Nigeria Matters

The Yoruba ‘Omoluabi’ Ethos And Nigeria’s Leadership

The Yoruba people in the Southwest of Nigeria are deeply immersed in culture, history, ideology, and other guiding principles that define their existence. This...

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...

My Interview with Jonathan Goodluck

"Could you please address me as “Your Excellency.” My official position demands you address me as such. You know I have a doctorate degree, I have chieftaincy titles five times over, I have been a governor and now I am just a heartbeat from the presidency…"

Dollar Salaries In Nigeria: Why the Court of Appeal Goofed

It is my observation that in rushing to judgment, the revered Court of Appeal omitted one important facet of our law, Due Process. The Court of Appeal did not allow the parties directly affected an opportunity to be heard in the matter...

Jonathan Goodluck, please D-Y-A…Declare Your Assets…Publicly!

What Vice President Jonathan Goodluck should do now, for his and for the sake of the government in which he is the number two man, is to publicly declare his portfolio...

After The Pain In Spain…

VP Goodluck was over the weekend pontificating on why he did not believe declaring his assets publicly is worthwhile...

Nigeria: Corruption As A Consequence Of Greed

In a way, I can not help but have some sympathy for the men and women of the Nigeria Police Force. They work very long hours. They are very poorly and irregularly paid and their pay is not commensurate with the risks they are supposed to take in a country beset by sophisticatedly equipped armed robbers and militants...

Nigeria: Corruption As A Consequence Of Greed

In a way, I can not help but have some sympathy for the men and women of the Nigeria Police Force. They work very long hours. They are very poorly and irregularly paid and their pay is not commensurate with the risks they are supposed to take in a country beset by sophisticatedly equipped armed robbers and militants...

Could Orji Kalu Be An Agent Of The C.I.A.? (2)

What is most annoying, disappointing, incomprehensible and incredible to believe is the condemnation of the arrest of Kalu for embezzlement by the  Igbo Youth Congress...

Could Orji Kalu Be An Agent Of The C.I.A.? (3)

What is most annoying, disappointing, incomprehensible and incredible to believe is the condemnation of the arrest of Kalu for embezzlement by the  Igbo Youth Congress...

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Ribadu’s Progressive Mistake

It is only a fool that will keep doing the same thing, and expect a different result… so paraphrased goes that wise saying. I cannot but come off with that conclusion on hearing of former EFCC boss Mallam Nuhu Ribadu declared intention to run for the nation’s highest office...

Rage Of Retirees Over Satellite Town Homes

Retirees of 16 companies, who bought houses under the owner-occupier scheme in 1976 under the General Olusegun Obasanjo regime, battle their former employers over ownership of the housing units in Satellite Town, Lagos...

The Samuel Ajayi Crowther of Akure and Isarun

It is often said, with some measure of accuracy, that one out of every four Africans is a Nigerian. That statement acknowledges the dominant role and activities of Nigerians in the African Continent. There is no doubt that our country has had more than her own fair share of the rotten eggs, crooks and deviants who often tarnish the good image of our country. The good news, however, is that such deviants are nearly always in the minority...

Manifestation of the Sons of God: Introduction

We come now directly to the subject matter of the manifestation of the sons of God. And it becomes really important to ask and answer the question: Who are the people to be manifested as sons of God...

An Overview: Ogun State Race to Government House

As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) sets the...

Nnamdi Kanu and the Biafra Question(s)

2015 is on its way out, but not without...

A Flying Coffin on Black Sunday

Frankly, I used to think I was a strong-hearted person until Monday, June 4, when I began sieving through tons of photographs of the Dana plane crash of Sunday, June 3, 2012 on the Internet. I didn’t know when tears began to stream from my eyes...

Sokoto Governor Has His Share of London

It would appear that Nigerians have come to expect their public officials to engage in corruption, profligacy and all kinds of public immorality. While we have been applauded for bringing these acts of corruption to light, some of our readers are tiring from these stories...

Is Africa Being Invaded?

No matter what has been going on in Libya, it was wrong for a Nation to back rebels and declare a no-fly-zone on another sovereign nation - Libya...

Edo South Plead For Federal Government Presence

Over the years leaders of the Edo South stocks have emerged; we have Charles Idahosa, Osazee Ize-Iyamu, Prof. Edun Akenzua, as well as others too numerous to mention. These Sons and Daughters of the realm have carved a niche for themselves...