Nigeria Matters

Osun election: Between hope and fear

Hope springs eternal, and with elections just days away to determine the next governor of Osun State, we should strive to keep the hope...

President Tinubu’s Recent Lines of War

President Bola Tinubu recently set Nigeria’s political spaces on fire by declaring that “all is fair in politics”. According to the president, killing, cheating,...

Dìbò k’ó se’bẹ̀ and the raw reality of politics (2)

As Adlai Stevenson Jr. famously observed, “A hungry man is not a free man.” This truth conveniently haunts our troubled polity, where politicians tend...

The Nigerian Front: An Accountable Government

Some have questioned the legitimacy of the new Jonathan Administration and constantly remind us of the violence which greeted some of the disputed election results..

April 2011 Election Verdict: A Step towards a Sustainable Democracy

Politicians are often not sportsmanly. They have no tolerance for defeat. Winning is a must for them. They are always desperate, brutish, nasty and crude in their efforts to win or retain political power...

Prof. Attahiru Jega; A Vote of Thanks Thunderous Applause From A Grateful Nation

Elections are over and inaugurations are scheduled to take place nationwide in a matter of days, and nobody is asking for Professor Jega's head. What could the secret be?

One too many death…

Many Nigerians, due to the killing of some corp members who were deployed as adhoc staff of INEC in the 2011 general elections, have been clamoring for the scrapping of the NYSC scheme...

Amaechi His Sycophants

Amaechi seems to love blind eyes, by way of his exhibited habits, loving the rhythms of the sycophantic praises, forgetting the fact that no leader has ever lived in the Government House forever...

Nigeria’s disunity: Buhari’s detribalization!

Struggling for Nigeria unity, it is necessary to combat firmly the fabricators and abettors of division. It is dishonest towards the integrity of Nigeria ethics for anyone to claim  injustice out of prejudice on differed dialect, culture and background...

Goodluck Jonathan and the burden of Utopia

The President has been universally commended for the sublime, rarefied success of giving Nigerians a free, fair and credible election. It is a heroic feat befitting a true hero of our democratic dispensation...

Jonathan’s Sweeping Victory MUST translate to Wholesale Performance

Jonathan must roll out in governance as he did in his electioneering. He and his team must work themselves inside-out in such a way that performance corresponds with the hope and expectations of the people, which hope and expectation is captured in the sweeping mandate they gave him...

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Has Gen. Obasanjo Got His Eyes on the Nobel Peace Prize?

Since Obasanjo's final departure from high office, things seem to have changed for him and in a manner not to his liking...

As We Approach President Buhari’s 100 Days In Office

Every journey starts with a single step and every...

Nigeria and its ‘Lef Am for God’ Mentality

Where two or three or more Nigerians are gathered together in the name of Nigeria, one can be certain, that right there, in the midst of them, is an impassioned debate about Nigeria in full flow...

Is This the #Change for Which I Prayed and Voted?

Your APC government has increased the official pump price...

The Gentleman Handshake: Lucky Igbinedion Goofed

My visit to Edo State was an eyesore.  The roads are filthy, and non-drivable. The once beautiful city is in ruins.  People are frustrated and lifeless in nature.  Fear is resonant in the eyes of many.  Everyone disappears from the street before dark for fear of armed robbers.  Most homes have gates that are ten feet high and reflective of prisons… 

The Future Is Bright

A new generation is rising. A generation that strongly believes in the new Nigerian project. Young minds that will re- build the fallen walls of Nigeria. They are springing up from all angles...

Sovereignty, Economic Security, Obama's visit, Jonathan, 2011 Elections and Development of Nigeria: Correlation (2)

The Americans and British, through their cabals in Nigeria, have chosen our presidents for us since 1960. The United States in particular through its secret service, the C.I.A., with annual budget running into trillions of dollars...

How To Pass Your Cambridge A Level…In 9 Months

If you successfully pass your A Level exams with three straight As, there should be no school anywhere in the world that should take you for granted...

Bush Telegraph, Culture and an Illiterate Nation

Where have the books gone? That is a question I keep asking my self. I remember growing up in the ancient city of Ibadan and toadying up to those good books. We never had the luxury at home of having the colored television or the internet or other distractions that have taken over in this day and age...

When Truth Becomes Irrelevant

If the body of Christ lacks common sense and discernment to such an extent that we now tolerate and accept overt errors in the name of political correctness, how will we be able to handle the attack on doctrinal integrity?