Nigeria Matters

In a nation where most of the outgoing political leaders could qualify as candidates that should be incarcerated, condemned to mental homes, enslaved for their violations of human rights and …

Yar’Adua represents a continuation of a culture of mediocrity, a relegation of meritocracy for expediency and the victory of manipulation over strategy. Yar’Adua is not the best Nigeria can offer …

In Oyo State, we have ceased to put forth our “A Team” for government. Not even our “B Team” is in government today…

Nigeria is not made of only the petty and the conformist. I am sure that there are a lot of good people out there who are idealistic, principled, honest and …

Today, I write with great hope on the future of Edo State based solely on the election of Professor Oserheimen Aigberadion Osunbor as the primary PDP candidate.  Noted as a humble, …

I was military president. I ruled as a dictator and what you must understand then was that I was accountable to myself and not to any House of Representatives or …

Enduring political legacies can be created without necessarily having to head a national government. Current presidential contestants, having been beneficiaries of the triumph of the legislature, should rethink and lead the …

Every African village seems to have at least a witch, and wizard. Some villages are rumored to have as many as a dozen who are said to be responsible for …

The body of Christ in Nigeria took back what they had lost to the world with the successful staging of The Experience in Lagos last week. In an industry where …

Following my article published here entitled, “Nigeria’s Last Virgins”, Dr. Anthony Odoh, a Nigerian physician in Spain, sent me this very illuminating paper…

Following my article published here entitled, “Nigeria’s Last Virgins”, Dr. Anthony Odoh, a Nigerian physician in Spain, sent me this very illuminating paper…

Following my article published here entitled, “Nigeria’s Last Virgins”, Dr. Anthony Odoh, a Nigerian physician in Spain, sent me this very illuminating paper…

What do you make of a proposed Bayelsa State government satellite orbiting space? This is difficult to fathom especially in a state where the vast majority of the people find …

If you do not caution a fool, he could shoot at a lion with a catapult. If we do not caution some of our custodians of resources, they could easily …

Nigeria is a country in dire need of a revolution or something close to it. It is my opinion that the seeming inability to sustain revolution in Nigeria is twin: …

Are we witnessing a bastardization of the rule of law and due process in Nigeria? Are these high ideals of law and fine legal concepts being corrupted? All for shortsighted …