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...

Don’t Envy Lekki Residents, Pity Them

For residents of some Lekki Phase 1 streets, it is sorrow all the way as the roads become impassable...

Abolish Quota System or Quota System will Abolish Nigeria

Because it's in our statute book, the various state and local governments use the quota system in their various appointments. Merit, experience and hard work do not matter if quota system is in use, especially when it comes to appointments...

Speaking Truth to Power: The Nigerian Nightmare and ‘Zigilisation’

The whole scenario called Nigeria presents one with a nightmare, a long one without any discernable way forward.  Sometimes the ‘project’ Nigeria, apologies to Prof Dora Akunyili, is comparable to a long nightmare...

Nigeria and Thug-Elections!

The criminalization of politics has inevitably led to the politicization of crime. Of course, electoral politics is not the sole reason for the criminalization of politics...

Invasion from the West Coast!

In the wake of a spate of collapsed building in Lagos in recent times, Nigerians have resorted to using foreign builders mostly from the West African sub-region...

A Day on the Devil’s Highway

I am thinking that we should re-name the Lagos - Benin expressway 'The Devil's Highway' due to the state of the road and incessant armed robbery attacks on the road...

Emerging terror threats for Nigeria

Christian religious leaders in Bauchi who were in the thick of the action when the mayhem of February 22 lasted insist that the riots are the handiwork of terrorists in military uniform bent on perpetrating an agenda to unleash terror and to Islamize Nigeria...

Wasting Nigeria’s Graduates and School-Leavers!

Nearing 50 years after independence, Nigeria has not reached far in the intellectual world of books. How much can we truly claim to be our own and not a pale imitation of the left-over of the Anglo-American world?

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Reclaiming Our Spiritual Heritage—African Ancestors Were Not Devil Worshippers

Introduction The misconception that African ancestors were devil worshippers, a...

Al Sharpton Has Proved He Can Transform Himself And America

Discrimination is still a long way from being ended in God's own country and Leader of the Free World. That is the bad News. The good News is that America has come a long, long way in seeking racial equality, and has arguably done a far better job in that regard than any other country in this planet...

Mixed Signals of Cracks in the Citadel

During the ill-conceived deregulation fiasco in Nigeria, a new English word came into regular use. The word “palliatives” gained currency as a password to future prosperity...

Empowerment Meets Militancy: Commissioner, TV Host and Four Germans Held Hostage

I tried to find out from the protesting militants the reason behind the anger. I am ashamed to write that they said they were angry that after the training, the government did not pay them for "wasting" three months learning. As the destruction and riot continued, the Empowerment Support Initiative and the NDDC sent a negotiating team who even went as far as offering the irate youths fifty thousand Naira each...

The alluring narrative of Tonye Princewill (Part 1)

In the Nigeria political conclave, with particular reference to Port Harcourt – the capital city of Rivers State - there abound different crop of politicians that represent  one, two or more positive  features to their followers...

Promoting Internet Fraud through Music!

Ordinarily, one should not be concerned when a musician is exhibiting his God given talent for humanity, more so when he can earn a living from his creative talent. However, questions must be asked when such talent is used negatively to corrupt the audience...

Obasanjo, Where is the Power?

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is a troubled soul. What...

Suspending Do-Or-Die Politics

The political process in Nigeria has evolved in a particular direction, corresponding to the characteristics of political activists and the incentive-structure to reproduce the political system...

The Challenges of Solving Terrorism in Africa

Terrorism is a plague from which no continent or...

Doctored certificates: The undervalue of Education In Nigeria!

In Lagos, the issue of fake graduation degrees of various law-makers has suddenly popped up. With the passage of every day, the issue is expanding like a catastrophic tornado...