Nigeria Matters

As it is with politicians across the globe, and especially Nigeria whose business is politics, political campaign promises made by politicians to Nigerians as elections draw near has been the …

The founding fathers of politics in Nigeria came with some ideals girding them. To begin with, one would discover that almost all of them were lawyers while those who were …

This title of ours, no doubt, needs some disambiguation, lest it be lost in transmission before the awaited transition. Most so because of the proffered order of its protocol. Permit …

This is a strange and frightening moment in Nigeria. There are many voices today mixed with anger and bitterness spread across the country expressed over the   prevalent waves of insecurity, …

“You (Governor Oyetola) are doing well. You will complete this term and do another term.’        – HRM Oba Munirudeen Lawal, Timi of Ede As a young boy growing up, …

On Thursday, I was on the phone with a friend who intimated me of the gory details about the security situation in Owerri, the Imo State capital. She narrated at …

Something new is happening in Nigeria. The tectonic plates are shifting. The analysts are adjusting their seats. The tremors are being felt. It is like Poseidon rising from the sea. …

When we were growing up, we were treated to the fact that, whether things were convenient or not, elections, globally, were contests; that membership of a political party was a …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)-monitored party presidential primary elections have come and gone and, as the saying goes, the rest is history! With various candidates pushing private agenda, diverse …

Our dearly blessed country, Nigeria is currently on a precipice but how did we get here? The acclaimed giant of Africa is snoring while its citizens die from curable diseases, …

In 2018, I wrote a piece on the then governorship candidates of the leading political parties in Osun State. In the article, entitled ‘Osun: Picturing into the future’ (ref: The …

David Umahi, the adorable executive governor of Ebonyi State, is a man after my heart. Everything about him suits my soul. In fact, were he to be of the other …

There is obsession and there is Obi-session. The diff, as the advert says, is clear. The 2078-page Webster’s Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language bought for me by the …

As the condolences pour in for the victims of the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State terrorist attack in which more than 50 people lost their lives, with scores …

The media space was awash with the video clips of the vituperation of one of the frontline presidential aspirants of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu pooh-poohing President Buhari. Tinubu who …

The night before Saturday morning was difficult to devour, express and comprehend. Saturday morning strikes us with the calmness of the curfew imposed. A deeper inspection reveals to us its …