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...

The Return Of The Living Dead

On Wednesday, the 24th of February 2010, around 2 a.m, when decent and hardworking Nigerians were snoring and sweating on their beds with mosquitoes playing hide and seek in their ears, somebody was smuggled into the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport under the cover of darkness...

The Rise and Fall of Our Motherland

The problem with Nigeria is not only the complete ineptitude of our elected leaders, their wanton and wilful refusal to abide by the Rule of Law or the fact that we now operate a four tier system of government, the fourth being corruption...

Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport or a Siddon Look Matter

Any true democracy and constitutionalism is maintained through active involvement, engagement and participation by the electorate and the citizenry...

Yar’Adua versus “motor park” touts

A friend of mine, an American who has studied and taught in Nigeria, sent me a terse e-mail yesterday. It read: “The ‘president’ of Nigeria is a perfect icon for the country: prostrate in intensive care and held hostage by a secretive, greedy clique!”

Prayers For President Yar’Adua

In spite of our political, religious and ethnic frictions, no Nigerian will celebrate the president’s ill-health. From the Creeks of the Niger Delta to the cascading hills of Plateau State and the flat lands of Sokoto and Maiduguri, no Nigerian will make a toast to the infirmity of the President...

We must stop insulting Niger Deltans

By this piece, I wish to recommend to anyone who is not familiar with the Niger Delta to be a little more circumspect in discourse related to determination of issues that affect that hapless region...

A Contrarian Confronts Jonathan (1)

Jonathan Goodluck's success hinges on truncating the socially deformed policies of Yar' Adua which have become social nuisance across the political and social realm. Can Jonathan morph from a conservative, no-rock-the-boat, loyal PDPer to a bellicose, reforming, rebellious, proletarianised Acting President without a thorough and perceptive elucidation of the strange, new direction?

Mr. Acting President Jonathan: It is time to be the Commander-In-Chief

Enough is enough and it is time to end this nonsense. I do not know if in the last few days you have been following the news? I know that when people are in such positions as fate has thrust you into, they are cut away from the reality of the real world...

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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...

What Sullivan Chime Should Do

The first time I heard the name of the current Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime, the first thing that struck me was the exotic nature of the name – Sullivan...

An Unusual Review…

In Nigeria, selecting party chairmen is always subject to the zonal system of picking our political leaders. Every position is zoned to a particular area regardless of merit and need. You could therefore have a political buffoon and an amateur becoming party chairman...

April Elections will hold – El Rufai at UN Press Conference

The Minister of the Federal Capital, Nasir el-Rufai and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Aminu Bashir Wali, addressed the press at the United Nations as part of the ongoing Federal Government's new initiative to address the negative media coverage and international pressure on Obasanjo’s administration to conduct a free and fair election next month...

Lunch At The Sungbo Eredo

I have been hoping for a flourishing period, a better tomorrow. However, this is fast becoming a mirage, a tint in the sky.... I hope for a time when we all shall stop walking on our heads...

Tinubu Decimates Atiku’s Political Power Base As 2027 Tilts In Peter Obi’s Favour

The political landscape of Nigeria is undergoing a seismic...

Why Nigeria may not meet the Millennium Development Goals

The assurances of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua notwithstanding, an indication of the possibility of Nigeria not achieving the Millennium Development Goals was given recently...

Is Dr. Goodluck Ready To Step Up To The Presidency?

As far as Nigeria’s political power brokers and kingmakers are concerned, this may be the time to ponder, plot, and perfect their political game strategies in respect of who occupies the top job going forward...

FAO Future Minister for Justice

Dear Future Minister for Justice We do not know if...

A Manual for Nigeria’s Armed Robbers, Pickpockets and Small-Time Con Artists

If you happen to know any Nigerian armed robber,...