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...

For Nigeria; What Have You to Contribute?

If someone were to ask what the most crippling problem of Nigeria is, we will not have a moment’s hesitation in deciding that it is infidelity and irresponsibility to the affairs of the nation...

Are Igbo Women the most educated in Nigeria?

Is it known by other Nigerians that Igbo society is a matriarchy? The men may not subscribe to that. But, are they not trying to prove it to the world?

Civil Service Reform In Nigeria: The British Example!

This write-up proposes to look at the recent changes in the public administration in Britain and offer some comments on and assessment of the Nigeria scenario...

Before Nwodo Commits Suicide!

As Nwodo has publicly declared his intention to lay down his precious life so that Nigerians can enjoy the dividends of democracy that has eluded us ever since the PDP came into our lives he will definitely be a hero in the event that we see changes...

Historical Perspective On The Niger Delta

The Niger Delta region is faced with a lot of developmental and environmental challenges including high level of poverty, decline in agricultural production, low level of industrial activities, environmental degradation and social conflicts...

Kidnapping: Tasks Before South East Governors

The governors of the five South-Eastern states, with prominent leaders of thought from the region in tow, cut a pitiable look when they went cap-in-hand to meet with “Big Brother Abuja”, President Goodluck Jonathan recently...

Ijaw Agitation So Far

The Niger Delta crisis is essentially a governance of crisis, for almost six decades the Ijaw - amongst other ethnic groups in the region - have mobilized within to seek redress...

Jonathan’s Radicalism or Bloody Revolution? (1)

Amazing how the issue of zoning or not produced gra gra and brouhaha and even exposed our democracy to a far more savage form of political, cabal and social polarization under our watch...

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A Tribute To Muhammed Ali

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An Inventory Nine Years in the Making

On my first day back home in Nigeria, I kept my emotions in check as I hugged my father.  He had lost weight and most of his bulk.  It was hard to look a man in the face when you used to look up at him...

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Open Letter to Dr Onyishi of Maduka University

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Intelligence, insecurity and Nigeria’s economy

The killings in some parts of the country including bombings, kidnappings and fatal armed robbery attacks being perpetrated on a daily basis with barefaced brutality must stop if this economy is to survive and make any headway...

The Characteristics of and the Mechanisms for forging a Sociocratic State in Nigeria

In the glaring absence of political thinkers, who would...

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Business Climate in Nigeria

Here is something to ponder. Have you ever wondered why most businesses in Nigeria die once the proprietor is no longer alive?