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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...

Reawakening The Nigerian Nation

Nigeria is the dream our fathers had. Pre-independence Nigeria was more like a nation, with its soul intact. What we have today is a bunch of men who steal from our coffers to crown themselves kings and patriots...

Oyenusi, Anini and Obasanjo: What’s the Difference?

As things stand today, there is not much difference between the dealings of Aso Rock and the dealings of street urchins who use force or the threat of force to get things done. What difference is there between what Oyenusi and Anini did and what the presidency has been doing?

Still Bearing Daddy’s Surname Even After Marriage?

My colleague says no matter the political and historical and economic value that his sweetheart's name may bring to his life, he would not allow his wife to keep her daddy's name...

Calculating and Calibrating Babangida

The Nigerian community at home and abroad is agog with General Babangida's every move and pronouncements, so much so their concerns and fear and apprehension about the man borders on psychosis...

2007: The IBB vs. OBJ Chess Game

In Obasanjo's mind, he can't just wait for IBB to truly stand for the 2007 election. OBJ is looking to disrobe the emperor and reveal him naked. He is looking forward to demystify IBB and render him toothless...

Dear Mallam Ibrahim Babangida

Please tell us why we should not try you for treason. Some credit you with intelligence you do not have...please feel free to consult your coterie of conscienceless and morally bankrupt lawyers who you buy with the stash of money stolen from the people to protect you against the people you so want to save...

The Rule of Law & Due Process As Sword & Shield?

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria's Weapon of Mass Destruction against corruption, has just won a major victory in his anti corruption crusade.... He has just secured the impeachment of Mr. Joshua Chibi Dariye, the now erstwhile governor of our beloved Plateau State of Nigeria...

Mr. President, Abject Poverty Lives Here!

How are a great people laid so low and wasted, and made to wear the shame of their enslavement and impoverishment with unconscious dignity...

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Governor Blagojevich Goes To Jail

For the record, Governor Blagojevich was considerably popular at the time. Despite anecdotal suspicion of his corruption, many residents of Illinois rather liked his gregarious style, youthful good looks and allure. If he was deficient in substance, he more than made up for it with an arresting, charismatic personality. But U.S. law enforcement authorities were far from impressed...

Beko’s Metamorphosis: If Men Were God

Ah, Beko… so you finally stepped into the molue that races newly minted gods to the pantheon of the brave. Good for you, Beko, good for you. You must be in a better place. Hell, you just left Nigeria. You better be in a better place. You need the rest...

Immunity Clause: To Stay Or Not To Stay

It is not hard to see that corrupt political leaders will make effort to see that the immunity clause is retained in the Constitution. That is the cloak under which they have been hiding for years and perpetrating their crimes against the Nigerian people...

We need to do something about this NTA

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Building Resilience Against Terrorism In Nigeria

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Olusegun Mimiko: The Physician as Patient

The very first time I came across the word “leukemia” the patient was a Medical Doctor, now I am amazed at how derisive I was with my unspoken reaction. “Is he not supposed to be a physician? Knowing the symptoms and dealing with them before he becomes ill?” Reality of life most often do not follow logic, the advantage of medical training and pragmatic views aided by the experience of practice all succumb to any kind of illness if and when they come calling...

Reserve Currency Cold War: Dollar vs. Yuan

Besides weakening Chinese economy, saving petrodollar which meant not to allow Saddam Hussein to carry out his threats of switching from dollar to the would be petroeuro was why Iraq was invaded in 2003. If it's not, what else would have been the explanation for such high oil prices while Iraqi oilfields which would have been pumping as high as 6 million barrels per day remained locked up?

Any Room For Personal Responsibility?

Nigerians are in one vein optimistic and on the other cynical. We are one of the most religious yet the most corrupt nation on planet earth. Nigerians are very cynical of their government yet deeply political. In Nigeria, we breathe, sleep and eat politics. Most Nigerians are professional political critics that will cringe on the first sight of a ballot box!

A Season of Anomie in Nigeria

The current tragi-comedy in Nigeria gives credence to Prof....

A Letter To President Jonathan From The Grave

We, the more than 200 victims of Boko Haram’s latest savage bomb attacks, feel we must write to you from beyond the grave. Our simple message is summed up in the phrase: Enough is enough.