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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...

The Verdict of History and Posterity

Everything that has been said and written about Obasanjo can be summed up in one simple sentence: he was incompetent and vengeful; he was a failure, a disappointment, a waste and a drag on our national interest and collective goal...

In The Name Of God

For too long, many in the international community have come to the conclusion that nothing good can come out of Nigeria. And at every given opportunity, we have proved them right...

How The Niger Delta People Can Get Their Freedom From a Terrorist Country Like Nigeria: A Simple but Effective Guide (4)

Are the Niger Delta Militants justified in taking up arms against the Federal Government?

How The Niger Delta People Can Get Their Freedom From a Terrorist Country Like Nigeria: A Simple but Effective Guide (4)

Are the Niger Delta Militants justified in taking up arms against the Federal Government?

Congratulations to Yar’Adua and Jonathan for Winning the 2007 Election

The 2007 elections were concluded last week. The exercise was deemed free and fair by both the EFCC and the International Monitoring Group, as well as by all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora...

What’s Your Age Got To Do With Your Participation In Politics?

A lot of the governorship aspirants fall within the forty or forty something range. I hope you realize what this means in terms of the kind of parentage and the kind of opportunities that these politicians were exposed to as children...

Why Iwu Failed

Everyone now knows that Iwu and his INEC were simply unprepared or unwilling to take Nigerians beyond the usual sad, discomforting stories that had attended past elections in the country...

Why Iwu Failed

Everyone now knows that Iwu and his INEC were simply unprepared or unwilling to take Nigerians beyond the usual sad, discomforting stories that had attended past elections in the country...

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Yoruba: The Illusion Of Unity

Some dark conjurers say that Yoruba disunity is foreordained in the character of the average member of the race. Disunity may have understandable roots, like say, in our natural assertiveness, love of independence, hatred of groveling subservience, ambition but its consequences have been far-reaching in its conflictual predilections and infelicities...

Cultural Diplomacy In The 21st Century

As if to make up for the disastrous consequences of the Berlin Conference of 1884-5, which neatly divided Africa into European spheres of influence  with its attendant mayhem on Africa, a new spirit of collaboration between Europe and Africa is being fostered by the  European African Alliance...

Political Comedy Is Sweeter Than Sugar

Let’s take a trip away from the many tragedies...

CBN Governor should work for real people

The recent inclusion of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Lamido Sanusi, on the celebrated list of the 100 most influential people in world has filled many of us with pride and joy but a closer look at the achievements of his administration has also shown us that there is a missing trophy in the collection of the CBN Governor...

The Old Randy Daddy and His 'Wolosso' Daughter

Something of international dimension and significance is happening in Bouake, Cote D'Ivoire Monday...

Pages in Life: Mama Bookworm (2)

As a young child, constantly watching and hearing my mother's pain as she struggled with trying to raise five children from a bad marriage with little help, I learned to be quiet and somewhat withdrawn in public...

World Cup Tragedy Of South Africa

The urge in the beginning had been to entitle...

OBJ, INEC and Election Voting or Rigging Machines

Somehow, as much as I detest Atiku because I believe he is corrupt beyond measure and detest the ongoing battle between the top two officials, I continue to hope Atiku stays on OBJ, revealing all he knows about OBJ's corruptive leanings...

2027: On the Grave of Nigerians?

By Promise Adiele It is needless to repeat or chronicle...

The Arewa Consultative Forum and the Niger Delta Conflict

The upcoming conference is nothing but a charade, another in a long line of government’s duplicitous acts. Solve the Niger Delta problems for the sake of justice, peace, and stability...