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...

Wole Soyinka And The Nigerian Youth

Young people have a choice, but perhaps they are too lazy to be bothered to engage their minds with more creative and enterprising endeavours...

Leadership 102: True Leaders Build Great Successors

The greatest legacy a leader leaves is not any program. Great leaders make great successors. They build a legacy of self service, inspired followers and everlasting memorial…

Suspending Do-Or-Die Politics

The political process in Nigeria has evolved in a particular direction, corresponding to the characteristics of political activists and the incentive-structure to reproduce the political system...

Suspending Do-Or-Die Politics

The political process in Nigeria has evolved in a particular direction, corresponding to the characteristics of political activists and the incentive-structure to reproduce the political system...

That Invitation Of Britain To Reform Nigeria Police

The recent call by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, to invite the British Police to reform the Nigeria Police has met with a lot of opposition and righteous indignation by many Nigerians...

Obasanjo’s Probe: Mr. Ribadu’s Redeeming Job

The joke out there is that while  the EFCC Chairman, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, is at one side of town “fighting corruption,” Obasanjo is at the other end neatly arranging his billions, expanding his business empire, and consolidating his wealthy dynasty...

Leadership 101: Bullies Are Not Leaders

Leadership is an important element in a democratic institution, where change is the norm. In fact, the power of a leader in a democratic system being derived from the people can only be sustained if the people’s support is cultivated...

Matters Arising: Of Area Boys, Tinubu And Obasanjo

Apart from the corruption of our political leaders, if there is one of their characteristics that I abhor, it is their hypocrisy...

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The Nigerian Press and Creative Headline Writing

I have often wondered why Nigerian newspapers have not caught up with their counterparts in the west, in serving their readers appetising and imaginative headlines...

The Unending Crucifixion of Indigbo

"The tragic chapter of violence is just ended. We...

Fear Don Catch Ribadu

Looking back, the EFCC was created to smoke-screen Nigeria with an anti-corruption crusade, while the nation was besieged by the swooping masquerade of massive looting...

The Wasteful Spending Habit of a Nigerian State Governor

Shehu Shagari’s book is not what is vexing me; what is worrisome is the fact that successive state and federal government in Nigeria have grown accustomed to doling out millions of naira of public money to their posse whenever there is a book outing...

Anthony Enahoro: Icon of Yoruba ‘ponbele’ (2)

What on earth could encourage two Yoruba speaking friends, colleagues, associates and classmates converse in English language in social interaction? This cultural contradiction debilitates me. It exceeds the limit of contemptuous shame. It is a sad, pompous affair that merely puffs up the ego of the speakers but more damagingly destroyed our Yoruba heritage...

A New Nigeria Free From Cultism…Do We Have Hope?

We cannot call ourselves strong men, if the next Nigerian elections are rigged before our very eyes. We must begin to perceive Africa with a new eye as a continent of possibilities...

UNESCO: Unfounded figure of Nigerian Children out of School

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, UNESCO can embarrass a nation it is serving with educational information when it goes out to do or permute funny numbers to...

Zimbabwe: A Common Sense Compromise At Last

Now that President Mugabe and Prime Minister Tsvangirai have crossed the Rubicon they must not look back. It is now time for progressive action and co-operation in nation building...

Fan Your Fascination into Flame

What will you do for Nigeria? In ten years time what will people say about you in Nigeria? What will the growing generation of Nigerian's write about you?

The Emperor’s Son

One evening I was chatting with Asata outside the student union.  He had, he said, some “bomb weed.”  I had tried weed before and it did nothing for me.  But I was never one to turn free stuff down.  So we strolled and we smoked...