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...

Nigeria at 50 – Confusion, Tears, Sorrow and Blood

While the nation was still enthralled by the gory details of security inertia and paralysis occasioned by the state of lawlessness in Abia state, Nigerians were again woken to another rude shock. This time, it was the twin bombing at Abuja...

Ekiti Beckons to the Judiciary for Justice

For the umpteenth time, the good people of Ekiti State await the judiciary to give them desired justice in the electoral disputation over the 2007 governorship election...

The Absurdity of Being 50

When a community is tagged underdeveloped, it is the human beings who populate such community that are being described. It is against this background that it becomes imperative to sit back and evaluate the worth, the real essence and implications, the moral aura of Nigeria at 50...

Nigeria’s Dark, Bloody October

If anybody needed some dire sign that Nigeria has little to show for the first fifty years of its life, a particularly disturbing and bloody one was given last Friday...

Nigeria at 50: Independence Speech of Obafemi Awolowo

Officially, three of us - Balewa, Zik and me - were invited a few months ago to grace this golden occasion of our great nation, but we decided not to come to express our grievances on the bad state of the country....

Nigeria at 50: Independence Speech of Obafemi Awolowo

Officially, three of us - Balewa, Zik and me - were invited a few months ago to grace this golden occasion of our great nation, but we decided not to come to express our grievances on the bad state of the country....

Cheers, But Happy What?

I do feel like dragging a few things out of my diary to highlight why I, and of course, millions of Nigerians have continued to agonize as our weary beloved Nigeria has trudged on through the years...

The Battle of the Generals: Myths, manipulations and 2011

We seem to have defiled all political permutations and theories. 2011 election will not only mark our water shed but also will be an interesting political manoeuvre and battle of supremacy among some of the individuals who have played a prominent role in the making and unmaking of the Nigerian state...

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What Vice President Jonathan Goodluck should do now, for his and for the sake of the government in which he is the number two man, is to publicly declare his portfolio...

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One of the most worrisome developments in today’s Nigeria...

At Last! Nigeria Bows to Indians’ Economic Miracle

After 48 years of independence from colonialism, Nigeria is today owned and controlled by few Indian businessmen whose reach, influence and power could grind our economy to a halt...

The Perfect Treatment

The last two weeks of my life will forever remain the most precious ones to remember for a long time to come. I spent them on the heels of the Netherlands Consulate in search of an MVV- an Authorization of Temporary Residence...

Will A Good Man in the Tinubu Epoch Please Stand Up?

There are very strong indicators that almost 90% of...

The Development of International Human Rights Law since 1948

I have gladly accepted the invitation of the Strasbourg Conference on International Law and Human Rights because since I spoke here in 1989, there has been a decline in respect for human rights world-wide...

Could this be the End of Tompolo?

One person of interest, an Aso-empowered militant, Government Ekpemupolo,...

Dear President Obasanjo et al…

While trying to build an empire for our families, we should remember that the persons on whose behalf we build will have to live among their peers...

Ben Okri: A Rousing Bard

Ben Okri is one of those extant writers who aim to and do rouse social consciousness, impart knowledge; one of those writers whose work is of cosmic proportion...