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...

A Tale Of Two Nations And Their Leadership

Has anyone ever wondered what the 'second' democratically elected presidents of Nigeria and South Africa had seen in their deputies that motivated them to make overt efforts to prevent their deputies from ascending to the presidential seat after their second tenure?

This Government Is Throwing Up Stones!

Nigeria's long suffering people are all too frequently caught in the crossfire of rampaging wars, millions afflicted with diseases, preyed upon by greedy despots and prevented by corrupt leaders and bureaucracies in a kleptocracy from obtaining basic schooling, medical attention, and any semblance of economic opportunities...

Randy Masaba – Questions Arising

It is instructive to state that the life and times of Masaba and his current travails epitomise the inherent contradictions in the Nigerian state. One is left perplexed by the manifold contradictions and distortions...

Making Our Roads Life-Worthy!

 I am not an expert on road safety. What I can do though, is apply the free common sense that God gave me. Common sense tells me that the entire system is bankrupt...

As This Government Continues To Drift…

Because Yar’Adua never won any election, he is sorely scared of his own shadow and in this state, has formed a fetish of seeing treason in every move aimed at questioning his scruples...

It is Not in the Name!

Genuine, tangible and constructive changes must be premised only on structural revolution which addresses leadership, content and character – in essence, the human element...

How the Niger Deltans can get their freedom: The Action Plan! (Part 7)

The issue of the new special ministry of Niger Delta just created by Yaradua is so important that no amount of space and time devoted to its analysis could be too much...

How the Niger Deltans can get their freedom: The Action Plan! (Part 7)

The issue of the new special ministry of Niger Delta just created by Yaradua is so important that no amount of space and time devoted to its analysis could be too much...

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Andrew and his Naija-Based Enemies

Andrew famously “checked out” in 1984 and Nigerians have never forgiven him. Somehow Andrew has become a permanent target of the ire of home-based Nigerians...

Atiku’s Increasing Mischief and the APC

For quite some time now, former Vice President, Atiku...

Is the Nigerian Judiciary Robotic Constrictive in the Corruption War?

What is the purpose of law? The purpose of law in Nigeria certainly, cannot be to give ringing endorsements to persons who have been censured, persons who have received public opprobrium at home and abroad...

Nigeria’s Unprofitable Lockdown

How exactly is the lockdown helping to halt the...

The Political House of Cards that Jega Built

Nigeria is in a bad shape, and there is...

Nigeria’s Goebbels: Is he over-optimistic?

Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Supervising Minister of Defence speaks eloquently, with overwhelming confidence and not the cautious optimism of a diplomat...

Cooking The Books

Is Bush afraid of the eventual outcome of the revelation of corporate fraud in America?

President Obasanjo: The Man With A Selfish Intent

OBJ’s decision to seek a third term is creating a growing level of intolerance among other viable candidates, Nigerians in general and leaders of developed nations.OBJ’s intent is quickly and sadly building a high level of pessimism about Nigeria’s future...

Cries of Biafra and Woes of Nigeria

We take so much pride in telling lies to...

We must stop insulting Niger Deltans

By this piece, I wish to recommend to anyone who is not familiar with the Niger Delta to be a little more circumspect in discourse related to determination of issues that affect that hapless region...