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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...

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...

Jega’s Misstep and the Nigerian Conversation

There’s no question that Nigeria must be re-negotiated. Its constitution is an enabler of serial abuses – including the tyranny of Abuja over state capitals and the federalization of resources that ought to belong to states. That’s why Nigerians ought to look beyond Mr. Jega’s elections...

Goodbye “No Probs”: Tribute to Otunba Jobi Fele

The late Otunba Mohammed Jobi Fele possessed a lot of the values and attitude our society desperately needs today; he was best known for his virtues and capabilities as an efficient and honest administrator, successful and resourceful businessman, brave and focused industrialist, and on top of all that he was also known to be generous and humane...

Never Before

Events following the authorization of political parties to hold primaries and political campaigns have been quite interesting and intriguing. One would have thought that the electioneering process would be met with the usual apathy by voters...

National assembly elections postponed!

This smells of sabotage. This does not sound well. There is something going on here. There is something missing here. I want Nigerians to clamor for investigation of this vendor. He has embarrassed the nation...

Jega'a Wobbly Start and Our Huge Expectations

Contrary to expectations, the much awaited parliamentary election in Nigeria turned to a huge anti-climax. The hype, the high hope and the huge expectation loaded into the election to start what is considered a critical test of democracy flailed and floundered...

Prof Jega, What Really Happened?

Yesterday was April Fool Day, but twenty fours hours later, we’re still making fools of ourselves in full public glare...

Nigeria and a better living condition: Deserved or Disservice?

Economy shapes cities. It’s dwelling pattern, transit arrangement, but for Nigeria; spending spree of our politicians and quenching the reviving spirits of our economy has deterred the trend...

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Lessons for Pat Utomi from Oshiomole

It will be with great regret that I will be giving you tomorrow's news today; Newsflash: Pat Utomi loses in Moonslide in the April Nigeria Presidential Election...

Football As A Religion In Nigeria

Nothing excites and unifies Nigerians like football, especially when...

The Qualities of a Good Politician in a Democratic Society

Since politicians play very significant roles in the administrative processes, especially having hands in thousands of  important laws and policies affecting their communities and country, they should be well-educated, modest, with experience in social welfare...

Strengthening Democracy in West Africa: The Regional Partnership for Democracy

The Regional Partnership for Democracy (RPD) represents a timely...

Nigeria Shareholders’ Dividend: Lost or Looted?

Share investors and other stakeholders in Nigeria's stock market have long been claiming that their accrued dividend does not give them the corresponding returns...

The Social Revolution Of Nigeria (2)

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A Date With A Prostitute

Abuja is replete with seemingly innocent streets that house prostitutes of different hues and shapes at night...

Nigerian Stock Exchange and its Many Troubles

Like most other stock markets around the world, Nigerian stock exchange was devastated by the global financial crisis of 2008. But unlike many that have already recovered, the recovery of the NSE is taking time. In fact some pessimists see the situation as if the market will never recover to its pre-crisis level...

Obasanjo Could End Up As Nigeria's Worst Divider

To keep Nigeria guessing is fast becoming an instrument of policy under Obasanjo. Even in his declared War against Corruption, our deadliest cancer, the best our Commander-in-Chief is doing, is to keep Nigerians guessing on whether or not his war is only against his perceived enemies in Government or a principled war against all forms of Corruption in our country...