Tale Of The Biohazard Stink Bomb

If the aroma of your own fart is unbearable even to you, then you can only wonder about its effect on other poor souls. Especially in an enclosed space!

General Olusegun Abacha

The most ardent of the critics of the Obasanjo administration have now agreed that Nigeria is worth dying for. This newfound faith in the polity is being demonstrated by those young, patriotic, energetic and highly dependable youths of the Niger Delta...

Why Late President Umaru Musa Yar' Adua Deserves A Post Humous Award

The antecedent of democracy saw the change Nigeria has always clamoured for in the days of Umaru Musa Yar' Adua as president...

The Two West African Narco States

Nigeria is a haven for drug barons and drug purveyors and some are still making it big despite courageous modest efforts by the NDLEA to nip the trade in the bud...

Fitting End To The NGO Regulatory Bill

At the House of Representatives Public hearing of the...