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...

What is inside the pack…?

Experts and ordinary Nigerians worry about how their foods and medicines are being packed by food processors...

The Illusions and Delusions of Nigeria’s Political Dynasties

Sadly, the set of Nigerian politician children who think of themselves as political dynasties and indispensable to the Nigerian political scene...

Are You A Citizen of Nigeria or Merely A Settler?

Political, religious and ethnic opportunists have always exploited the mutual suspicions between Nigerians who are in abject poverty...

Recurrent Jos Mayhem: Who Will Heal The Land?

Jos was once the best place to stay in Nigeria considering the heavenly weather and blissful peace that once characterized the city. However, bouts of killings, religious unrests and the likes have given Jos a new name...

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.”

How to Report the President's Illness: Why Nigeria's Case Is Different

Nigerians can also be blamed for the paucity of information on the health status of those at the helm of affairs. On the various streets across Nigeria, Nigerians go about their daily chores as if all is well...

Decongesting Nigerian Cities: Stemming Rural-Urban Drift in Today’s Nigeria

It is mostly in Lagos and other big cities in Nigeria that one can find an able-bodied, well-fed beggar, who can see, hear and speak, is not in anyway physically challenged, and is straight-faced about his lazy means of livelihood...

Pastor Tunde Bakare

I believe in one Nigeria where there is justice, equity, fairness and good governance. I also believe there could be unity in diversity. With togetherness and determination we can achieve a lot in saving Nigeria...

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To Your Farms O Nigerians…!

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If Ojukwu is a hero who is the villain?

The glorification of the dead Emeka Ojukwu began in Lagos where he grew up and studied in Nigeria like me. As a big fan of Ikemba, I was there at the Tafawa Balewa Square with some old and new friends to pay our last tributes to this great man and what we met there was a rare enchanting pan Nigerian spirit on display...

Jacob Zuma: A 21st Century African Leader?

In Jacob Zuma, the Republic of South Africa has chosen a new President who is not only liked by his people, but someone seen by his countrymen as one of them...

France: Homophobia and Booby-mania

With Soddom and Gomorah historically in mind, this 'homo' nonsense must not break our resolve and will to live in a decent world inhabited by decent human beings capable of reason...

2023 Polls: Time To Take Back Our Country

Come February 25, 2023, Nigerians will troop en masse...

Ladoja, Oyo PDP Ticket & The Lawmakers

One wonders why Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, Fredrick Fasehun, Gani Adams and Asari Dokubo were incarcerated while Obasanjo and his EFCC continue to watch Adedibu’s bold fingers writing Oyo State black...

High Cost of Governance, Bad Governance: The Relationship

What is going on in all the three tiers of government is tantamount to, if not worse than, bold-faced, daylight armed robbery of the people of Nigeria. It is calculated that our rulers consume over 80% of the total revenue that accrue to Nigeria in the name of governance...

Njiko Igbo, OUK and Side Distractions

Kalu has shown that he is not of the old block of politicians like those who have made every attempt to pull him down by all means...