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 Fifty: A Story of Grand Failure

It is disheartening that at fifty, we are practically lying prostate while humanity races to the moon. It is understandable why Nigerians openly regret our independence from external colonialists...

Passport Identification: Proudly Nigerian

The many issues confronting the country nonetheless, Nigeria remains a powerful global brand worth trillions of dollars, unlimited natural resources, millions of hectares of fertile lands, over 350 languages and 150 million industrious, determined people...

As Soyinka Joins Partisan Politics

Soyinka is a man who is much respected, if not idolised by most people who can string words together. Therefore as he dabbles into partisan politics with his full creative weight, questions are bound to arise...

Re-Assessing The Unfinished Project At 50

There may not be a better a time to remind Nigeria and Nigerians of the need to reflect on and re-assess the contributions of individuals, groups, organisations and governments to the current state of the nation...

Babangida’s Belligerent Sense of Entitlement

In spite of all the filth that his hired army of revisionists are churning out, to erase his infamies from our memories, we are still solid in our knowledge and conviction that Babangida is one of the greatest rapists of our commonwealth...

Nigeria's Forgotten Heroes: Nnamdi Azikiwe – “Father of the Nation” (3)

As Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first post independence Head of State, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was to Nigeria, what George Washington is to America, Nkrumah is to Ghana, Nasser is to Arabs, and Mandela is to South Africa...

Welcome To Lagos – An Insider's Perspective

One must not stop wondering, what prompted the recent BBC’s epic show of shame against Lagos, under the magnificent but highly misleading title: WELCOME TO LAGOS?

Nigeria’s 50th Independence Anniversary

All the indices show that there is little or nothing to celebrate after 50 years of our national life, especially with the high level of poverty...

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Godwin Odiye: Fallacy Becoming A Myth

As the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) awaits the verdict...

“Two Skunks At The Picnic”

There are some striking similarities between President Bush and President Obasanjo that qualify them as identical twins, if you compare their track record as leaders and forget their skin color, their background or the yawning gap in the level of development their two countries have seen...

Pastors of Perfect Power

The powerful pastors of newfangled Christianity are all over...

No Reason To Be Poor

Indians and Chinese have been regarded as the 4th and 5th largest ethnic groups in Nigeria after Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. You need to see how those guys flock into Nigeria on daily basis to explore the windows of opportunities that abound in Nigeria...

Of Looters, Leaders and The EFCC List

It was written in very bold headlines in the Nigerian Tribune that the “Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released the names of 56 Nigerians it alleged collectively removed over N243 billion from the nation’s treasury...

Some Things Just Cannot Wait…Helon Habila Discusses Measuring Time With Ike Anya (1)

"Stereotypes are often created out of ignorance, and sometimes malice. The best counter to that is of course education, which is one of the things, my novel does, I think.." Helon Habila

The Nigeria Police And Public Safety

The Nigeria Police Force no longer protects the Nigerian public, rather, the Nigerian public should be protected from the men and women of this outdated and corrupt force...

Buhari’s Unsexy Task

Nigerian presidents are notorious for self-aggrandizement. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo...

Africa And The Glorious Church: The Era Of The Gentiles

Perhaps these are the End Times. The signs are all there. There are strife, earthquakes, wars and rumours of wars, bombings and bombings without end, fear,  hunger and uncertainty.

The Igbo, Goodluck and the Ides of April 9

The Igbo have come out to state their support for Jonathan. The apex Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has officially endorsed Jonathan. They don’t have much option anyway. The other candidates have not endeared themselves to the Igbo...