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...

2011 And Dearth Of Issue-Based Politics

The way things are slowly but steadily building up, there is the possibility that Nigeria could, once again, be foisted with a leader in 2011 who never promised the country anything before assuming the presidency...

Wole Soyinka’s “The Avoidable Trap of Cultural Relativism”* – A Comment

Cultural relativism, if we are not careful, is leaning more towards accepting the inequality of the races as a natural phenomenon, and therefore promotes racism...

Theodore Orji’s comeback to PDP leaves Uzor Kalu in the cold

The formal declaration on Wednesday last week by the governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji for the People’s Democratic Party, appears to have brought to an end the controversy concerning where he would finally pitch his tent...

Bread, noodles, others to cost more as Russia wheat ban bites

Nigerian consumers face paying more for bread, pasta, noodles and hundreds of processed foods after Russia banned the exportation of wheat...

Jets, Killed Bills, And Other Pleasures Of Power

The major reason political races in Nigeria are marked by high voltage violence is that occupants of political offices see themselves, and are seen, as lottery winners...

Nigerians confirm high rate of corruption in public procurement—LCCI Poll

Over 90 percent of respondents believe the level of corruption in the contracts and procurement processes in the public sector is high, out of which about 50 percent believe it is extremely high...

The Anti-Viral Therapy And The Nigerian Edifice

With regards to a Computer being corrupted by Viruses, an active observer – even a passive onlooker- notices the similitude of a Corrupted Computer and a Corrupted Nigeria!

Who Can Redeem Dimeji Bankole’s House?

It is now clear that President Goodluck Jonathan is planning to contest the presidency next year and would need all the support he could get, and so may have winked at the EFCC to turn a blind eye to the grave allegations against Bankole...

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Civil Society Engagement In Nigeria: CONGOs Perspective

In 2010, comrades who were inspired by the quest...

Understanding the end-time turbulence: the era of the Gentiles (2)

The promise is that the shaking of the World will destroy all man-made systems, satanic scientific establishments, oppressive ancient regimes and man-made security arrangements. The only security one can be sure of is the one God, the Father provides in these end-times...

Ubiquitous Thieves, Cosmopolitan Rogues

Like Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Posterity is blowing across Nigeria's high places. Secrets are being revealed and sealed deals are becoming unsealed. At a snail speed, blatant liars are being openly ridiculed...

Jonathan and Dame Patience Goodluck, Change and the Burden of History

It is evident that revisionist politics of blackmail and the use of deceit to cover up facts of history underlie Jonathan Goodluck’s attempts at becoming...

National Assembly: Not a Den of Thieves

Political party or leadership without a guiding philosophy or ideology is like a pilot without navigator. Any flight attempt will inevitably result in calamity and peril...

NNPC Appointments: Much Ado about a Conflict of Interest

I was as usual browsing the noted and respected...

Rubber Stamp 9th NASS: Should Lawan Bother?

Mr Chairman, members of the high table, impartial judges,...

Wild Wild North: A festival of Incompetence and Mischief

Lest we all become guilty of what we accuse others of doing, two things need to be said very clearly about the ongoing crisis in the Northern part of Nigeria...

Omalicha Nwa

Are some women not lucky? While many are struggling, hoping and praying to land their first Mr Right, Omalicha, still in her early thirties is already getting ready to tie the knots with husband number four...

Prayers For President Yar’Adua

In spite of our political, religious and ethnic frictions, no Nigerian will celebrate the president’s ill-health. From the Creeks of the Niger Delta to the cascading hills of Plateau State and the flat lands of Sokoto and Maiduguri, no Nigerian will make a toast to the infirmity of the President...