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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...

Ladoja Vs Adedibu/Akala: The Battle Has Just Begun

In Oyo State, we have ceased to put forth our "A Team" for government. Not even our "B Team" is in government today...

Some Indecent Proposals for a Decent Future

Nigeria is not made of only the petty and the conformist. I am sure that there are a lot of good people out there who are idealistic, principled, honest and maybe even puritan. These good people have, however, been too silent for too long, their actions are not felt, their positions unknown to most...

Interview with IBB

I was military president. I ruled as a dictator and what you must understand then was that I was accountable to myself and not to any House of Representatives or Senate. When you rule as a dictator, the wealth of a nation is considered spoils of war. Bob, what do you do with spoils of war?

Humility In Service: What Our Ex Leaders Must Know

Enduring political legacies can be created without necessarily having to head a national government. Current presidential contestants, having been beneficiaries of the triumph of the legislature, should rethink and lead the way to a practical democracy...

Blame the African Witches

Every African village seems to have at least a witch, and wizard. Some villages are rumored to have as many as a dozen who are said to be responsible for all the ills and evil that befall such communities and individuals...

How the Church Got Her Groove Back

The body of Christ in Nigeria took back what they had lost to the world with the successful staging of The Experience in Lagos last week. In an industry where it is the norm to charge gate toll in accordance with the caliber and number of performers, the organizers threw the gates wide open...

Condoms, HIV/AIDS And You!

Following my article published here entitled, "Nigeria's Last Virgins", Dr. Anthony Odoh, a Nigerian physician in Spain, sent me this very illuminating paper...

Condoms, HIV/AIDS And You!

Following my article published here entitled, "Nigeria's Last Virgins", Dr. Anthony Odoh, a Nigerian physician in Spain, sent me this very illuminating paper...

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Robert Mugabe: Double Celebration At 91?

Last Saturday (February 21, 2015), President Robert Mugabe of...

Tobi Amusan: The Legend Nigeria Doesn’t Deserve, But Desperately Needs

In a country drowning in political scandals, corruption, and...

What Was “Goodluck” About Jonathan?

Between Yar’Adua’s asset declaration and Jonathan’s intransigence in declaring his publicly is a battle for legitimacy.  Both of them were not really what we wanted. Believe me...

The Real And True Enemies Of Nigeria And The Nigerian People

Yes, our leaders have always been looters. They are utterly unsympathetic, selfish, greedy, diabolical and morally bankrupt...

Presidential Score Card – How Has OBJ Fared?

The people have an expectation, and the hope and desire of both the winning and losing political camps should be that the government in power will leave Nigeria better than they met it...

Imagine If Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, etc., Were Democracies?

As a non-Arab concerned with the plight of the people of Palestine and the burgeoning non-beguiling ordeal of the people of Iraq, I am forced to wonder about certain what ifs, such as, what if Saudi Arabia was democratic?

Amaechi His Sycophants

Amaechi seems to love blind eyes, by way of his exhibited habits, loving the rhythms of the sycophantic praises, forgetting the fact that no leader has ever lived in the Government House forever...

A Problem with the Truth: Of Certificates and No Certificates

I am a bit lost, in fact more than...

A Tale Of Two Jokers

Nigerians recently woke up to two interesting reports in the media: the return of former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to the PDP and the declaration of interest in the 2011 presidential elections by former military president, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida...

Come to Benin City Window on America, improve your chances of studying in the United States

In an ‘Open letter to America’s Secretary of State,...