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...

Tease And Tense To Rule Nigeria: How culpable is the North?

Nigeria’s political system in general is largely driven by one or two or three motives of 5Ps – profit, politics, propaganda, privilege and power. Service to society is only a pretext for gaining a foothold...

Madam Jonathan goes to Lebanon

For those who ever had doubts, Goodluck Jonathan is emerging as just another occupant of the office of president, one with little or no clue that his job is not a ticket to party all night and all day...

How to Become a Beautiful Political Bride in Low Trust Societies

Much has been written about the domination of the country’s politics by the North but without concomitant attention paid to how this is facilitated by their perception as people who keep their words. Even outside politics...

Jerome Oputa Udoji: The Exit of a Titan

He was perhaps best known for the ‘Udoji Award’ of the mid 1970s, when many public servants received huge salary increases and were also paid lump sums in arrears, following a lopsided implementation of the recommendations of the Public Service Review Commission...

Akunyili and Re-branding Nigeria Initiative

Akunyili, despite the initial overwhelming torrent of cynicisms against her taking up the position of the Federal Government’s chief spokesperson, has rather remained undaunted in her stead to continue to toe the line of truth and integrity...

Preparing our Political Leaders Properly for Power

It is simply not enough for the different geo-political zones within the nation to clamour for occupation of high political office, by their representatives, merely on the basis of federal character alone. Each zone must invest in the development of their preferred candidates...

Hypocrites eulogizing Yar’Adua

Just after the president died, those who took one cheap shot or the other at him and at his family are the very ones now praising him to heaven and hell...

Dreaded Busy Government; Drained Business Cycle!

A sustainable democracy will not result in our country until our leaders work to establish the rule of law, uphold the fundamental rights of the citizens and allow democratic institutions to grow and flourish...

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Audu Ogbeh: Perhaps Not A Saint

Audu Ogbeh is perhaps the one that should be blamed for the ongoing saga in Anambra State today among others. Regardless of the actions of Chris Uba or Dr Ngige, or even OBJ’s intentional refusal to address the saga, as the chairman of PDP, he should have stood up and orchestrated a private resolution to put an end to the ugly chronicle of events...

An Open Letter to President Umaru Yar’Adua 2

Mr. President, we have a model to show us the way. It is not Dubai, as some commentators on the Niger Delta have suggested. It is Venice. It is Venice, not Dubai, because like Venice, the Niger Delta is in the main a collection of islands and marshy terrains...

Agunsoye: Tribute to the deity at 69

Last weekend, the Elegboro of Ijebu-Jesa, His Royal Majesty,...

Muzzling the Advisory List

Corruption in Nigeria has become so widespread with its depleting effect on the economic development of the country that insistence on legalism in the war against it may at times be counterproductive...

Sanwo-Olu’s Dilemma and the Burden of Lagos State

"Lagos is a shameful state with a lot of...

Confessions Of A De-Robed Monk

It takes more than the piety of religion to conquer and overcome the unwholesome desires of the heart. Love is all about desiring the best for someone. It's better to allow love to sleep on in limbo than rouse and stoke it...Monks also face the same challenges that confront mortal men...

Obasanjo’s ‘Demise’: Celebrating a Pyrrhic Victory

In a society where people’s sense of history is not so warped; where heroes are recognized and adulated, where the generality of the populace is not led by the nose on fleeting celebrations, Obasanjo should be riding the high tide of appreciation for the sacrifices he has made for Nigeria...

Corruption In Nigeria

In view of the penchant of most people in elective offices and sensitive positions in our public offices to amass wealth and the huge amounts of money usually involved in such official corruption and scam, caution should always be exercised in appointing heads of anti-graft agencies...

2027: The Ruthless Forces Peter Obi and the Opposition Will Be Confronting

By 2027, the presidential election in Nigeria may no...

April Fools (11): Attack Of The Clones

I remember the rains. I remember the cold as I stood in the rain waiting to exercise my franchise. I remember a beautiful rainbow of umbrellas all over Lagos, as voters waited to cast their ballot; it is the symbol of hope to which I cling...