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...

Going Nowhere Slowly

By the time the dewy eyes of genuine mourners of late President Umaru Yar'Adua dry up, Nigerian politics will go into over-drive. Political contenders are already flexing their bulging muscles and they are loaded with what it takes...

Open Letter To President Goodluck Jonathan

We were probably most democratic in pre-October 1960 under the British Colony when the people were more in participation with the national integration. Soon after that, our journey has been in the valleys of various non-democracies, all of course installed in our name...

Political Parties and Check List(s)

All Nigerians should be on their guard since the National Assembly has not passed Justice Uwais electoral reform recommendations...

Babangida: Insensitivity Carried Too Far

There is this perennial, seductive belief out there that IBB is a moving huge bag of money. This bag, though, horribly stained and very unattractive to people with any sense of decency, contains billions of naira and has very generous holes ready to “drop” at any time...

Pres. Goodluck Jonathan: Do Good by Nigerians

Being the chosen one in a nation like Nigeria can be fraught with difficulty. The presidency, which to so many is the Holy Grail of Nigerian politics, can quite easily become a poisoned chalice. It is a position which is as prestigious as it is problematic...

Speaking Truth to Power: Imperative of a Goodluck Presidency

It appears that the recent but unavoidable drama made out of the late President Yar’Adua’s health by the so called ‘cabal’ was motivated by moves to subvert and manipulate the constitution for personal and selfish gain...

Concurrent Commiseration and Congratulation: Our National Dilemma

The foreigners might mourn with us, their eyes are however not blind from the ubiquitous I-don’t-care attitudes, neither are their nostrils blocked such that they can’t sense the cosmopolitan opportunistic aura emanating from our political circuits...

Nigeria's Forgotten Heroes: Nnamdi Azikiwe – “Father of the Nation” (Part 2)

As Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first post independence Head of State, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was to Nigeria, what George Washington is to America, Nkrumah is to Ghana, Nasser is to Arabs, and Mandela is to South Africa...

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Thoughts On Bakassi

The National Association of Nigerian Students has vowed to defend Bakassi with their blood...

Haiti, 2 Million Persons Still Homeless 10 Months After Earthquake!

Where are the loud and ostentatious pledges and promises of relief and reconstruction? Where is divine interventions from the heavens? How does anyone reassure 2 million Haitians who are homeless for almost a whole year now?

‘Lade Hephzibah Olugbemi Emerges Councilor in West Thamesmead in the UK

A Nigerian woman 'Lade Hephzibah Olugbemi has won the...

2011: Law and Morality in Nigeria

Law is the most potent instrument of class struggle and because laws are made by the ruling class in order to solidify their class position in society, the legislative organs  of the state  are dominated by powerful dominant groups.

Jonathan and the end of a honeymoon

Those handling Goodluck Jonathan better tell him that this week marks the end of the honeymoon phase of his “acting presidency.”

Who Wants 'The Guardian' Dead?

From all indications some entrenched forces unhappy over The Guardian's vocal independence and resourcefulness are manipulating the staff against the management...

Should Suspects Be Paraded?

The practice of parading suspects is not unique to Nigeria. In the US for instance, while it is common for arrested suspects to be concealed from public view while in police custody to protect their privacy and reputation, it is sometimes unavoidable to expose them...

Nigerian Movies: Adaptation or Echolalia?

You may not be able to imagine the frustration we feel sometimes at being bandied about as the third biggest or largest movie industry in the world and yet have a plethora of movies that will hardly justify this tag...

Some Things Just Cannot Wait…Helon Habila Discusses Measuring Time With Ike Anya (2)

"Stereotypes are often created out of ignorance, and sometimes malice. The best counter to that is of course education, which is one of the things, my novel does, I think.." Helon Habila

Chikere Agbo’s Story of Innocence

Review of ‘Joy Cut Short, But Dreams Fulfilled’ By Odili...