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 Hot House: Life Inside The Nigerian Prison System

Since the re-introduction of democracy in Nigeria, the Federal Government of Nigeria has repeatedly promised to reform the justice system to avoid overcrowding in the prisons and accelerate the pace of trials but there have not been any significant changes...

Nigeria’s Sick Democracy and Her Rule of Law Deficiency!

If a trader has to bribe his way through clearing goods and is unsure of overhead costs from one shipment to another, then how on earth is he going to be able to price his goods in a uniform manner?

Nigeria’s Sick Democracy and Her Rule of Law Deficiency!

If a trader has to bribe his way through clearing goods and is unsure of overhead costs from one shipment to another, then how on earth is he going to be able to price his goods in a uniform manner?

Okiro’s Name Honours this Corruption

Apart from armed robbers - and perhaps kidnappers - it seems that the only other class of people feared so much by most Nigerians are the Police...

Still On Nigeria’s Railway History – “Narrow Gauge In Nigeria”

Once, shortly after our independence from Great Britain, the whole world believed, and were never in doubt that, Nigeria was going to be a great, if not the greatest African nation in the world...

Why On Earth Should Nigeria Appear Poor?

Nigeria is not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to us. We are poor because we lack the correct attitude...

Shopping For a Tried and Tested Nigerian Leader: A Call for Movement Permit!

Democracy has been defined as the rule of the Majority. Well, in the Nigerian setting it is the rule of the crafty...

As Democracy Is Backtracked In Nigeria!

It is impossible to control government if you have no idea of what government is.  Today what people generally see as “Government” in Nigeria is not a government at all...

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Judging By Their Speeches

Last week, some contenders for the 2011 Presidential Elections took various bold steps toward the actualization of their closet desires. These steps were characterized with strong underlying political indications, thoughtful strategies, and technically sound counterstrikes...

Challenges To Democracy And National Unity In Nigeria: The Case Of Anioma People

As we approach the upcoming Nigerian general election, how will the election impact the Anioma people? What will be the role of the Anioma people in the political, economic, and social outlook after the election?

Life In America: San Ysidro Windsong

My friend, the blonde one teases me about carrying my passport. She doesn't have to worry, she is a pretty blonde American, she will travel the world naked and American marines will die defending her right to be naked. I am a different issue altogether. I am American on paper. And I am black.

International Law of Armed Conflict in a World In Crisis

In a world in which wars are now regarded as instruments of national policy, there is absolute need to set down and follow rules that regulate armed conflict...

Giant Of Africa, My Foot

Before you pass judgment on me, let me quickly add that I have not given up on Nigeria, but I think it is time we woke up from this slumber to realize that we are sliding deeper and deeper into this abyss...

Agents of Change

Rosa Parks was an American civil rights activist whose...

What Manner of Senate

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12 Major Problems Of Food Agriculture In Nigeria

In today's Nigeria, one of the major problems of food production is poverty. On the other hand, one of the simplest and a doubtless truth that you can easily know about Nigeria is the fact that over 75% of her rural dwellers are full-time farmers...

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu: Shut Up or Resign Now!

Mr. Nuhu Ribadu is nothing but a raconteur, a noise maker, a showman and a showboat and a loudspeaker. He plays to the gallery. He enjoys traversing the world mostly for meaningless awards, and to give redundant speeches...

In a Pan-African state of mind

I wonder what Nkrumah would think about the impact of AIDS?  What would he think about Barack Obama?  Nkrumah’s warnings about neo-colonialism are well-known, but five decades later, what would he think about the state of regional integration?