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 Confessions of House Speaker Oladimeji Bankole

When you ride on people’s back, you may be tempted to take them for a ride, abuse them, exploit them, rape them, deride them, cause havoc to their ecology, encourage social tension and dislocation, and may see no reason to engage in the development of their land...

Making Roads Safer In Nigeria

Every Nigerian has the right to live, and work in safety. Every Nigerian has the right to walk, ride and drive on good and safe roads. This generation should not be wasted with increasing road accidents...

Nigeria Must Not Sink

A new Nigeria is possible in our time. We must not become an object of ridicule to the world. Nigeria must not sink...

HISTORY LESSON: Boom For The Bleeding Giant by Cameron Duodo

According to the last contentious Census, still a majority of Nigeria’s citizens are older than the country itself, and probably wiser. So what else is new? Every year our leaders say the same thing on this occasion. They tell us, even admit they have failed us...

HISTORY LESSON: Boom For The Bleeding Giant by Cameron Duodo

According to the last contentious Census, still a majority of Nigeria’s citizens are older than the country itself, and probably wiser. So what else is new? Every year our leaders say the same thing on this occasion. They tell us, even admit they have failed us...

HISTORY LESSON: Boom For The Bleeding Giant by Cameron Duodo

According to the last contentious Census, still a majority of Nigeria’s citizens are older than the country itself, and probably wiser. So what else is new? Every year our leaders say the same thing on this occasion. They tell us, even admit they have failed us...

Rufai and Ribadu Denied Passport Renewals…

Should a citizen disregard the constitution and laws of his country, while at the same time seeking rights and protection under such constitution and laws?

Timipre Sylva: A Governor, His State and His People

It is generally assumed that however goes Bayelsa, so goes events in most other Ijaw communities and commune across the country. Because of this and other factors, the state has been under political and security microscope since its beginning in 1996...

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When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned

They say if you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. His ways and thoughts are not ours and He certainly moves in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform. So today, learn to write your plans in pencil and give God the eraser. Most importantly, let go and let God. All things always work out together for good. Just believe...

Grandpa And The White Man

There was this crazy white man stationed in my village. Please don’t ask me what he was doing there; I don’t know and I don’t want to lie to you. All that I remember now is that he was with some oil company. He was a terror. He went round the village at odd hours with his tobacco and cigar in his mouth, spitting all over the place, insulting the elders, and swearing at us the youths...

What manner of representation is this?

Can any Nigerian among the many who are daily buffeted by sundry poor service providers ever walk into the office of any parliamentarian anywhere in the country and get heard and helped in any way? Do most Nigerians even know the constituency offices of their so-called representatives?

The Nigerian Front: An Unaffordable Deficit

We of The Nigerian Front are gravely concerned about the state of our nation stemming from the current prognosis of the recently signed budget.  The budget indicates that greed continues to dominate the polity as our resources are being mismanaged...

African Dictators: Local Pests for Eradication

Sometimes you might think you really have it bad as a Nigerian, but when you look at fellow African countries you can't but thank God...

Lamidi Adedibu And The Ibadan Monarch

The ordinary people of Ibadanland potentially will be the great losers in the event of full-scale atrocities between the Olubadan and his Ekarun...

A Chance to Rise and Shine

Many refuse to actively work towards a better Nigeria because they think it is not possible to change anything. The truth of the matter is that most people have never done anything to help Nigeria...

Obama Visits Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Russia Turkey as Perfect Democracies?

President Obama of the United States of America is visiting Ghana this summer, and this single forthcoming event, suddenly, is another cannon fodder and lightning rod for some Nigerians who never seem to fail to seize on every and any situation as metaphoric opportunity to denigrate and degrade Nigeria...

The Role of Our Leaders; Voices of Great Men

If leaders want our youth to be positive, progressive and pragmatic, they must not forget that every coin has two sides. This means that they must inspire in us the knowledge that material development and spirituality must go hand in hand...

Nigeriastan: When Goodluck is not enough

It is becoming increasingly and unbearably painful to read now on a regular basis, the bombings taking place in Nigeria and the attendant wanton and unnecessary loss of life.  It is even more painful when these bombings appear completely unchecked in anyway...