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...

Oba’s curse on kidnappers

What does security mean in relation to life as we know it today in Nigeria? For the most part, it means safety and freedom from worry. It is said to be the end that all men strive for, but is security a utopian goal or is it another word for rut?

The Politics of ‘Generation Shift’

The idea of power shift to the younger generation has moved up the agenda of political discussion since former military President Ibrahim Babangida, 69, allegedly claimed that Nigerian youths are incapable of giving the country a qualitative leadership...

Death by Petrol Tankers: Enough is Enough

On Sunday, August 15, at the Otedola Millennium Estate end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, no fewer than 40 people lost their lives and about 25 vehicles were damaged in an inferno caused by a petrol tanker...

Nigeria At 50: Leadership As An Epidemic

Leadership is a demonstrative ability. Good leaders always display sincerity, credibility, integrity, intelligence and competence in all their actions. They make timely and appropriate changes in thinking...

Corruption: Execution as an Option!

All of us can not continue to pacify ourselves by taking solace in belonging to a wasted generation. Rather, those political thieves, and corrupt leaders should be apprehended  and held accountable. If it requires their lives to be wasted in the fashion of Rawlings pseudo-revolution or Chinese enacted anti corruption policy, so be it...

Mismanagement of LG funds and grass root governance in Nigeria

Many people have accused state governments of hijacking the funds meant for the councils, a charge which has been denied by state governments . But, if the states are to be believed, it is left to be seen why they are not asking the councils how their funds are being mismanaged...

Our Success Tomorrow, Our Imminent Action Today

Some of us have seen the mountaintop, but how many of our brothers and sisters have? Some have faintly glimpsed the future through dreams and euphoric indulgence, but this has remained a curse rather than a blessing...

Marketing Jonathan’s Probable Presidential candidacy

The anticipated presidential candidacy of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has become a big business trapped in high wire politics and intrigues...

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Bible, Science, Creation, Civilization and Eternity

Science as the study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world and society agrees with scriptures at the end of the day if thorough observation and quality experiment is carried out...

Days of Reckoning for Thieving Governors

Whether you like OBJ or not, the EFCC is one beautiful gift he gave to Nigerians. The Commission will not catch all thieves, but it will catch some and deter many...

Happy Birthday

When you are married like more than half the adults of the world are, and you live in this modern civilized society, you better remember two important dates: your spouse’s birthday, and, the wedding anniversary...

Unstoppable Ngozi Wahala

It’s not for nothing that she is fondly referred...

Condemnable Acts: IPOB and the Nigerian Army Saga

The Actions of the ignorant, muddied IPOB and the...

Nigerian Big-Shots, Big Egos and Sugar-Daddies

There is something about small and narrow-minded people that vexes me. East or West, North or South, they all have three things in common: haughtiness, roguery, and the propensity to subjugate the common man...

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...

Seeing America From Their Eyes…

Quite a lot of us Nigerians who have not had the so-called good fortune to visit God's own country are often regaled with the phantasmagoria of what we miss. And indeed we do. The sweet stories vary from the real to the surreal...

Amina, Sambisa, and the Parable of a Wobbly Nigeria

A peculiarly Nigerian type of frenzy happened last week....

The Triumph of the Williams Sisters

It was no surprise to tennis realists that yet again the sisters prevailed in decisive fashion at the world’s oldest and most prestigious tennis championship...