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...

In Nigeria, Democracy Is Inequality!

Nigerians are not getting value for their money. This government lacks proper accountability with this regime. Nigerian people don't have much confidence in this government, in general and the courts are very much a part of this political system...

Bankole’s Exoneration The N2.3 Billion Car Scandal

The outcome of the committee’s report is no doubt in a bid to save the face of the House of Representatives which sees itself as a distinct chamber from the Senate...

Does Nigeria Grow By Violence?

Why should we worry about violence in our society? Well, from a humanitarian, economic, social and developmental point of view, violence is a problem. We have a responsibility to treat each other humanely...

Confirmation Hearing 101 for Senator David Mark Co.

I am disappointed that Senate President, David Mark, did not lead a delegation of Nigerian Senators to Washington to observe the recent Senate confirmation hearings for Barack Obama’s cabinet nominees...

Nigeria’s National Assembly: For Law-Dealing Or Raw-Dealing?

Reducing democratic activity to simply employing the right to vote is a true setback to the practical application of the concept of democracy, of which voting is but a final seal...

Buying and Selling Human Body Parts in Nigeria

In today’s Nigeria body parts are sold and bought mostly for fetish and magical reasons. And most of the originating markets for body parts are to be found in the western and eastern part of the country...

Remembering General Murtala Muhammed

Today, exactly to the day, thirty-three years ago, Nigerians woke up to the sounds of martial music and the inebriated voice of a Lieutenant Colonel Buka Suka Dimka of the Nigerian Army on Radio Nigeria...

Labour Party Versus Ondo State People: The People Shall Win

It is a pity that the Labour Party is fighting it dirty and making politics look like a do or die affair. Politics is not dirty. Neither should it be as vicious...

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Nigerian Media in Dasukigate? Et Tu Femi Adesina?

Nduka Obaigbena, owner of Thisday newspaper, is not going...

Is Col. Abubakar Umar A Dark Horse For Aso Rock in 2011?

On a balance of political probabilities, it would not seem too farfetched, I think, to postulate that come May 2011, there may very well be a different Helmsman at the rudder of controls of our national Ship of State...

Further Thoughts on Buhari and a Corruption Strategy

My column last week, titled “Corruption and Buhari’s Perfect...

Uwaila Omozuwa: Rape And Murder So Gruesome!

“One life taken in cold blood is as gruesome...

Two Other Journalists “Seditioned” In Ebonyi

Ebonyi State is fast acquiring a reputation for wanton detention and harassment of journalists...

Pseudo-Leadership And Nigerian Politics

All of these pseudo-leaders who like posing as leaders, are leading the country on the path of ruination and destruction. And the irony is: If they are allowed to destroy the country, they also destroy themselves...

Ondo State Election and the Politics of Vote Buying

“Politics cannot be effectively played or carried out without...

The Fragile State of Ndigbo and Unguarded Statements

People go to war for different reasons, chief amongst them to address injustices. But whatever the objective is, winning or losing a war could spell misfortune for the social, political or economic life of a people...

Rear Admiral Arogundade: Before You Raise The Koboko

If there was ever any cincher that social conditioning, apathy and adaptation have sealed our faith, it is in our inclination towards jurisdiction. It is as predictable as our society is stagnant...

Okey Ndibe versus Andy Uba

To say that Dr. Okey Ndibe does not think much of Dr. Andy Uba is an understatement. Heck, he doesn’t even think Uba has good sense, common sense, or an enlightened mind. He considers Uba a fraud...