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...

Days of Reckoning for Thieving Governors

Whether you like OBJ or not, the EFCC is one beautiful gift he gave to Nigerians. The Commission will not catch all thieves, but it will catch some and deter many...

The Anini In Anenih

That Anenih understands the dynamics and mechanics of power is an understatement. That he is a political survivalist is a statement of fact. 'Mr Fix It' is ever in the news. Always on the winning side!

The Alternative to Decriminalizing Corruption

Younger generations may not know that there was a time in the history of Nigeria when we knew who the cheats and thieves and vagabonds and street urchins were. We knew most of the good guys from the bad guys. But today, the line is blurred, assuming there is a line at all...

A Birthday To Remember

"Lie down or I blow up your head.”
"Bring out your money and mobile phones now."
"Oh, you're looking at my face?”

A Birthday To Remember

"Lie down or I blow up your head.”
"Bring out your money and mobile phones now."
"Oh, you're looking at my face?”

Ribadu's EFCC and the 'Indicted' Quartet

Stamping corruption out of the Nigerian political landscape can only be possible if EFCC is made to be independent and not answerable to a 'god' in Ota...

How Dangote Is Double-crossing Nigeria!

There is no doubt in my mind that Alhaji Dangote is a smart businessman but it is the responsibility of the government to regulate business not to be in their pocket...

Could Orji Kalu Be An Agent Of The CIA?

Are we to understand that Kalu is dearer to the White House than the other former governors arrested along with Kalu for the same offence? If yes, then why?

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Laurent Gbagbo, a Stray Scapegoat in the Den of Lions

This piece is not an attempt to hold forte for Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast, nor to malign him either, but rather to bring to the attention of the world some salient international treachery against African leaders and in so many instances against third world countries...

I am not sure we want to attract everyone from overseas – Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello

Known for her straight shooter personality, Dr. Obasanjo-Bello makes no apologies for being her father's daughter. In this interview, she shares her position on healthcare, education, employment, foreign investments and women in politics. She also answers the question most are dying to know: Is she qualified to be a senator?

Bye, Bye Bakassi

For all the rants of Nigerian conservatives, nationalist groups and patriotic citizens, the pride of the Nigerian republic takes a back seat to the pride of the Oron, Efut, Efik and other local peoples. How do we tell our brothers and sisters from the Niger Delta that we care when we are so willing to let go of the soil that is under their feet?

Musings on the Future of the World

There are a good few stories about human beings...

Obasanjo’s War

My reading of Obasanjo is unflattering. If he had begun his presidency with the kind of zeal he is now displaying, Nigeria would have been a much better country. Or, at the very least, a modicum of law and order and institutional sanity would have enveloped the nation...

I Stand On Existing Protocols

Nigeria, the sleeping giant of Africa and its leaders and privileged citizens are still mounting podiums and making speeches and addresses rather than getting our hands dirty by doing what is needful to turn the tide of underdevelopment in our country...

Corruption: Execution as an Option!

All of us can not continue to pacify ourselves by taking solace in belonging to a wasted generation. Rather, those political thieves, and corrupt leaders should be apprehended  and held accountable. If it requires their lives to be wasted in the fashion of Rawlings pseudo-revolution or Chinese enacted anti corruption policy, so be it...