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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...

Federalism, Six Regions Political Structure and Development

There is no doubt that in Belgore Committee we expect to see fireworks in the form of display of brilliance, or in the form of impressive display of grammar, and, in the sorry form of angry outburst. But given the caliber of people we have there we hope to see minimal display of the last form of fireworks...

Baba Suwe’s Arrest: the Case for Less Government

A lot has been written and said about the arrest on drug trafficking charges of popular actor and comedian, Omidina Babatunde popular known as Baba Suwe; but little have been said about the uncomfortable reality it exposed of the rights of Nigerians especially in relation to the powers of our government..

Amaechi Ministries: Who Lacks Due Process?

What is amiss is the rationale in the long queue of projects Amaechi lined up knowing full well that these countless projects require huge funds to actualize them. Is this not a case of treating leprosy with back pain prescription?

Who Deserves A National Honour?

The nation is about to engage in another worthless ritual of bestowing national honours on a select crop of its citizens, mainly drawn from the government and corporate circle...

Nuclear Diplomacy and the Diplomacy of Peaceful Co-existence

Since the United States retaliated against the Japanese Pearl Harbour incident during the Second War, by dropping on Hiroshima and Nagasaki an atomic bomb called, "Little John", some states started to develop their atomic and nuclear research...

Boko Haram Justifies Biafra and Vindicates Odumegwu Ojukwu

Boko Haram claims it is avenging the “extra-judicial” killing of its leader, Muhammed Yusuf, who died at the hands of the Nigerian Police in 2009, during the presidency of the late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua – a Northern Muslim. BH waited for Jonathan, a Christian, to become president before taking terror to a new level...

Pius Adesanmi: Squealers Revolt (2)

'No, I no go forgive. I be proper Ibo woman. PA said that he wants to be like Jesus so somebody who wants to be like Jesus they look for trouble with his satire...no, I go show am for this Abuja...anyway hold on for Reub...'

Presidency’s performance contracts with ministers

The recent, far-reaching resolution of the Federal Government of Nigeria to urge the Executive Cabinet Ministers in the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Administration to sign performance contracts with the Presidency is a welcome development...

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Broken promises, empty pockets and Osun’s plight

By Dele Adeyemi ​When the dust finally settles on the...

What Nigerian Political Leaders Could Learn from The World’s “Poorest” President

I see undeserving idiots, mediocre, charlatans and thieves being lauded and acclaimed everyday by the government, the society, religious segments and even the academics with the conferment of dubious honours, awards and accolades, chieftaincy and religious titles and I say to myself, “Are we a degenerate and depraved people who have unfortunately become used to suffering and battering from the hands of an unworthy few?”

Nigeria’s Strange Business of Corpses

I’m deeply troubled by what appears to me to...

The World through the Psalms

God ruleth in Jacob and unto the end of the world, his judgment is sure. The righteous shall rejoice when the wicked rulers are dethroned and jailed...

The Verdict Is In

The British electorate ought to take pride in what they have just done in proving to the world, one more time, that the United Kingdom still leads the world in forcefully projecting the ideals and the universal appeal of Democracy...

Under The Lizard’s Belly

"At least my son still eats the food you cook. My son has not once asked you to cook for his new wife. Be glad that he has not brought his concubines home to live with you..."

The Pandemic and the Country’s Future

Nigeria’s decision to ‘unwind’ the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown...

It is Time to Legalize Corruption

When was the last time any corrupt person or regime was probed? When was the last time any person was brought to proper and severe justice for stealing? When was the last any one was made to return all the money they stole from the state?

A Tribute to Irresponsible Dog Owners

Did you know that pet waste left on sidewalks, yards, streets and other places can be transported by rainwater via storm drains into streams, lakes, rivers and other waterways? Did you know that doggie doodie may contain harmful bacteria such as E.Coli and Salmonella which can cause disease in humans?

Christmas Bombings: A Nation Courting Death

Last Sunday, Nigeria made another bloody bid for global infamy as bombs detonated in churches in Abuja and elsewhere in the country. At the time of this writing, the death toll stood at more than twenty-five, and was expected to rise. That’s a staggering loss of live...