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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...

Andy Uba And The Anambra State Hot Seat

Now that Andy Uba has formally resigned from his position as President Olusegun Obasanjo's special assistant on domestic affairs, it appears that the stage is now set for him to launch his gubernatorial campaign in Anambra state, an ambition that many believe is the root cause of all the crises in the state...

Naija Women Can Play The Game Too!

I don't think it is out of place for us to concede that a woman's brain is not an organ of her sex. If we keep saying that women are weak because of their physical configuration, how else can we reconcile this with how much they have held their own against us?

Shall We Also Impeach The Common Man?

The way it is today, if we impeach a governor because he refuses to dance to the familiar song of a godfather or that he is not our party man, it leaves us the common people in an impeachable position...

I thank God for Esther, ADC Plane Crash Survivor

It is not often that one happens to personally know the survivor of an accident not to talk of the survivor of a deadly plane crash...

Peter Obi Is Not A Politician

Peter Obi may have danced on the grave of his political future by accepting what many at the time regarded as a poisoned chalice...the appeal court ruling which upturned the 'election' of Chris Nwabueze Ngige...

Aviation Disasters: Futility of Manic Deregulation

Nigeria has been dogged by aviation disasters in the past decade. From small jets to large bodied flying machine, our air space is simply unsafe...

Ladoja: The Elephant in Alao-Akala’s Living Room

Impeachments are serious state affairs that must be given grave thought and carried out as a last resort. Lawmakers must exercise this particular power with extreme caution as they will be torpedoing the expressed will of the people they represent...

2007 Presidency And Zonal Configuration: Panacea For One Nation?

There seems to be an absence of unbiased Nigerians on the stage who want to sow the seed of honesty and integrity in the new generation...

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Nigerian teachers for South African schools?

It is incomprehensible how Nigerian policy makers contemplate and implement evidently wrong-headed initiatives and decisions that leave not a few of us wondering and stupefied...

Secession: If The East Goes, The West Won’t Go!

As the quest for secession by several ethnic groups...

Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport or a Siddon Look Matter

Any true democracy and constitutionalism is maintained through active involvement, engagement and participation by the electorate and the citizenry...

OBJ-Atiku, Government and Compensation for Nigerians from Libya

Bad leadership in the midst of plenty is bane of this nation, and undoing of these Nigerians from Libya. Why did they take the leap of death? You will hear stories of poverty, hunger, impoverishment and all their synonyms. Given what God has graciously and abundantly given to this nation no Nigerian should pass that noxious road...

Hillary: The End of the Beginning!

Let me begin this piece by making a solemn...

Soludo’s Honest Mistake

Unless there was willful attempt on the part of Mr. Soludo to undermine the President, bring disrepute to the country, cause mischief or attempt to injure the nation’s national interest, there are no valid reasons to fire him or ask him to resign...

Empty Promises And Selfish Governance

We can redefine the political and social system of our country by voting for credible and responsible politicians who have great respect for the concerns of fellow countrymen and women...

Oyetola, Oyebamiji and the Osun guber equation

Make no mistake: the Osun State governorship election, slated...

African American Experience and Lessons for Africans Caribbean Immigrants

It is almost taken for granted these days that life is good for African Americans in the United States. This is assumed, even though life is still full of racial impediments and obstacles for a majority of African Americans...

Sovereign National Conference: For the Avoidance of Doubt

It has been widely reported in the media that Nobel Laureate and social activist, Professor Wole Soyinka and Yale educated economist, Olu Falae have declared their intention to convene a Sovereign National Conference in the immediate future...