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...

No Godfather’s Shoes Must Be Worn In Oyo State

In Oyo State, the aftermath of Chief Adedibu’s death should present an opportunity for collective reflection, and not joy or sadness at his death...

‘The Apprentice’ as a Model for Nigerian Presidential Selection

Rather than focusing entirely on presidential performance or underperformance, as the case may be, our analyses may be better served by shifting the spotlight of focus to the political system that produced this type of presidency...

The Ongoing Probe And The Government Image: Getting Tarnished Or Tarried?

Preliminary investigation of financial operations of the various Ministries, Department and agencies in Obasanjo's regime has so far established facts indicating elements of economic crime and corruption...

The Delusions Of A Blessed Country

Nigeria may be a blessing or a blessed nation to the corrupt ruling elite who we tolerate everyday stepping over us and slapping us in the face with their ill-gotten wealth. But to me, Nigeria, in its present state, is not blessed...

Electricity Emergency In Nigeria: Complementing Or Implementing Supply Shortfalls

The future of adequate electricity supply in Nigeria, and in fact in the whole world, looks uncertain...

Sanitizing the Electoral Process in Nigeria (2)

One conclusion that can be drawn from the large turnouts and enthusiastic presentations at the public sittings of the Electoral Review Committee held across the federation over the last few weeks is that Nigerians are totally fed up with elections that are manipulated...

Vision 20-20: The Dream, The Draft And The Development

What kind of society do we want to build? The country needs an ambition, a vision of its future...

Vision 20-20: The Dream, The Draft And The Development

What kind of society do we want to build? The country needs an ambition, a vision of its future...

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The Qualities of a Good Politician in a Democratic Society

Since politicians play very significant roles in the administrative processes, especially having hands in thousands of  important laws and policies affecting their communities and country, they should be well-educated, modest, with experience in social welfare...

Why We Must Succeed Wherever We Are

The case of Nigeria is deeply saddening because the nation is not being destroyed by a natural disaster or by a military invasion by outsiders, rather it is irrationally destroyed by the very people who reside in it with the collaboration of external players who continue to eat the rotting flesh of the great blind and mute elephant of Africa.

Musings on the State of Biafra

The agitation for the state of Biafra has been...

An Absolute Necessity

Abuja could be a beautiful place if truly enhanced with the money currently going into the pockets of the few...

Ridding the Country of Acrimonious Opposition Politics

Writing in the December 2019 edition of the Atlantic,...

Sexually Transmitted Degrees

There are, one conjectures, multitudes of Nigerian bankers, engineers, lawyers, accountants, physicians, mass communicators, economists – to name a few – who flaunt sexually transmitted degrees, diplomas or certificates. Or degrees that were priced and bought, not earned through diligent study...

Amaechi’s Greatness In Rivers

It is laughable and absurd how "Rome’ will not be built in a day in Rivers State. The proponents use it to console their ineptitude. They say that so that critics will cover their faces in shame whereas the government initiated tedious and gruesome corners and setback...

That UEFA Champions League Cup Parade on our Shores

Clairvoyance is not my forte, but I can still...

Sambo, leadership and Northern development agenda

As a cultured professional who is in the know, one thinks it will be somewhat hard for anyone to fault the Vice-President on painting the real picture of how many of the Northern political leaders with requisite huge resources to effect meaningful socio-economic development have cornered such to the detriment of the millions of their  people...

Bola Tinubu, may your road be rough!

In the choice of a fitting title for this...