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...

Danjuma Vs Ironsi: A Widow's Curse!

Picking holes in the assertions credited to General Danjuma in "the Guardian" interview Mrs Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi described Danjuma as "shameless coward and a terrible liar…"

Justice Ogebe and Justice at the Tribunal

At a time the Nigerian Judiciary in general is rising up to the occasion of doing justice to countless electoral injustices of April 2007 the whole world awaits the verdict from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which Justice Ogebe heads…

Economic Difficulty: Are Strangers Ruling Us?

Political, ethnic and even religious violence and to a certain extent organized crime, remain the strategic consideration and option for several relevant political gamblers in this country…

Presidency: The Danger of Shagarinization

It is possible to predict prophetically the future direction of the Umaru Yar’Adua government by examining Shagari’s government because both are eerily similar in their creation, nature and style…

Presidency: The Danger of Shagarinization

It is possible to predict prophetically the future direction of the Umaru Yar’Adua government by examining Shagari’s government because both are eerily similar in their creation, nature and style…

Kanu Agabi’s Bad Verse On Lagos

So many Nigerians, especially Lagosians, were miffed by the recent statement attributed to one of Obasanjo’s choice minions, Kanu Agabi that Lagos is an evil state…

Are You A Proud Nigerian?

It amazes me when I hardly see the Nigerian flag which is supposed to be a symbol of our love for Nigeria everywhere…

Strategic Factors and Options: The Credibility of the Ijaw Nation

The lack of political responsibility, accountability,  transparency, development and performance, in terms of delivering goods and services to the people is leading to questions, both internally and externally, about the capability of Ijaw political leaders to captain the ship of development and modernization…

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The Key Ingredients of Social Change (2)

Social capital is the key issue on the front line of the successful implementation of development agenda. Economists, management experts, politicians, key policy makers and opinion formers are ever more realizing that it is not the case that liberalization does not work, but that economic policies are not just enough to induce real and sustainable development...

David Mark’s Phony Amendments!

It is always as if in Nigeria, one can...

Faster Than A Speeding Bullet

Wonder what business I had in court? No, I'm not getting deported. Not yet (ha ha!). I got another traffic ticket...

The Black Race Has No Valid Excuse!

There is a lazy notion among some misinformed Black British people, that the activities of British slave traders about 200 years ago coupled with some imaginary acts of racism are responsible for the failure of  the Black race...

Naija Notes: Who Is Obj’s Babalawo?

Less than two months to the Elections, fuel scarcity has returned, NEPA is suffering from warapa again, AD is playing games with their support…

American Suicide Bombers Are Engaged In Terrorism Or Protests?

A bloodthirsty terrorist engaging in murderous and catastrophic bombing of human beings is a protester, a tax protester? Where was his placard? In the gas tank of his plane? Andrew Joseph Stack is just another Gandhi, King or Mandela?

The Future Is Bright

A new generation is rising. A generation that strongly believes in the new Nigerian project. Young minds that will re- build the fallen walls of Nigeria. They are springing up from all angles...

Again, Obasanjo’s Sermon on Nigeria

Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, will not stop amazing...

Political Innuendos And Necessary Failure

It is a shame that Mr. President allowed his integrity to be battered because of the selfishness of his advisors and the agents of doom that he has appointed as ministers.. It is a grave shame...

An Igbo Cannot Be Trusted As President: Nigeria's 419 Constitution. (5)

If we were really interested in building a strong, prosperous and united nation, we should be interested in choosing the best among us, irrespective of his tribe or origin...