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...

Unnecessary hot air over Turai

One thing I know is that if we were in the same condition and have wives who truly loved us, wives or daughters whom we have given love, wealth and power, I bet you they would do more than the ‘bad’ things Turai is being accused of today...

Chronicle of innocence murdered

Haiti and Chile are still reeling from the aftermath of devastating earthquakes, a natural disaster. Nigeria continues to be beset by man-manufactured crises and disasters...

Nigeria People' Parliament Courtesy Of Nigeria Democratic Liberty Forum

Nigeria really should lack nothing, what with 150 million citizens at home and abroad. It is time for us to put our distractions aside and get to work for Nigeria...

Is the Mega Party of Nigeria Dead-on-Arrival?

The proposed political behemoth aptly named Mega Party of Nigeria; an attempt by political strange bed fellows to wrestle power from the vice-like grip of the People's Democratic Party, can be likened to a sick patient being rushed to the emergency ward of a hospital but pronounced Dead-on-Arrival...

Hijacking Democracy: Charlatans At Play

Serious nations learn from their mistakes and cultivate their democracy, always looking for ways to improve. In Nigeria, we have continuously refused to learn. The issue is the country's leadership creation process. What kind of people should occupy leadership positions?

Jos: Slaughter Capital of Nigeria

Removing the National Security Adviser is not enough. Heads of other relevant security agencies should also be sacked. Another reason to sack other security chiefs is the way and manner our President was smuggled inside the country like a thief...

Goodluck Jonathan: Indecision, Power and Legacy

Goodluck Jonathan can be likened to a man facing a dilemma: If he acts too fast, he risks committing egregious mistakes in which case his opponents and bashers will pounce at him. If he acts to slow, his opponents, critics and bashers will accuse him of indecision, of incompetence...

Jos Carnage: Synopsis, Leadership And Gen. Gowon

The present carnage in Jos is certainly a harbinger of things to come in the future. I might sound like a doomsday prophet...

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Nigerian Politicians Defecting to Other Parties: Some Other Ethical and Legal Issues

Before any politician can justify disembarking from his party and seeking accommodation elsewhere, he must show written evidence that he has assiduously tried to correct his party’s wrong policies to no avail...

Heeding the Call for a Fossil fuel phase Out

To highlight the call for a phasing out of...

The Nigerian Police Force

The history of the Nigerian Police is a history of nobility, service and sacrifice. It had a glorious past. In recent years, however, the police have come to be known as the bastion of illegality, inefficiency and institutional decadence...

Nigerian e-Passport Costs and Nigerians Abroad: A Classic Rip-off?

Not content with the daily looting of treasuries, bribes and all other forms of corruption perpetrated on the Nigerian people, home and abroad, it seems officials of the Nigerian Government, through the Nigeria Immigration Service, has devised a very innovative way of ripping off Nigerians who live abroad.

The Return Of Aladin

Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima interviewed Aladin, Nigerian musician based in Austria. Aladin spoke on the reason for his migration, the reception in Austria, his home coming to Nigeria in August, his Bulgarian wife and three children and the release of his new cd…

Nigeria's National Economic Management Team without quantifiable objective?

President Jonathan made an audacious move with the reconstitution of National Economic Management Team, essentially to engage in finding solutions to economic mishaps in the country...

Acid-Rain And Cancer Scare In Nigeria!

Incessant Gas flaring has introduced chemicals, particulate matter or biological materials that can cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, and damage the natural environment in parts of Nigeria...

Oil Marketers Crying Over Cheaper Petrol – Whose Interest Are They Protecting?

For years, oil marketers in Nigeria thrived on fuel...

After Life's Fitful Fever, Gani Sleeps Well

I had almost come to believe that men like Gani will never die. How wrong was I proved on that rainy Saturday morning when the falcon flew away?

Mr. President’s Profound Ineptitude

Needless to say that we’ve had enough of this political naivety emanating from Aso Rock mixed with gargantua sized ineptitude masquerading as leadership. It seems that President Jonathan’s problem is not particularly terrorism but lack of courage...