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...

Criticizing The Critics

Election is fast approaching. I have read about those who want to rule the country. All I've seen so far are personalities and all that people are supporting are personalities. I did not see anyone addressing the issues...

The Madness of Political Correctness: Constitutional Crisis as Nigerian Vice President is Replaced

The ongoing political correctness in Nigeria which is interfering with every aspect of the political spectrum such as the obvious EFCC investigation of specific individuals, will destroy the value of the office of the Presidency...

The Shame Of Nigerian Opposition Political Parties

Some of Nigeria's opposition political parties are just jokers. They are simply playing a game of the-more-you-look-the-less-you-see with Nigerians. The whole equation and logic behind their choice of presidential candidates and running mates just doesn't make sense...

Who Will Teach Our Children?

The sun has arisen daily from the East and has set in the West since the turn of the century bringing with it a lot of changes, but the poor opinion that everyone has of the teacher is still there...

2006: The Year in Review

For Nigerians, this has been an exceptional year in political and socio-economic terms. The year represents perhaps the last month before birth, the last bridge before the destination on our road to either full blown democracy or national crisis...

President Olusegun Obasanjo: A Tribute

President Bush, Clinton and Carter were among the large assemblage of persons who came to pay tribute to President Obasanjo of Nigeria at the world famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, on Tuesday December 19, 2006…

Yar’Adua/Goodluck Duo As Third Term Alternative

Tell you what...the man who has been picked as the PDP presidential candidate is really no different from the Shehu Shagari of our Second Republic...

President Olusegun Obasanjo: A Tribute

President Bush, Clinton and Carter were among the large assemblage of persons who came to pay tribute to President Obasanjo of Nigeria at the world famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, on Tuesday December 19, 2006…

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