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...

Uwazuruike and Ndiigbo that Agitate

I have always harboured the feeling that if ever there will be a man walking on his head, and walking backwards instead of forwards, such a person will come from Nigeria. It is only in Nigeria that the tail wags the dog and the cart pulls the horse...

Corruption Without The Immunity Clause

One of the most infuriating things about politics is the effort expended by politicians, pundits and partisans to hide very simple premises under layers and layers of self-serving bull crap...

Senator Aliyu's '419' Bombshell!

Last Thursday almost all national dailies in Nigeria reported the '419' bombshell dropped by Senator Nuhu Aliyu on the floor of the upper legislative chambers the previous day...

Failed Governance: Revealing The Crooked To Relieve The Hooked

Nigeria has no alternative to harnessing natural resources, promoting prosperity, protecting the right of every citizens and planning and or balancing the economy on freedom, equity and justice platform...

Failed Governance: Revealing The Crooked To Relieve The Hooked

Nigeria has no alternative to harnessing natural resources, promoting prosperity, protecting the right of every citizens and planning and or balancing the economy on freedom, equity and justice platform...

Another One Bites The Dust In Enugu!

We know that Mr. Chime’s case in Enugu would not be the last in this determined effort by the judiciary to dismantle the irredeemably corrupt edifices brazenly erected across the nation by Obasanjo and his equally murky-minded collaborators...

Deconstructing Maurice Iwu's Tower of Fraud in Enugu

It should be stated that Enugu State, as it is now, presents a delicate political case that must be handled with full dexterity. It presents a hard choice between the triumph of a godless political godfather, his army of warring eunuchs and the vindication of an estranged godson...

Deja Vu (3): Nigeria Will Make It – Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu At His Best

Like him or hate him, Dim Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu would forever remain an enigma in the Nigerian political horizon. One easily forgets that this great Nigerian was a career Civil Servant...

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A Wall Street crash will affect Nigeria – Dele Ashiru

"Because Nigeria is a large market, the US stands to gain a lot from production activities tailored towards Nigeria, whereas Nigeria does not have the same opportunity to trade massively in the American market..." - Dele Ashiru

George Bush And African Immigrants: What’s The Deal?

It seems imperative that immigrants in this country, especially those of us from Africa, should begin to ask questions about our stake and welfare in this America where we live, work, pay taxes and raise up children...

When A Woman Loves A Man

One of the greatest motivations a guy can experience is the assurance of a woman's love. It can inspire poems of the avante garde genre. She may hide it as long as she can but her voice, her eyes and actions would betray her no sooner...

Jungle Justice, the Most Salient Sign of a Dysfunctional System: A Comparative Analysis of the Bakassi Boys and Aluu Community

Jungle justice has been defined as when a population, precisely an irate mob, takes it into their hands to execute punishment on alleged offenders of a heinous crime. The alleged culprit is hardly ever given the right to a fair hearing and the opportunity to defend himself before the sentence of death by burning and torture is handed down...

Rashidi Yekini – Fond Memories and Timeless Lessons for Nigeria

Scoring the first goal for Nigeria at the World Cup wasn’t the only reason why Nigerian football lovers loved Rashidi Yekini. The football loving fans of that generation saw Rashidi Yekini as a sign of hope on the field of play. In other words, there was nothing to worry about as long as the dark complexioned man was on the pitch...

A Brief Message To President Buhari

It is gratifying that you're fine tuning the national...

Lessons from the US Bridge Collapse

According  to reports, it was like a script carved out of a Hollywood horror movie when suddenly, the bridge which had hitherto not shown any sign of being under distress went down...

What Are Yar’Adua’s Ideologies, Values, and Intentions?

How can we hold Yar'Adua accountable if we do not know where he stands and what he stands for, what he intends to do and where he is taking the country?

Between a Head of State and a President

On May, 29th, 2015, at the famous Eagle Square,...

A Tale Of Two Nations And Their Leadership

Has anyone ever wondered what the 'second' democratically elected presidents of Nigeria and South Africa had seen in their deputies that motivated them to make overt efforts to prevent their deputies from ascending to the presidential seat after their second tenure?