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...

Nigerian Government Must Tackle Unemployment

In as much as Nigerians cannot wait for government to solve all their problems, government must at least carry out its responsibilities by creating jobs for the teeming population of jobless youths...

What Are The Two Legislative Chambers Doing?

The two legislative chambers are saddled with many responsibilities as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, but the common man is yet to feel their impact...

The Unjust Defenders of Justice

Can you remember when the uniform of any security personnel represented security and peace? Then, there was truth and respect in and for the uniform, but not anymore. Not when those same people, who have sworn to protect the Nigerian citizen may as well be the robbers or the barbarians on our highways...

The Greater Port Harcourt Project

In spite of the massive wealth arising from petroleum, some commentators  claim that there is still a lot of material deprivation in the Delta...

Was It Dooms Day For Mimiko The Labour Party?

It is dooms day for Dr Mimiko and the labour party as the end of lies, sentiments and propaganda has come...

Ojo Maduekwe: Two Reasons to be Thankful, One Reason to be Frightened

Obama got elected partly because of his campaign to aggressively promote alternative energy and wean America of its dependence on oil. What part of the global drift towards a post-oil economy do the Nigerian authorities not understand?

Rottweilers, Abati and Subliminal Illiteracy

Today, I am subpoenaing my humble self to the court of public opinion. Such rigid, scrupulous, self-probing and creative scrutiny becomes necessary in order to clarify obfuscation and possibly gag the ad-hominem attacks and tortured ravings of some commentators...

Why I write about Nigeria

Nigeria belongs to me and writing is the vehicle I happily use to share her with other Nigerians and the world - joys, flaws, missed opportunities, corruption, sadness, poverty, insanity and all…

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To Click or Not to Click: That is the Question

While everyone may be getting a Smartphone, not everyone is getting smarter. We have convinced ourselves that we have to listen to music all the time. Other people are content with downloading limitless number of applications that they probably won’t use. But since there is enough memory space, it’s okay to download all sorts of junk. We have simply reached a stage where we just keep bouncing endless chat and text messages back and forth with our digital applications...

Buhari: A great Nigerian who will not be president

As head of state, Buhari brooked no corruption and he lived above board but when he embraced democracy, he did so with commitment and total conviction that it is the best form of government. It is that attribute that has seen him build a formidable party within a relatively short time...

Church, State and 2023 General Elections

Originally, in the secular world, the State comes before...

Fellow 'Nigerians,' Let Us Drink From This Cup

How come a transporter refuses to refund an unused fare? The most painful aspect is that the money involved is about $400, too much for a poor teacher like me to lose...

The Danger Of An Organized United States Of Africa

From the inception of the world, Africa has not known peace as a result of one  intimidation or the other by the self-acclaimed know-all people who have held Africa spellbound for decades...

Theodore Orji’s comeback to PDP leaves Uzor Kalu in the cold

The formal declaration on Wednesday last week by the governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji for the People’s Democratic Party, appears to have brought to an end the controversy concerning where he would finally pitch his tent...

Niyi Osundare At 60

It is now widely accepted that Osundare is Africa's finest poet. His way with words is distinct and rare. It is impossible to read Osundare's poetry and not be awed by his great insights...

A Vessel Leaking From The Top

The way the federal government bungled the planned redenomination of the national currency by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is about the clearest proof that President Yar’Adua has been held hostage by some sinister forces outside government...

The Buhari Re-Emergence and some Implications for Nigeria

Shortly after the coup of December 1983 in Nigeria,...

The Free Readers Club

Of great interest is the newspaper reading trend which has been in existence in various nooks and crannies of Nigeria. It is jokingly called the The Free Readers Club...