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...

Did Mr. Acting president goof with his ministerial nominees?

At this ‘critical’ period of our life as a nation, those whom chance thrust on us as leaders should have no need of the former templates of religion or our ethnicity as determinants of the direction we should go...

Atiku is falling apart

While as Vice President, Atiku believed that he had no job other than what was assigned to him by the President Obasanjo to do then, but he was seen to be controversial and was believed to be the most powerful second-in-command that the nation has had...

Re: Medico-legal and Sociology of Yar’adua’s Illness

I was at a loss when some professional critics decided to employ negativism in destroying Dr Olayiwola Olaleye’s credibility, simply because the article he penned never met with their amorphous and undefined criteria...

Yar’Adua-Jonathan Political Muddle: What Lies Ahead?

Since Yar’Adua took ill, a lot of developments, positive and negative have been elbowing the Nigerian political quadrangle...

Why IBB Will Win In 2011

The “Gap Toothed” General finally made public what has been a staple of Abuja political conversation in the past few months. No surprise there. It was only a matter of time before our ever dependable elasticity was tested again...

Deciphering Deception, Populism and Nigerian Citizens’ Complacency

While democracy is reputed worldwide as a collaborative, all-encompassing participatory style of government, the 21st century has been characterized with modification and redefinition of democracy...

Goodluck Jonathan to meet President Obama: Talking points and first impressions

Given the circumstance that impelled Goodluck Jonathan to the role of acting president, it is imperative that he makes an impression on the world stage with his understanding of the role of Nigeria as a leader in Africa...

Of Personal Interest and Nigeria’s Instability!

For a nation like Nigeria to survive, and thrive, national security is very important, because national security is essentially about national sovereignty; territorial, political, economic and cultural and, above all, human security...

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I have never, ever been on a date.  For someone who can describe a perfect date even while in the middle of REM sleep, it is rather appalling that I have never, ever been on a date...

Speaking Truth to Power: When a Hero Comes along…

I hope we will never allow ourselves to be immune to the many factors, the numerous occurrences, moments, occasions and opportunities that allow narratives of inspiration to change the course of history...

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The Babalola family has been thrown into anguish and sorrow over their son Tunde, who has been missing since Monday June 19th 2006...

Between Okey Ndibe And The Guardian Newspaper

I refuse to believe that the Guardian has not 'killed' stories in the past which may run contrary to the business and personal interests of both the owners and the editorial team members...

King of the Jungle

I will not abide by the UN resolutions. I am going ahead to screw you and I dare you not to abide by the Geneva Convention...

Mike Okonkwo Essay Competition: A Vision Without Borders

I never knew how similar my experience was to other winners of the Mike Okonkwo Essay Competition for Secondary Schools until I had the opportunity of meeting some past winners for the first time recently in Lagos...

The Return of Toll Gates in Nigeria

When he was governor of Lagos State, Raji Fashola...

From The Garden of Eden to the Arena of Liberty in Lagos, Nigeria

We who studied in the School of Elihu and...

Sixty Songs for Igwebike Ifeanyi Mbanefo

Today belongs to the song of solitude. The date...

All That Jazz In The House Of Nigerian Power

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