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...

Blood In Politics: Jos like Kenya!

I sat dumbfounded as I watched Jos being set on fire, with innocent Nigerians being massacred. Signs of rigged election! Jos like Kenya!

Blood In Politics: Jos like Kenya!

I sat dumbfounded as I watched Jos being set on fire, with innocent Nigerians being massacred. Signs of rigged election! Jos like Kenya!

An Obama Presidency: Why Nigerians Should Move Beyond The Rhetoric

There has to be a distinct approach to defending our national interests when interacting with a country such as the US that is vital to our economic interests. This should not be considered a strategy to counter American influence over our lives but a blueprint to solidify Nigerian identity...

This Government And The Leadership Newspapers

The tension between the Press and the government has hypertrophied to the point that neither is acting in the public interest. It is time for these two adversaries to discuss the patterns of behavior creating such rancor and frustration...

This Government And The Leadership Newspapers

The tension between the Press and the government has hypertrophied to the point that neither is acting in the public interest. It is time for these two adversaries to discuss the patterns of behavior creating such rancor and frustration...

Sleepless And Speechless In Abuja And Other Cities

My people are still suffering, corrupt ex-governors and other politicians are still roaming the streets and still dictating the tunes, current politicians are still embroiled in the mesh of corruption...

In Search Of Skilled Artisans

In Nigeria today, there seems to be an upsurge in the preference for skilled artisans, craftsmen and masons from Togo, Ghana and other African countries...

The Odi Genocide and Olusegun Obasanjo

Obasanjo should face trials for violating the human rights of the Odi people, for violating the rules of engagement, and for ordering a full scale military operation in a civilian territory...

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The Wheel of Destiny (2)

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Lagos Deportations and Crisis of Citizenship

The debate over Lagos State’s deportation of some Igbo elements to Anambra State has done two things at once. One, it has underlined the shakiness of the idea of one Nigeria. Then, two, in focusing too narrowly on an ethnic explanation, the debate has obfuscated what is a much broader, and fundamental, issue...

Getting Nigeria on Track!

Keeping in mind that the increasingly well-informed public will only vote for parties that truly defend their interests, we hope that political parties, be they old or brand new, only strive for the interests of the people through democratic means...

Unmaking Of A Great Nigerian President

Mr. Obasanjo has, in various capacities, served his country for most of his life in what many would agree, in a creditable manner. He was there during the civil war. He was there when the nation was rudderless when Murtala was assassinated. He was there to hand over power to Shagari. He was there campaigning against Apartheid in South Africa. He was there when Abacha terrorized us...

The Lagos In Lagos

Lagos has fallen to the iron-grip of men of the underworld. Hardly a day passes without them striking at different locations, heavily armed, visiting banks and other money-spinning corporate concerns...

Five Things Boko Haram Has Taught Us

Boko Haram is here to stay. Those who keep asking why the army is not able to "finish off" Boko Haram overnight do not understand that terrorism is a decades long problem. This is real life, not a Rambo or Chuck Norris film...

Education In Africa; Whose Education, Anyway

Education ought to empower an individual to master the peculiarities of his surroundings and afford him the tools to improve on it qualitatively. In essence, what might be considered knowledge in a certain part of the world could amount to useless information in another...

UK Ban on Nigerian Doctors, the Federal Medical Clinic Abuja Angle

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Get Involved And Get Talking This World AIDS Day!

World AIDS Day is a unique opportunity each year for us to reflect on the way that HIV and AIDS affect us personally, our local communities and how we can respond to the global pandemic...