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...

Strange Things Have Happened In Nigeria

Yeah, yeah, yeah…I know it is stale news but I am sure that many people missed the “blow-by-blow” account of how M.K.O. Abiola died in 1998...

Strange Things Have Happened In Nigeria

Yeah, yeah, yeah…I know it is stale news but I am sure that many people missed the “blow-by-blow” account of how M.K.O. Abiola died in 1998...

PDP And The Nigerian Judiciary

The Nigerian judiciary has never acted on its powers to declare any presidential or executive action unconstitutional since the President appoints federal judges...

The Clarion Call

No nation can thrive in violence, war or famine likewise no citizen can live with his two eyes closed during violence, war or famine...

Scrap the National Youth Service Corp Today

A Northern Nigerian does not need to physically “serve” in Southern Nigeria or vice-versa to truly be able to demonstrate what he or she can contribute meaningfully in service to his country...

Of Supreme Courts and Electoral Outcomes

In choosing to retain the status quo, by keeping in office a president, albeit one devoid of the public acclaim of the Nigerian people, the Supreme Court appears to have settled upon the best possible outcome out of a number of ‘worse case’ scenarios...

The Oil Is Going: Is Nigeria Growing?

Poverty is still a growing problem in Nigeria - a country which is estimated to have earned about $280bn from oil during the past 30 years...

Unemployment In Nigeria: On The Increase

Though the issue of unemployment in not peculiar to Nigeria alone. It is a universal problem but the Nigerian government has not taken the necessary steps to arrest this situation...

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PDP and its Dubious Apology

So PDP apologized for ‘mistakes’ it made before it...

Nigeria: A Complicated System (1)

To whom much is given, much is expected.  Nigerians have sacrificed a great deal and given much patience to its leaders over the years.  It is therefore no surprise to see the high level frustrations displayed by Nigerians against its various leaders in power...

Africans must Unite…

Today, Africans have stood up for what Africa truly is. Today, it is evident that Africans are coming together...

The 2nd Senate: A Remarkable Improvement

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by all means and purpose is a constitutional mimic of its American counterpart because it serves no practical constitutional purpose. In short, it is a copy cat makes me look good body...

Our “Misdiagnosed” Healthcare System

I know too many Nigerian doctors, young and old, who come to the United States after being denied employment, pay raise or even promotion, take the requisite certifying Board examinations and pass in flying colors on their first attempt, and go on to become indispensable in their fields...

Immune In Legislative Impunity

It beggars belief that our elected representatives at the...

ITF Celebrates 100 Years Of Excellence: Rethinking Tennis Development Funding In Africa

Tennis Federations in Africa continue to face difficult challenges in this century. Some of the challenges include lacking the funds and human resources needed to promote and grow the game at the grassroots level, introduce tennis in schools, train coaches, and organize adequate junior tournaments locally and nationally...

Amaechi’s Ruthless Tax

It is good for the residents of a given society to pay their taxes, but the authorities concerned with the management of the people must make sure that the people’s taxes are promptly and judiciously utilized...

Aso Villa: Walking in the Valley of the Shadow of Death (1)

Asked by some would-be foreign investors filled with trepidation...

Heeding the Call for a Fossil fuel phase Out

To highlight the call for a phasing out of...