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...

One Nigeria: To Be or Not To Be? (Part 6)

Today, only the North is ready to spill blood or go on another 'killing rampage' in order to keep Nigeria one. This is more than enough evidence to support the claim that the North can not sustain itself and relies completely on the resources of the South to survive...

One Nigeria: To Be or Not To Be? (Part 6)

Today, only the North is ready to spill blood or go on another 'killing rampage' in order to keep Nigeria one. This is more than enough evidence to support the claim that the North can not sustain itself and relies completely on the resources of the South to survive...

One Nigeria: To Be or Not To Be? (Part 6)

Today, only the North is ready to spill blood or go on another 'killing rampage' in order to keep Nigeria one. This is more than enough evidence to support the claim that the North can not sustain itself and relies completely on the resources of the South to survive...

Saminu Turaki’s Weird Kites

Senator Turaki has hoisted another kite to add to his rising profile as a master of slapstick: he has made a highly bizarre call for tenure extension to enable the administration of President Yar’Adua complete its development programmes...

An Epitaph for Pa Adesanya

In an era when the virtues of honesty and consistency have been sacrificed on the altar of political expediency, in a polity where mediocrity and sycophancy have become the best qualifications for leadership, Adesanya was a beacon of hope...

Has Biafra Been Compromised?

I feel more Nigerian than Biafran. The shortcomings of our shared nationhood notwithstanding I posit that if we all put tribal sentiments aside and become less crime-friendly, we can build a great nation...

No, Not A Vagabond State

Many Nigerians seek ‘solace’ in political connection that will earn them political power and economic prosperity. This becomes their means of survival and it is made possible because those at the helm of political affairs have failed to see a nation as co-owners of a certain common wealth...

Who sings to Mothers of the Damilola Taylors of the World?

Who sings the songs of consolation to millions of unknown mothers whose Children are plucked off the face of the earth, who slump and die daily...

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Views from the Latrine

U see obj abi u no see am? be like say obj don chop ajesara, oh. be like say im don drink alabukun - im ah com clia dey do pako-pako cash anebodi wey do di one wey pas am. abi una no hear as im commot im minista?

The Ayuba Story

"My dream is to achieve with fuji music what Bob Marley was able to achieve with Reggae...I will become a fulfilled person the day fuji music attains such a height." - Ayuba

The Catholic Mission House Boys

What kind of woman does not like being pursued by men? It was not as if she was a virgin. She already had a child that she spoke of but had not even bothered to bring with her. She was probably one of these wayward women...

Nuhu Ribadu: A True Defender of The Rule of Law

Winning the war against corruption is of substantive significance. Winning the war against corruption will determine Nigeria's place in the world says Nuhu Ribadu...

Disaster as Nigeria’s Exam Malpractice Goes Digital

This is not just an alarm.  It is real...

When the ‘good ones’ leave you with not even a farewell chance

When people talk about closure in relation to the death of a loved one, I often wonder what clear signs are there to show to the bereaved that they have finally found closure. Does finding closure mean that the pain of losing that person no longer exists...

Obaship in an Era of Palliatives

In an interview with journalists recently, the Elegboro of...

Disarming Iraq

The U.S. and Britain are responsible for cultivating Saddam Hussein by giving him political, military and financial support in the 1970s and 1980s...

Considering Alternatives to Fanaticism, Superstition and Religious Extremism

Has the God inherited from Christianity and Islam lost his power to save and bless? Do the indigenous gods now work their magic erratically like N.E.P.A in both function and use?