Nigeria Matters

Teachers’ Day: Nigerian Teachers Deserve Better

October 5 is set aside to celebrate teachers across the world. World Teachers’ Day is iconic. It cuts national and regional boundaries. Unfortunately, for...

Do not pity President Tinubu

“We have corruption, insecurity, and many problems confronting us … but don’t pity me. I asked for the job. I campaigned for it. No...

How long can Nigeria go under Tinubu?

I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till death do us part”! My candid...

State Police Vs the Rest of Us

The recent ‘abduction’ or otherwise of Madu Onuorah, the MD of Abuja-based Global Upfront Newspapers has once more raised the recurrent issue of the...

Where does Customs ‘target’ Money Go?

Last week, while discussing an awful experience with being charged an outrageous sum for a tiny parcel, I was to briefly reference a report attributed to...

Democracy, Governance and Credible Elections (2)

Let’s come to the issues of recruitment and selection. All over the world, leadership is what changes history. Think of the Bolshevik Revolution of...

Democracy, governance and credible elections (1)

There is a problem about the institutional framework in which the Nigerian state as presently constituted is based. To have democracy, good governance and...

Why are Customs People this Wealthy and Healthy?

On the 7th day of May, 2024, I visited the headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service in Abuja to try to find out why...

NIMASA: Tasks and expectations from Mobereola

The trajectory of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has always been in the news for negative reasons. For instance, among its...

Why are we killing Nigeria?

Every day I woke up to seeing and hearing the various latest socioeconomic and political developments going on in many nations across the world....

Combatting the Menace of Violent Secret Cults in Nigeria: The Urgent Need for Formal Registration

In recent years, Nigeria has been plagued by the alarming rise of violent secret cults, particularly within its higher institutions and beyond. The devastating...

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The Untalented Mr Woodrow

I’m having a bad day at work, my nerves are barely holding together as a result of work pressure and this creepy moron’s email pops up again on my mail box...

Why I never believed in Vision 20:2020

I never believed in the so-called vision 20:2020 for the reason that it wasn't originally ours; and that was why having Yar’Adua’s seven point agenda anchored on the vision for me was simply mere political rhetoric...

The Case against President Buhari

The widespread aversion, in some quarters, to incumbent President...

Between Inordinate Ambition and Good Governance

It is no longer surprising that inordinate ambition, narrow-mindedness and greed have been the causes of insecurity, mindless corruption, poor or bad governance, all culminating in poverty, mediocrity, underdevelopment and conflicts in many African countries...

Obu Udeozo’s Cyclone: Painting History on the Canvass of Scientific Whirlwinds

Cyclone by Obu Udeozo; Fab Educational Books, Jos; 316pp The...

“You Are An Idiot” In A Democracy?

While I am in total agreement that the president’s language is an embarrassment to the nation for which he ought to apologise, one is much more concerned about what his words and attitudes portends for democracy in Nigeria...

Who Can Save Africa?

Just like any great people at a historic juncture, Africans today are crying out for leadership. They are looking for a messiah to show them the way, a messiah endowed with the power to ignite their passion and inspire the best in them...

Dealing with Corrupt and Oppressive Governments

A corrupt government is one that extends unlawful jurisdiction over the people it is supposed to protect. A corrupt government is one that legislates beyond its rightful power by erecting laws that do injury to liberty, justice, and individual rights. A corrupt government believes that might make right, and that its mission is to curtail freedom and information to the public and claiming it is acting in their best interest...

Tension Heightens As EURO2024 Engages Second Gear

With thirty-six of its fifty-one match schedule played out...