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...

The Mark Of The Beast

With the “Saving Africa’s witch children” programme aired by the UK channel 4 television, we don’t need to be told that the mark of the beast is on the prowl...

The Mark Of The Beast

With the “Saving Africa’s witch children” programme aired by the UK channel 4 television, we don’t need to be told that the mark of the beast is on the prowl...

Speaking Truth to Power: Mr President and Ribadu’s Disgrace, Who and What Next?

Ribadu’s NIPSS graduation incidence has provided me the basis and resolve, supported with facts and application of common sense to address the scourge of the Yar’Adua presidency...

Traffic Congestion In Lagos: The Beginning Of The End?

The renaissance of good and innovative leadership going on in Lagos is so obvious and compulsive that it can not go unnoticed by any objective observer that has visited the state in the last 18 months...

Irroma: Laudable Development From Imo

Irroma was given a mandate to deliver 300 rural roads in one month. The beautiful thing about the IRROMA initiative is that it is a sustainable program that will work all year round...

Citizen Okere: Are We Now Heading ‘there’?

Hopefully, with the Okere incident many more people will realize that in a 21st century of embarrassing technological possibilities especially, there is so much more you can do to protect your rights or interest and those of others...

Yar’dua’s Only Crime

That Yar’dua procrastinates in decision making is his style. That style, we accept is clearly not acceptable. To me, it is that lack of action when action is needed that mars an otherwise excellent government...

Nigeria’s Sea Of Poverty And Her “Prosperous” Government!

Nigerians are being subjected to emotional labour by this government. Day by day we narrate dark-figured crimes. The manner in which we are exposing our inability to prioritize and solve more crucial problems first is crazy...

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While we congratulate Uhuru Kenyatta for his marginal presidential election victory in his country we must remind him, in the spirit of pan-Africanism, that it is not yet Uhuru!

Nigeria; 2011 Elections, The Leadership Challenge

It would appear that the young voters in Nigeria have become analytical and prefer performance ability to supporting ethnic chieftains. It can be recalled that this type of consciousness put Obama in the White House...

Let My People Go

The Nigerian blames the state for everything good and everything gone wrong. Indeed, the Nigerian in you sees government all around him. In Nigeria, government has a hand in everything. From politics, to food, to employment to where you choose to gather to whom you choose to speak to- everything is government! Which brings me to ask- do we really need government?

What Makes a Good Judge?

Having queried the criticisms that usually trail the appointment...

Corrupt People Cannot/Do not Make Good Leaders!

This statement by the late great Madiba, Nelson Mandela,...

The 'Moses' Of Our Time

Nigeria, the conquering African soccer Champions, seriously needs a 'Moses' to deliver her from self-inflicted national malaise, a 'Moses' to heal her of the wounds inflicted on her by combined forces of terrorism, religious violence, corruption and leadership otiosity...

Football in Nigeria: Nigerians in the Diaspora Remain Divided

Is sports the instrument for good governance, good leadership and new accountability? Does the Super Eagles as a team pose a threat to national security and to economic growth? What is the role of the Federal Government in sports administration? What is the main function of NFF? What is the scope of the power of CAF and FIFA in Nigeria?

Africa's Day In Calgary (1)

Poor kid, probably thinking Africa is on another planet and you guys must have travelled in a space ship to get here…in my days as a child, all we knew about Africa were the animals…

Nigeria: How to Re-build a Nation

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APC Leaders need to apologise to their Voters

Lest we become guilty of what we accuse others...