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...

An Open Letter to IGP Onovo

There’s no question that you hold one of the toughest jobs in Nigeria. Under your watch, a large swath of Nigeria – specifically the southeast – is close to being overrun by bands of criminals who kidnap for ransom...

The Failed ID card Project and the Imperative of This venture

If we are talking of modernising our economy, we should embrace an ID card system. Our transactions are haphazard and this breeds inefficiency, corruption and manipulation...

50th Year Of Nigeria’s Nationhood: The People’s Gore and Nigeria’s Glory!

Every October; precisely the first day of the month, Nigeria hosts the world in measure to observe and strengthen her aspiration on self-rule. In 1960, the development of our local political skirmishes became visible...

Akunyili vs. Soludo: Indeed, Laughable!

I think Akunyili should go to Hajia Turai Yar’Adua and learn how to keep family matters secret from public knowledge. Akunyili should understand that that one is well read does not mean the person should be breaking etiquette...

Freedom Coalition: $250m fund to elect Abubakar Umar…(2)

Nigerians, especially, the Southerners, are like the prisoners. On one hand, IBB is not acceptable to us under any circumstances. On the other hand, Jonathan, a Southerner, whom we could have found solace in, is also not a viable alternative...

Freedom Coalition: $250m fund to elect Abubakar Umar…(2)

Nigerians, especially, the Southerners, are like the prisoners. On one hand, IBB is not acceptable to us under any circumstances. On the other hand, Jonathan, a Southerner, whom we could have found solace in, is also not a viable alternative...

Gen. Ibrahim Babangida “Writes” Nigerians!

My 2011 presidential enterprise is on and no one will persuade me to drop the idea of ruling this great nation again as a democratically-elected President - one that is not associated with tanks and guns...

Why the Government May Be Wrong on The New ‘Minimum’ Wage

No one will dispute that our workers deserve decent wages that will guarantee social self-reproduction without recourse to moonlighting, bribery and corruption or primitive accumulation...

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Crisis of a Wealthy Nation

The man-made ugly events in Nigeria in the last few weeks are strong signals that all is not well with the country. Concisely, the situations in the country needs urgent surgical care but unfortunately, the country's history is very repetitious and sooner or later, it will be business as usual...

America Votes: Any Lessons For Nigeria? (2)

2007 is Nigeria's chance to take democracy to another level...a level of positive politics.

Who Is Nigeria’s Conscience – Remembering Gani Fawehinmi?

  Monday, April 22, was the 81st birthday of Gani...

Between Usman and Soludo

It is expedient and desirable for the good of the country to avoid unnecessary diverse views about the country’s economic policies at this time...

He Who Comes to Equity Must Come With Clean Hands

I have consistently maintained in my various writings that...

Disgrace Of The Beret

There is so much panic among the people whenever there is a perception that the state cannot provide adequate security for its citizenry. This has resulted in every community developing a means of providing security...

The Time Of The Gross Domestic Producers

That Nigeria has passed South Africa as Africa’s largest economy—when calculated by Gross Domestic Product—is almost old news.  The coverage of that feat afforded Nigeria’s image a rare shining moment in the foreign media...

Fan Your Fascination into Flame

What will you do for Nigeria? In ten years time what will people say about you in Nigeria? What will the growing generation of Nigerian's write about you?

Obasanjo and Babangida: Re-enforcing Peace with Joint statement

Nigeria is in a delicate trajectory point but has not reached what physicist calls an "Escape velocity" which literally means a point of no return. Not yet! Nigeria can be salvaged, even made whole again when patriots and lovers of stability vow to restore the country to her lost glory of 1970s and early 80s...