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...

Alamiyeisegha and the Niger Delta Question

Any hope that an individual holds the key to the quelling of the militancy and eventual resolution of the crisis in the Niger Delta is bound to fail...

EFCC and Indicted Ex-Governors

To show the seriousness and sense of purpose required for the enormous responsibilities the EFCC is saddled with, it is expected that the job at hand is handled with utmost care...

Militarization of the Niger Delta is a Threat to Peace

The excessive policing of the Niger Delta is clearly a threat to the region; and indeed the ongoing militarization of the region is not only a threat, it has the potential to further damage the delicate relationship between groups in the region...

In Defence Of Obasanjo

Nigerians may have become so accustomed to bad governance that they have blinded themselves to the positives of the last government...

In Defence Of Obasanjo

Nigerians may have become so accustomed to bad governance that they have blinded themselves to the positives of the last government...

Nigeria And Her Perpetually Diminished Assembly

Any reader of this column would easily recall that in several essays here, I have never been able to contain my sorrow and deep pain over the quality of lawmakers we end up with each time...

Before President Yar'Adua Celebrates…

Much as one cannot afford to sing President Yar'Adua's praise in a hurry, since it's too early in the day to fully grasp his permanent take on power. The early signs are encouraging enough...

Reforming The Nigerian Police Force: Where are we Getting it Wrong? (II)

Knowing that the Nigerian police force is like an ugly woman with a bad character will help us better understand the urgent need to start reforms that work...

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The Nigerian Front: An Unaffordable Deficit

We of The Nigerian Front are gravely concerned about the state of our nation stemming from the current prognosis of the recently signed budget.  The budget indicates that greed continues to dominate the polity as our resources are being mismanaged...

Fellow Nigerians

Let us cultivate a new approach towards government and

those in positions of authority and power.  A situation where we pelt our rulers with stones and other local missiles when they visit their constituencies does not portray us to the Western World as serious-minded people...

All That Jazz About Slashing Hajj Fares   

The recent news on the slashing of hajj fares...

Prosperity, Eternity (10 ): Brotherly Love, Spirit’s Unction and Life for Evermore!

We are individually called unto Holiness. That is our individual identity that we must keep and grow in. Its taproot must be firm in the Cross of Calvary where we are saved and where all graces flow to keep us through this dark world of sin...

Citizens’ Advocate, Oby Ndukwe Writes President Buhari on the State of the Nation

Dear President Buhari, it is auspicious that I write...

Ojukwu: The Megalomaniac And Demagogue: Really?

I never met Ojukwu when he was alive. But every historian and other researchers worth their brief know that you need not know your subject personally to write about him or her...

A Prayer for Africa

May we overcome the demons of ethnicity and religious strife; and recognize our common humanity as a people. May we come to regard difference and diversity as strength instead of weakness...

The Obasanjo Obituary That Never Was

The rumour mill was agog earlier this week with the presumed assassination of the 'emperor' in Ota, former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Obasanjo was quick to dispel the rumour proclaiming in his usual dry humour that I deh kampe...

The TD Jakes Health Incident: A Moment of Reflection on Faith, Miracles, and the Human Condition

Bishop TD Jakes, a globally recognized leader of modern...

Nigerian Politics and Why Neutrality is Untenable: J’Accuse Pius Adesami!

If not that Prof. Pius Adesamni is my Broda...