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...

President Shehu Yar'Adua: Matters Arising

Politics apart, President Shehu Yar'Adua deserves our empathy and prayer at this crucial time of his life in the spirit of brotherhood and nation building...

A Nation in Coma: Beyond Constitutional Provisions

Nigeria is once again at one of those junctures where tripping over the precipice cannot be ruled out. At issue is the President’s serious illness, and increasing calls by some Nigerians for him to hand over the reins of government...

The Nation Dangles as Yar'Adua Pines Away

A sneak preview of the fiery war that awaits us in the aftermath of Yar'Adua's complicated health state is the internecine power struggle that has started and which threatens to blow into a full fledged war should the president cease to function in power...

Re-Branding Nigeria: The Place of Peace

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the death toll from armed-conflicts stands at an alarming 9.2 million within the last ten years, which is equivalent to the population of either London, Central African Republic, Yokohama, Uruguay or Sydney to mention a few...

In Sickness in Health: A President, a Nation a Constitution

It is no secret that the president of our federal republic currently endures a difficult personal trial of his own in the form of a severe body ailment. The treatment of which, has often necessitated his hospitalisation abroad...

President Yar'Adua Should Not Resign, But Obey the Constitution Instead

What exactly is at stake in the face of President Yar'Adua's frequent hospitalizations and absence from the presidency? It is rather simple. The issue is President Yar'Adua's violation or willful and complete disregard for section 145 of the constitution of Nigeria...

Re-Branding Nigeria: The Role of the Youths Part 2

I have never been more hopeful and enthusiastic about a National programme than I am now and my reasons cannot be unconnected to the integrity of Prof. Dora Akunyili, the chief midwife of this National re-birth...

Uba’s Honorary Doctorate: Why UniZik Was Right

While I believe the honorary doctorate to Uba was right, UniZik should perhaps have been more creative in the choice of honour. To confer on him Doctor of Public Administration raises a legitimate question of Uba’s contributions in the field of public administration...

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Metaphor of the Beard

I remember growing up and wanting to have beard. At fifteen, all I ever dreamt of was having a face covered with hair. Why? Just so I could be respected by everybody around...

The Senate: A World Of Dog Eat Dog

In politics, you ensure you finish your enemies completely in a manner that they will never attack you. Anyim has failed so far. The next dog to be devoured may well be the Senate president...

Taunting the Critic

Self-appointed guardians of political possibility who desire to mask...

American Investors, Solar Energy Experts, Return to Nigeria

I have never heard a non-Nigerian, and in particular, an American, describe visiting Nigeria in glorious terms and in the most wonderful ways in which Mr. Bannen did...

Looking for a Quick Fix? We must be kidding!

As we move closer to handover day to a...

Enough Of The Obasanjo Family, Please!

Bitter-Sweet: My Life With Obasanjo, is all about a woman’s attempt to rewrite herself into prominence and reckoning in one man’s life, to demonstrate, albeit incoherently...

Manufacturers of Coups and Bandits   

Coups and bandits are all the rage these days. Just...

On Being ‘Foreign’- (Huh To My Accent, Love My Kinky Hair)

Just do me one little favor...don’t make any assumptions about me, and I will accord you the same respect.

The orchestrated plans to break up Nigeria

Like everything Nigeria, the spate of bombings in the country has taken another dimension, with faceless living human beings among us senselessly going after innocent church worshippers and Islamic pupils...

The Rot In NDDC: Beyond Titillating Tales From ‘Port Harcourt Girl’ And ‘Uyo Boy’

Nigerians are fond of turning very serious matters, even...