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...

Ribadu’s Progressive Mistake

It is only a fool that will keep doing the same thing, and expect a different result… so paraphrased goes that wise saying. I cannot but come off with that conclusion on hearing of former EFCC boss Mallam Nuhu Ribadu declared intention to run for the nation’s highest office...

Nigeria: Where Are The Nation Builders?

Nation-building that will likely contribute to stable international peace will need to emphasize the democratic participation of people within the nation to demand rights. It will need to build the society, economy...

Mount Her, She’s Yours For The Grabbing

To some men, women are just objects and are a must-have only like the chairs, plates cars, etc in your house. In the best case scenario, they are merely to be tolerated rather than be valued...

Judging By Their Speeches

Last week, some contenders for the 2011 Presidential Elections took various bold steps toward the actualization of their closet desires. These steps were characterized with strong underlying political indications, thoughtful strategies, and technically sound counterstrikes...

What does IBB want again?

The strength of a nation lies in discipline. IBB betrayed the Nigerian Oath of allegiance, the army core values, and  the entire people for his over-ambition...

Governor Akpabio’s War Against Children

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom is in danger of doing something that’s unforgivably evil. In the name of protecting the image of his state, he has set out to destroy two organizations that are doing an admirable job of rescuing innocent children...

Nigeria: A Nation Ruled By Men of 'Thumos' (1)

It is wrong to come to believe that a Nigerian government populated by men of thumos is supposed to be representing the interests of the governed. Little wonder in countries like Nigeria with such low moral standards, public speech about morality has almost always been regarded as a nuisance...

Averting demographic disaster in Nigeria

Events in various parts of the country in recent times ranging from sectarian violence in the North, militancy in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, armed robbery and kidnapping incidents in major cities and towns all point to the dangers an unengaged but active youth population can pose to a country...

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Aspects Of “Maternal Home System” In African Tradition

The “Maternal home system”, just like the African extended family system that I’d written about in the past should be of research interest to scholars and individuals who are interested in understanding types and nature of relationships in Africa...

Are We Overly Presidentialising the Anti-Corruption Campaign in Nigeria?

One of the reasons why anti-corruption activities reached their...

Nappy Hair And Doing It Big

I wonder if she would have won the Miss USA pageant if she had left her hair in its natural state. If you think I am raising false alarm in this regard then you definitely have not been paying attention to the issues regarding a black woman’s hair...

The Nigerian Presidency and the Igbo Nation

The chief plausible reason, as to why we do not yet have a Nigerian president of Igbo background, in my view, is simply psychological in nature...

Nigeria’s Real Path To Progress

Until having a good meal of chicken is not considered a luxury in the average Nigerian home, the Government can not claim to have succeeded in improving lives in Nigeria...

No Tears For PDP

PDP, that party that flatters itself as the biggest party in Africa, is strapped to a death bed. It is hit with a serious ailment. It is ravaged by schism and implosion from within...

U.S. Cracks Down on Immigrants

Hundreds have been arrested and now face the possibility of jail time and deportation. Many are currently in detention for allegedly using some form of false identification to obtain their jobs.

Emeka Ozumba – A Profile in Industry

The overarching consensus amongst his compatriots is that Emeka...

My Baby Is Not Up For Adoption

How could you, Angelina Jolie? How could you? Was I not the one that told you the quickest way to get an ambassadorial position in the UN is to adopt a Somalian child?  Did my advice not lead to your hooking up with the white world’s sexiest man alive…how come you did not come to Nigeria to have your baby?

Of New York City and Ibadan City: Unusual Parallels and other Matters

“Well travelled visitors often say Ibadan is the most...