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...

Ghana’s Jubilee Celebrations – implications for Nigeria

I have never been to Ghana but those of my acquaintances who have, summarize their experience in a sentence made up of only two words: GHANA WORKS...

Perspective: The Socio-Political Dynamics Of The New Naira

There is every cause to welcome the new Naira notes inscribed in Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba, and the subsequent proscription of the use of Arabic on the national currency...

How To Respond To A 419 Scam Letter From Nigeria

I wish you could be here to see these fellows who send you letters of urgent business proposals. They are school drop outs, unemployed graduates, homeless tramps and victims of government insensitivity...

Atiku, Now Irrelevant, Sits in Limbo!

Atiku Abubakar is not an admirable symbol of the rule of law, due process, democracy or anything good for Nigeria! That much should be clear to all by now...

Why is Obasanjo Desperate?

What he is desperate for I do not know, but for sure he is desperate. His speech betrays him. He appears to be fearful for nothing. For how else do you describe a man already described next to god by his own lieutenants, yet fearful of his minion deputy?

Niger Delta: Recent Pronouncements by Presidential Candidates

Is Nigeria now ready to genuinely address the deep-seated injustice in the Niger Delta? Or is this all political game, political expediency, a thing of the moment on the part of Muhammadu Buhari, Pat Utomi, Umaru Yar'Adua, and Abubakar Atiku?

The Forgotten Agenda Of The South-East Governors

Ndi-Igbo forefathers placed their personal enthusiasm less than the interest of Nigeria. Such elders were people like Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Akanu Ibiam, amongst others. They chased the mouse while their house burnt...

Why I suspect Aliero joined PDP

Nigeria's political history cannot be taken as complete without a reference to its history of political party decamping...

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On PDP’s Deadly Siege On Imo

Today, PDP national assembly members have invaded Imo, engaging in endless parodies, revelries and jestings and their ulterior mission is to set up a parallel government. The usual comedy of flagging off federal government projects or commissioning same are parodies that will never fool an average Imo man...

Politics, Governance and Nation-Building

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Sanitizing the Electoral Process in Nigeria (1)

By it’s impractical provisions, the Electoral Act 2006 creates a lacuna, a window for electoral offenders to evade justice...

An Indecent Conversation

You are right, times have changed. Back in the day, all we got was occasional flashes and show of decent pair of legs sticking out of slit mini-skirts; we applauded thinking that we had seen it all...

Kalu, Anyim and Peace in Nigerian Football

Dr. Kalu it was who led Enyimba of Aba, as then Governor of Abia State, to break the 38 years old Champions League failure plague that had trailed Nigerian club sides..

Mike Adenuga: ‘The Inspirer’ at 54

A birthday is beyond just the celebration of life. It is beyond the celebration of riches, food, drinks, achievements...

N500 million Suit: Determining EFCC Culpability

A Benin City High Court, on Tuesday 17th October...

Mighty-Mighty of Astonishing Philanthropy

Anything can happen on the spur of the moment...

Auctioneers and Buyers of Igbo Presidency

Political debates are heating up Nigeria for the 2015 presidential elections. The debates are divided among regions, political divides and individuals in the country...

Are the Alarm Bells Ringing a Timeout for Nigeria?

If “Covikk one nine (1.9)” as pronounced by President...