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Government Against The People

Nigeria is in grave danger more than ever. There is no running away from the dire fact that things are not working properly in the...

Oyebanji: The countdown starts!

At exactly 1:34 pm on Friday, October 16, 2026, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) took the Oath of Allegiance as Governor of Ekiti State for...

The Impossible Death Of Dele Giwa

It has been 40 years since the satanic assassination of Dele Giwa through a letter bomb delivered to his home, but the departed iconic...

Democracy, Corruption And The Rule Of Law In Nigeria

We should put issues in perspective and be a bit more realistic and impartial, at least as far as Democracy, Nigerian-style is concerned...

Democracy, Corruption And The Rule Of Law In Nigeria

We should put issues in perspective and be a bit more realistic and impartial, at least as far as Democracy, Nigerian-style is concerned...

What Was “Goodluck” About Jonathan?

Between Yar’Adua’s asset declaration and Jonathan’s intransigence in declaring his publicly is a battle for legitimacy.  Both of them were not really what we wanted. Believe me...

How Alamieyeseigha Embarrassed the Ijaw Nation

Alams did not live on the streets or in a shelter before becoming governor. He owned a couple of houses. But in the short time since he took over the mantle of governance in Bayelsa, Alams bought the Chelsea Hotel in Abuja...

How Alamieyeseigha Embarrassed the Ijaw Nation

Alams did not live on the streets or in a shelter before becoming governor. He owned a couple of houses. But in the short time since he took over the mantle of governance in Bayelsa, Alams bought the Chelsea Hotel in Abuja...

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...

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Paul Adujie…Where is Paul I. Adujie?

For quite sometime now Paul has been absent from the pages of NIA and other sites. And quite frankly I miss his style...

Obasanjo Unfit To Lead The War Against Corruption

At the end of the day, the War against Corruption is going nowhere under this President. If future Nigerian leaders make the Obasanjo model the gold standard in selfless leadership, I guarantee you, that the nation will never truly prosper...

Understanding why China is eager to buy Eurobond

There has never been a worse time for Europe than now. Its euro zone economy is almost bankrupt. And this long awaited time-bomb is taking place after decades of loading their economies with unsustainable social benefits...

Plane Crashes, Corruption and the National Security of Nigeria

Once in a while, a plane will crash somewhere in the world. This was exactly what happened in Nigeria on Sunday, September 17, 2006, when a military plane crashed. As much as one endeavors to rationalize that the plane crash was an unfortunate incident, there is a tempting desire to probe more...

The Nigerian Jobseeker Pays for Every Job Application

Sadly, Nigerian employers have turned their recruitment exercises into income-generating ventures. In all, poor jobseekers pay for every job application, with no assurance that the most qualified or exceptional will secure the job!

My Plans for Kanu Heart Foundation – Kanu Nwankwo

"I believe in giving back to society, I quite recognise that I have been blessed not only in my football career, but also with the gift of a second chance in life..."

President Yar’Adua’s ‘Breasts’

Far too many Nigerian men are socialized into the myth of women being their own worst enemies, the most effective neutralizers/antagonizers of other women...

Sovereignty, Economic Security, Barrack Obama's Visit, Jonathan, 2011 Election And The Development Of Nigeria

 In order to accomplish its development pogrammes and make its citizens live much better, a country needs different resources: human, mineral, intellectual, land, water, financial, etc. Obviously, all things being equal, the more resources a country has at its disposal, the more development programmes it can accomplish...

Nigeria At 50: Antonyms Of A Nation

This is our golden opportunity to re-write Nigeria's history by coming together with one voice to elect good leaders to lead us to a new Nigeria...

Buhari, Health of the Nigerian Nation and the Human Body

The Nigerian Human Body and the Body of the...