Nigeria Matters

Southwest and the power of early preparation

The Southwest, although it now laudably has a Development Commission, ought to project a future that will match the best days of the past....

El-Rufai’s Detention: Justice, Political Vendetta Or A Test Of Nigeria’s Rule Of Law?

The continuing legal battle involving former Kaduna State Governor, NasirAhmad El-Rufai, has become much larger than the fate of one politician. Ithas developed into...

Osun: Long live Edenisation!

With the prospect of a Second Term - whether deserved or not - on the table, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State now needs...

Nigeria @ 47: Crawling to Manhood?

Are you older than Nigeria but in your actions and in actions you behave like a five year old kid? Are you younger than Nigeria but older in heart, with beautiful ideas on what should be done to make Nigeria work...

Yar’Adua as a Potential Liability

There is something about Mr. Yar’Adua and the company he keeps. There is something about him that makes me wonder, makes me suspicious. Has Nigeria just exchanged an apple for an orange?

Ribadu, Obasanjo, and The War Against Corruption

One is compelled to query the rationale behind the purported claim by Ribadu in New York on Monday, as reported by Empowered Newswire, that he is ready to die for Nigeria in his quest to fight corruption to a standstill...

The Tribal Card: Labellings And Misconceptions

In Nigeria, the struggle for "leadership" to get to the government treasury and then loot it seems to be the driving force for most of our politicians, and not to serve as touted in their pre-election pledges...

Servant-Leader President Yar'Adua's Nigeria Meets the World

Nigeria is virgin business destination with abundant and boundless opportunities for Nigerian and foreign investors alike. This was the central theme and message of an all day conference and seminar on Monday...

Memo to Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State

Why are you the governor if you can’t take time off to smell the roses and cognacs in America? As the governor, you have the right to take 10 days vacation after working for 20 days. It is hard being the governor, you know?

The Senate: Treading With Caution at 100

It may be too early to pass an inclusive verdict on the performance of the present Senate but the emerging character is reassuring...

Segun Adeniyi And E-Information Management

Segun Adeniyi should consider assuming a pseudonym when next he is on any of the Nigerian media channels where he has been defending the government...

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Thinking Aloud… Eighteen Words on Marble

The Nigerian government, in 2008, spent about 500 billion naira on security in the Niger Delta region. So far, in 2009, about the same amount has been spent – excluding the 300 billion that has been spent to bribe and pacify power-brokers and some sections of the Militant groups. What a dumb strategy!

Son of the Soil

Lagos is a state under siege, my friends. That's what you call leisurely robbery attacks that go on for hours without any police assistance in sight.

Abubakar Atiku and the Rule of Law

I doff my hat to Atiku for sticking to the rule of law. His actions are epoch making, precedent setting. Love him, hate him or be indifferent, it is difficult not to acknowledge and pay respect to him in view of his string of court victories against Mr. Obasanjo...

Raising the Ethical Bar in a Shrinking World

It is important to re-state the fact that at the beginning of the twenty first century, humanity finds itself in a state of despair and disillusionment. The early events of this century have shattered our vision and sense of triumph that was widely perceptible a few years ago...

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…

Post Consolidation: How Safe Are Nigerian Banks?

No bank or nation really stands alone. So whenever a bank fails, there is concern that it may pull other banks down with it or reduce the confidence so essential to the banking industry...

Who will save Nigeria?

For reasons ranging from my late parents’ Christian tutelage...

Nigeria's 2013 Fiscal Austerity Budget (3)

Should a nation as vastly endowed with oil wealth as Nigeria continue using lanterns and candles in powering its development, or remain in darkness when it should have used a fraction of its 40 billion barrels of oil reserves...

The Other Side of Reverse Migration

Nigerians living in the diaspora still contemplating the return journey back home are best advised to familiarise themselves with some of the challenges they may face when they return, so that they can at least be better prepared.

Who Said Our Leaders Are Corrupt?

To date, our leaders determinedly continue to trivialize the madness of financial misappropriation and the long-term harm and hurt it unleashes on the destiny of Nigeria.  This wild-fire menace and monstrous cascade continues unhindered...