Nigeria Matters

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...

In The Path of Much Needed Democracy

Two decade ago, it was unthinkable to millions of Nigerians that Mr. Goodluck Jonathan, a canoe-maker's son, would one day become their president. Today, this veritable politician who easily represents the free-will political strata of the power elite is on the international media and on podiums in the capital...

Amos Adamu’s Travails: the Consequences of Greed and Corruption

Adamu has been riding rough-shod over Nigeria's sport for almost 20 years. He was Director General of the Nigerian National Sports Commission for ten years before being redeployed in November 2008. Prior to that, Adamu was the Director of Sports of the ministry for 10 years...

Shaping a new national character

In today’s international system, the concept of national character is one of the definitive, critical criteria being applied in according a nation-state such as Nigeria, due respect. More so, the notion remains a subject of historical, socio-political debate and development at different forums...

Where are the role models?

Any concerned Nigerian, old or comparatively young, who was perhaps familiar with how the age-long, good societal value system of honesty, integrity, decency, hard work, communal living and good neighbourliness held sway in the not-too-distant past among the various tribes and communities across the country, ordinarily would screech at what has become of leadership at differing levels in different sectors of the national economy...

Who Wanted To 'Wound' OBJ In Lagos?

Whether the man that attacked Obasanjo was insane or sane is not the issue. The real issue here is why a 'mad' man should consider it expedient throwing blows at an old man of Obasanjo's standing?

Ekiti: The law as it is

The news running on the front burner in recent weeks is that the newly inaugurated government of Ekiti State has dissolved all the local councils in the state presumably manned by the PDP. Is this action legal?

Anambra State: Governor Peter obi and the burden of leadership

Governor Obi is 'Unsere eigenen Mann' which means in Igbo language 'Onyeka yi' because he respects and honors the people of his state. Obi is truly a son of the soil...

Is the contest for president a war between North and South?

A documentary I saw recently by Africa Independent Television, AIT, had Raymond Dokpesi threatening everyone that if his man did not win, there was going to be a coup. Others are baring fangs and making it clear that if Goodluck Jonathan becomes president next year, Nigeria will disintegrate...

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Bring back our pencils, rulers and chalk

I have just read of a call by a...

Anambra is about Igbo Failure

Igbo individuals are least conscious in Nigeria about their group interests. Our people typically and traditionally think about their personal interest first...

The Tower of Babel

Man as an intelligent animal is full of problems and reading his mind is the crux of the matter. Only God can decipher the mind of man full of intrigues...

The Mis-Education of the African People (1)

Due to conquest, subjugation and colonialism, black people throughout the world seem to suffer from racial and cultural identity problems emanating from educational systems that belittle their existence and self-worthiness.  On the other hand, the Arabs of Africa are excluded from consideration here since they do not suffer identity problems as much as black people...

Game Politics, Fiscal Sharing And The Rest Of Us

Nigerian politicians lie, hoodwink, and simply tell Nigerians what they want to hear. I tell Nigerians what I believe is in their best interest, take it or leave it...

A Lesson From Abati’s Travails

I disagree with Dr. Abati's article in The Guardian...

The Elite Build Wealth While The Masses Trade Tribalism: Nigeria’s Tragic Political Script

In the theater of Nigerian politics, the elite have...

Naija Notes: When OBJ speaks…

"Honourable Zani Ruwa of Zamfara State had been cooling his heels in a Saudi jail for months. What does Sharia law say about bribery? Gov Sani Yerima, where are you?"

Happy Thanksgiving

We do not set a special day aside to reduce the turkey population of my nation, and complain of obesity the next morning...

2015: Should Ndigbo Also Spit Fire?

Some persons are behaving as if they own Nigeria. They are spitting fire that Nigeria will combust if the 2015 presidential elections does not go the way they want. They have become self-acclaimed mouthpieces of their different ethnic regions...