Nigeria Matters

Hello! Be Wise As The Campaigns Begin

Barring any divine intervention, and never ruling out the unpredictability of the cosmic regime, the 2027 general elections in Nigeria will be held. The...

Nigeria Is Dying In Bondage

The calls came to me in quick succession - from the United States and some cities in Nigeria - concerning the health and accommodation...

Osun Election: Victory For The People

The result of the just-concluded governorship election in Osun State still resonates across the country at deafening decibels. Everybody is celebrating the Accord Party’s...

My head swells, that is my country

Having sojourned in Europe for almost 10 years, I now have hopes that I may probably have a country to which I can return. It is glaring that my countrymen have decided to take their destinies in their own hands...

Before The Nightfall

We as a people have had it long and tough. A decision must be made now:  Decision to take our country back from the hands of its slaughterers; fight a good fight; use our vote as our weapon and make good use of it; vote out the useless and vote in the useful...

Time to Say Goodbye to Bad Leaders

At fifty years of independence, it is now time to change the way we think and feel for the better. It is now time for us to respond, unite and vote for the best leaders and say goodbye to inept and corrupt leaders...

Princewill Saw 2011 Elections Before Jega Came

It is very sad that Nigeria has celebrated her 50th Independence, yet there is little to show for our progress...

Ogboru: The Man, Manifesto and Many Mandates

With the Okar coup Ogboru’s name was allegedly mentioned. And the dictatorial military government then swung into sundry actions and virtually all that Ogboru had was made to pass through the drain. Was he battered and shattered?

2011 Election: Checkmating Desperate Politicians!

Shifting the national Assembly poll from 2nd until 9th April 2011, is not Nigeria’s problem, but the outcome of these elections remain crucial to the Nigerian people...

Does Jega know trust is like virginity?

Jega has been given everything he needs to give Nigerians a credible election. Never in the history of Nigeria’s democracy has a man who came with so much popular acclaim done so much to burn the goodwill he had going for him...

Towards a normal country

In a normal country, anybody making decisions that will affect others will tend to consult them before deciding or at least give them ample notice to adapt after deciding. Nothing will be out of the norm for an efficient administrator...

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The people of Anambra State have spoken: Now let's get to work!

The possibility that Anambra State might live up its motto: The light of the Nation - is emerging. The politics of Anambra State might spearhead the revitalization of Nigeria's polity...

Agreeing To Not Disagree For The Common Good

We really can't imagine what potential resources are available to us for the good of all, when we begin to make efforts to agree in principle with one another. Disagreements only lead to chaos...

Nigerian Roads: the Abuja disgrace

We just want to bring to your attention something much worse than the Lagos-Shagamu-Ore-Benin road or the Serengeti. You won’t believe it but the place I am talking about is nowhere else than Nigeria’s so-called capital city, Abuja...

Oga Emperor: Let Democracy Breathe In Nigeria

It is no longer a secret that the Emperor...

Essays From Exile: Nigeria By Air! Who Wan Die?

I will be walking home soon to Nigeria. I am going home to be rich. I am not talking of going home to land contracts that I will never execute. Nope, I am going home to be a seer, a soothsayer, a herbalist, a babalawo. Since the fiery crash of two airplanes within two months in Nigeria, babalawos have become suddenly hot commodities...

Efcc Icpc: A Tool For Witch Hunt

There is no doubt that Ribadu acted on the directives of his boss, Obasanjo who dictated what happened at any given time. Ribadu nevertheless got the nod from the international community for his giant stride in the fight against corruption...

The Declaration of State of Emergency: A Response to Paul Adujie

Why hasn't the president declared a state of emergency in Kano state, Lagos state, and in Kaduna, Benue, Kwara, and in the Niger Delta region? After all, lawlessness reigns supreme in some of these states. Now, let's see if Mr. Obasanjo can toy with Kano and Kaduna - without dangerous repercussions...