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...

Eligible Voters Set to Detoxify Nigeria

Voting is your right. If you don`t vote, you have no right to grumble when an elected representative fumbles. We are all part of the whole system. We are all part of the problems. Definetely we should all be part of the solution...

Take a Trip to the Three Warri LGAs

The recent Delta State rerun elections and the so-called result it spewed represent the most desperate, absurd and nauseous outing undertaken in politics in recent times...

Voters Registration: Looking at the Mistakes and Misgivings!

Voter registration is the most crucial of all steps involved in holding an election. Anyone with common sense would understands that voter registration and preparation of voters’ list tells it all...

My Suffering Is Worse Than Yours

In three months, Nigerians will go to the polls again. Everybody I spoke to – in Lagos, Asaba, Awka, Enugu and Abuja – was certain that fraudulent elections could spell lasting doom this time around. Yet, after witnessing the impunity that passed for party primaries, it’s difficult to be hopeful in the prospects of credible elections in April...

2011 Nigerian Voters’ Registration Assessment: Rough Thorny Journey Ahead For INEC

When President Goodluck Jonathan flew to his hometown to register on the first day of the registration exercise, we were surprised to see the INEC chairman with him right in his village in Bayelsa, “officially” performing the voter’s registration process for Mr President...

Roguery or Tyranny: A Nation's Dilemma

The recent revelation that members of Nigeria's National Assembly are the highest paid in the world raises significant questions not only on the need for effective checks and balances on organs of government but also fundamental issues as to the work ability of the presidential system in an emergent democracy...

Two Wanted Men for Aso Rock in April 2011!

April 2011 must be a mandate that is informed and result-oriented. And in this regard we only have two credible candidates in the race today. They may not be as credible as Obafemi Awolowo or...

Anthony Enahoro: Icon of Yoruba ‘ponbele’ (2)

What on earth could encourage two Yoruba speaking friends, colleagues, associates and classmates converse in English language in social interaction? This cultural contradiction debilitates me. It exceeds the limit of contemptuous shame. It is a sad, pompous affair that merely puffs up the ego of the speakers but more damagingly destroyed our Yoruba heritage...

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