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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...

Giant Of Africa, My Foot

Before you pass judgment on me, let me quickly add that I have not given up on Nigeria, but I think it is time we woke up from this slumber to realize that we are sliding deeper and deeper into this abyss...

The Nigerian Image Project

Do we all have to meet personally with every one of our public officials to believe that they mean well for the nation?

On Leadership

The true test of leadership is the ability of the individual to rise up to the occasion; to devise methods and systems and manage resources to effectively address certain challenges and enhance development...

A Short Commentary on Awolowo and his Critics

Chief Obafemi Awolowo had his shortcomings. He was not a saint. However, his failings and missteps were far fewer and less injurious than those of his contemporaries. Within the context of Nigerian, and indeed within African politics, Awolowo had no equal...

Stay Away From The Kitchen

The bad temper and road rage being displayed by Obasanjo from time to time, is unbecoming of a good leader in a democratic system of Government...

Campaigns Deadlier Than AIDS

I must tell you that if I decide today to organize a "Miss Erect Breast" or "Miss Nude Beauty" pageant, with a promise to pay about one million Naira as annual salary to the winner, some parents would certainly come bribing me to shortlist their daughters...

Oduduwa: A Rejoinder To Chukwu Eke

Just as the lawless barbarians of old constituted themselves as a nuisance to the civilized Roman people, so also did these Igbo...

Emergency Rule In Plateau State – A Postmortem

In spite of the attendant noises in the wake of the emergency declaration, it’s important that we remind ourselves of some salient matters arising...

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On May 29, 2023, Bola Tinubu assumed office as...

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Dear Compatriots, May our roads not be crooked or rough...

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At noon today, January 20, 2021, Joe Biden will...

Imagine If “Sub Saharan Africa” Benefited From “African Americans”

I have observed that countries that tend to have success in managing their diversity very well, seem to share one thing in common; they tend to be great countries economically, technologically, culturally and socially...

The Application of Political Theory to Contemporary Nigerian Politics

Those who did not study the history of political theory are wading into the domain of political science and practice, half blind and half deaf...

Bayelsa Governorship Election 2019: What We Know So Far – (Part 1)

On 16 November 2019, citizens of Bayelsa State will...

The Ruler-for-Life Syndrome in the Third World and the Danger of a Protracted Conflict in Libya

The purpose of this write up is to briefly explore the ruler-for-life syndrome among leaders of Third World countries and the issue of whether NATO’s military intervention in the Libyan civil war is contributing to the elongation of the conflict rather than shortening it...

Gaza: As Israel Hammers Hamas

Surrounded, border-wise, by hostile neighbouring countries whose extremist wings ceaselessly denounce 'Zionism' Israel is proudly exercising her natural rights of existence...

Ending the scourge of poverty in Nigeria

One is saddened by the current constitutional impasse occasioned by the lingering ill-health of President Yar’adua and the spiralling effects of this on the entrenchment of good governance and the eradication of poverty in Nigeria...