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...

Pat Utomi and Reuben Abati in Nigeria’s Public Discourse

No one has a monopoly of wisdom. And no one should be afraid to speak up if and when they sense misdirection or duplicity in the public discourse. No society can thrive without its intellectual class. At the same time, no society can prosper without those bold enough to question...

What Is Right With Nigeria

Before military manners destroyed the civic and humanitarian disposition of Nigerians, we were very humane and caring people. Our neighbours were part of family...

Come, Let Us Kill The Children

When avoidable tragedy occurs, one could liken it to a scenario where the thieves clothed in the appellation of leaders sat down with an agenda to eliminate the children of the teeming poor people of Africa...

Baying For Obasanjo’s Blood

It is instructive to note that I have severely criticised Obasanjo’s style of governance and his administrative failures in many articles, but I have never subjected him to personal abuses and insults, as many people do...

Ohakim’s Nsiko Mentality Theory And Ndigbo

Ohakim has a message for Ndigbo; don’t continue dwelling in self-pity, stop lamenting the tragedies of the civil war because the civil war is over, stop blaming others for your woes, work to attain whatever you want to attain...

Igbo: A People In Search Of A Leader: Further Commentary

Some observers of the post-1983 Nigerian political scene have come to the conclusion that the Igbo are their own worst enemy. Indeed, one cannot but be perplexed at the miscalculations and self-immolating tendency of the Igbo elite...

Distinguished Senator or Fugitive?

The members of the upper legislative house have been literally sitting on the horns of a dilemma since one of their number, Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello representing Ogun senatorial district, choose to vote with her feet rather than take the path of honour...

Andy Uba and the Hungry and Angry 'Gods'

History will yet prove that among those infamous men and women who 'aided' Obasanjo to defraud Nigeria for eight long years Andy Uba knew much more than any other...

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Needless Controversy over Amotekun!

I hope it would not amount to ‘Hate Speech’...

The Joke Is On Us

At last, a man in possession of strong moral capital has come to the throne and Nigeria is about to rise and shine...

The Agony of Bullion Vans on our Roads

Gone are the days when financial institutions transfer hard...

A Case for Renewable Energy

The now commonplace rhetoric about sustainability and climate change re-emphasizes the need to be more responsible about the future and generations to come...

Has The Image Of Our Women Public Officers Been Dented?

The reported case of financial misdemeanor on the part of  Prof. Grange need to be handled swiftly. Like Patricia Olubunmi-Ette, Adenike Grange is on her own. They neither represent the best of the Nigerian women public office holders nor their demography...

Why IBB Cannot Be Trusted Again?

There is no doubt that IBB is desperate to redeem his battered image by becoming the next President. The game is up and rulers should be reminded again of the limits of their own devices...

Thank You President Barack Obama

Thank You President Barack Obama On behalf of the good...

Rural Farmers In Nigeria: Any need for Land Reform?

The traditional land use pattern of farms, woodlots, hamlets, villages, and towns that shaped Nigeria's physical geography over the last three centuries is still evident in the landscape today...

Help! A Facebook Stalker Threatens To Eat Me Like Ndomie

To salvage my ebbing ego, I became a reluctant conscript into the platoon of online glory seekers called Facebookers. To many starry-eyed and bewitched fame seekers, Facebook is a hot platform. To me it is over-rated, over-bearing, intrusive, gossipy, divisive, controlling, thought numbing, marketing-oriented, immoral, crowded and addictive...

The Cheat In All Of Us

All over Nigeria, the beans are being spilled on the sordid past and present of Nigeria's politicians and government officials, perhaps opening their can of worms has become a national past time...