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...

Reflections On June 12: Did MKO Abiola Commit Class Suicide?

The June 12 election annulment was a complete coup against the people and a continuation of the class struggle in Nigeria; a struggle against the economic emancipation of the poor. It also gives credence to the thesis that in some historical settings, a ruling elite will never relinquish power to the people on a platter of gold...

Yar’adua’s Offer: Seven-Defined Agenda Against A Several-Defiled Age

The rule of law is a cornerstone of democracy and essential to a well-functioning society that protects individual human rights. The government's failure to engage successfully with this nation is due to a failure to understand the structure of the Nigerian charisma...

Bye, Bye Bakassi

For all the rants of Nigerian conservatives, nationalist groups and patriotic citizens, the pride of the Nigerian republic takes a back seat to the pride of the Oron, Efut, Efik and other local peoples. How do we tell our brothers and sisters from the Niger Delta that we care when we are so willing to let go of the soil that is under their feet?

Hypocrisy In The Face Of Truth: The Abacha Verdict

I used to think Nigeria has been ruled by corrupt leaders, but now I have changed my mind. Nigeria was ruled and is still being ruled by depraved, murderous and heartless leaders...

The Not In Our Character 'Ab(r)ac(h)adabra'

Is it not in our character as a people to kill one another in the name of politics? Is smuggling of narcotics and other outlawed drugs not in our character? Is it not in our character to defraud ourselves and other foreigners?

The Rule of Law in Nigeria

Progressive-minded Nigerians realize that opportunism violates human dignity. Their ideological position is that the welfare of the nation is more important than individual acquisitiveness and personal aggrandizement...

Obasanjo’s Latter-day Critics Should Shut Up

It is now a badge of honor to rain invectives at a man from whose palm they once ate and drank, a man on whose floor they once slept, a man whose behind they once kissed. How ironic that they all now make Orji Uzor Kalu look like a gallant soldier...

Iyabo Obasanjo Is Not Guilty, We Are

It is common these days to find a politician or civil servant who goes to church or the mosque everyday to pray to God or Allah, yet when they get to the office on Monday morning, all that is in their heads is how to misappropriate or embezzle money...

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A Prayer for Nigeria after  her  National Re-birth

I have observed that some Nigerian commentators on Nigerian affairs have been inoculated by hellish thoughts when discussing our country. They seem to think convincingly that when they let out a string of curses on Nigeria, they sound tough and learned...

Rising employees’ pension frauds

Probity and accountability in civil and public service ought to be the hallmark of a truly transforming nation as Nigeria. All stakeholders in pension management and administration should realise that the issue of pension is never a trivial one to be handled haphazardly...

Death of Abuja

On the morning of 25th of February, 2023 when...

Brewery Blunder? Soludo’s Controversial Claim Sparks Outrage!

It was meant to be a moment of pride....

Sarkozy's Diplomatic Posture, French Elections: Cette une temps magnifique

This year, three formidable French personalities have dominated the international media. They are, President Sarkozy, Monsieur Dominique Strauss-Khan and Madam Christine Lagarde...

Six Year Term: A Detour to President Jonathan's Transformational Agenda

Unfortunately, barely four months into his four year term, Dr. Jonathan is singing a new tune that implies a loss in focus. The President who promised to tackle the nation's problems appears adrift...

Death of Edo State Procurement Law 2020?

Section 10 of the Edo State Public Procurement Law...

Girl Power Unleashed

The crucial acts of recognizing our rights and standing up to speak out for oneself and for others anytime anywhere are qualities I have always felt are missing in a lot of us...

Leadership Peculiarities: Glimpses From Kenya And Nigeria

African rulers have a way of building with their right hand and destroying with their left hand...

Friendly War

My wife claimed I hadn't given her "chop money" for the week. I know you don't believe her. Ah –ah, even the neighbors comment on how much fresher she looks while I continue to lose weight. Then next minute I was accused of being a tribalist who only got on with his countrymen on football match days...