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...

Nigeria's 419 Constitution 3: Bakassi, Obasanjo's Sacrificial Lamb to The West

Can't you see that after unjustly incarcerating Dokubo for years, the federal government is now negotiating with him "on his own terms." What this means is that the federal government understands only the language of force...

Nigeria's 419 Constitution 3: Bakassi, Obasanjo's Sacrificial Lamb to The West

Can't you see that after unjustly incarcerating Dokubo for years, the federal government is now negotiating with him "on his own terms." What this means is that the federal government understands only the language of force...

A New Nigeria Free From Cultism…Do We Have Hope?

We cannot call ourselves strong men, if the next Nigerian elections are rigged before our very eyes. We must begin to perceive Africa with a new eye as a continent of possibilities...

A New Nigeria Free From Cultism…Do We Have Hope?

We cannot call ourselves strong men, if the next Nigerian elections are rigged before our very eyes. We must begin to perceive Africa with a new eye as a continent of possibilities...

What Have You Done Lately For Democracy In Nigeria? (3)

I have no doubt in my mind that Utomi is the "Messiah" for Nigeria today. Undoubtedly, his presidency will benefit all...

The ‘Agidigbo’ Dance

Pat Utomi in his Jos presidential campaign recently said just 13% of Nigerian graduates manage to get employment. What happens to the remaining needy and vulnerable 87%?

Yes, INEC Has Lost The Game

It is necessary to state from the very outset that whatever difficulties INEC claims to be facing currently in the discharge of its constitutional responsibility – conduct of free, fair and credible polls – were avoidable...

What Have You Done Lately For Democracy In Nigeria? (2)

Do you want your President to be going to Germany every 4 weeks to treat catarrh, instead of him solving the country's major problems...

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Political Process Urban Youth Development In the Niger Delta

The greatest threat youth face today is exclusion and marginalization from decisions that affect them. Unemployment, crime, HIV/AIDS, neglect by the authorities, abandonment to their fate because of various forms of discrimination top the list of problems towns and cities have to deal with...

An Indigenous Arms Industry in Nigeria: Matters Arising

President Muhammadu Buhari’s call to Nigeria’s Defence Ministry to...

Tribute to Tom Ilube, a Rare Gem

In the Nigeria of today, much like in the 80's and 90's, the notoriety of 'PHD' a.k.a. Pull Him Down syndrome cannot be denied by anyone. Some people go to any length to undo their superiors...

Estella Ogbonna…Curves, Colors and Captivations

"I have never had to take any fashion lesson or sewing classes! I just picked up my scissors one day, got a fabric and bought a sewing machine and started sewing! I cut and sewed all the things I have now on display all by myself!"

What Happened to the Uwais Panel Reports?

Nigeria is a nation run on the erratic brainwave of those that have succeeded in cornering state power. Here, the attention span of both the leaders and the led is mercifully short. No importance is attached to details...

Reading Jonathan’s lips… 2011 Options for the North

The stage for an epic political battle is gradually being set. For a long time now, Nigerians have been apprehensive about the possibility of holding the 2011 election...

Dino Melaye continues to Run from his Shadow

For Dino Melaye, that rambunctious and swash buckling senator...

The Nigerian Catholic Priest Challenging Stereotypes of African Medicine

Adodo Anselm Gbenga is a Nigerian scholar who is...

Takeaways from Oyetola’s Tour of Osun LGAs

Evidently, the strategic engagement tour, recently embarked upon by...

Of Michael Faraday, Obafemi Awolowo and Michael Faborode

Michael Faraday and  Michael Faborode were born on September...