Nigeria Matters

The Impossible Death Of Dele Giwa

It has been 40 years since the satanic assassination of Dele Giwa through a letter bomb delivered to his home, but the departed iconic...

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...

A New Springtime for Young People: Father George Ehusani and the Rest of Us

Today’s world has succeeded in producing great material comfort and an alarming spiritual decline at the same time. In spite of the degree of ostentation, instant gratification and luxury with which modern life is now associated, many people still live lives devoid of happiness and tranquility...

Greatness Nigeriana

Those who draw their meal vouchers from the disastrous, blood-soaked project called Nigeria – among them politicians, pastors, imams, fuel marketers, enablers of fuel marketers, friends of fuel marketers, civil servants who gorge on pension funds, and “settled” ex-militants – often claim that Nigeria is marching toward greatness...

Edo 2012: Time To Stop Anenih!

During the Babangida kleptocratic regime in the early 90's the late Anini, an illiterate from then Bendel State, was terrorising the notorious state staging dare-devil robbery operations, sending letters in advance to his targets and sharing his loot with market-women and commoners on the street of Benin City!

Between the Third Sector and the Fourth Estate

The media in today’s highly digital world can help sharpen the focus of the world on pressing issues that humanity must band together to address. Thanks today to the revolution in information and communication technology, we have uninhibited access to information...

Why Nothing Will Come From The Fuel Subsidy Probe Report

With the cacophony of voices emanating from the quarters of President Goodluck Jonathan’s government on the reports of the House of Representatives probe into the scam that was conveniently dubbed fuel subsidy, Nigerians are getting round to the reality that no tangible action would be taken against the crooks that benefitted from this huge scam...

Amaechi And The Defenseless People

While observers and stakeholders have extolled Amaechi for certain accomplishments in governance, the social growth and demand of our people intensify every day. This shows that there are still people who have not conquered their basic need of food, clothing and housing...

What Was TIME Magazine Thinking?

"Jonathan of all people” was what many Nigerians said after hearing that the Nigerian president’s name appeared on the highly revered TIME 100 list.  This state of mind is quite expected considering the president’s inability to achieve feats that are basic and were successfully achieved by past presidents...

How Jonathan Stole His Brother’s Wife

Though Jonathan is the president, yet he could not break out of the gravity pull of the biggest political rascals in Africa. Biggest party – what an infuriating pride! Now, Jonathan has wagon his presidential destiny to that of his newly elected chairman...

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A Toast to Two Giant Patriots at 69

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Other American Political Parties: Democracy and Constitutionalism in the U.S.

Yes, there are other American political parties and political organizations. There are the Justice Party, the Green Party, the Libertarian Party, and even the Communist Party exists in America. Some parties are no more in existence for one reason or the other...

Is This The Final Blow For Andy Ubah As Soludo “Enters” The Race?

I believe many keen observers of event in my beloved Anambra state will be wondering what next for Andy Ubah after the Supreme Court Ruling that struck out his case...

Listening In…Taa! I Know You Do It Too. Don’t Judge Me

It’s interesting the encounters you have when you take public transportation. You get to see different people, listen in on their conversations, and often you have to listen to a stranger tell you his or her life story...

Mismanagement of LG funds and grass root governance in Nigeria

Many people have accused state governments of hijacking the funds meant for the councils, a charge which has been denied by state governments . But, if the states are to be believed, it is left to be seen why they are not asking the councils how their funds are being mismanaged...

Princes And Princesses On The Streets

The season we are in is very much still appropriate to redeem the glory-past; except of course if we are content and would desire an extreme madhouse...

An Open Letter to the President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari

Dear President-Elect, Hearty Congratulations to you, our great leader and...

Framing the jurisprudential synthesis of the confederal republic of Nigeria

Modern societies should use the merits of computer technology in framing the synthesis of governance, rather than dwell on nostalgic reminiscences of old ideological postulates, long exploded...

Homophobia in Nigeria, Uganda, Malawi ond Over-sexed South Africa

Why is it so important for Nigeria, Uganda, and now Malawi to squander public resources in the repression of homosexual and lesbian citizens within these African nations?

Angst of a Generation in Transit: I Remember

I belong to a generation of Nigerians I would like to refer to as ‘transitional’. We were birthed at the threshold of a country’s descent from the sturdy, high grounds of magnificence as it began another into the peaty waters of obscurity...