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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...

How To Lose Friends And Alienate People

If Nigerians are vilified for asking the difficult questions, the President had better be prepared for the judgement of history...

Okonjo-Iweala-Adeniji Saga

I am sure that President Obasanjo, in his own mind, probably believed he was doing something praiseworthy and proper by his decision to offer Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala the job of Federal Minister of Finance on the terms and conditions that are totally out of sync with our country's crumbling financial status and circumstance...

The Okonjo-Iweala-Adeniji Scandal Stinks to the High Heavens!

Creating a special cadre of public servants like Obasanjo has done is not the way to go at all. The case can now be made that Obasanjo's declared intent to reform the Civil Service, and end corruption in our country is a dead issue...

The Orwellian Activists In Our Midst

Nigeria is like George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” where some few “smart” individuals will take advantage of the conditions and emotions of an impoverished people to feather their own nests...

Shell Cuts Proven Oil Reserves: Some Observations

The Nigerian government has never shied away from its responsibility to do whatever is necessary to protect revenue from oil. Anyone in doubt of this merely needs to recall or pay a visit to Odi...

Why The NYSC Should Be Abolished Now

The cost of allowing the NYSC to remain far outweighs its benefits and a rapid, dramatic rule driven by the intent to create a model for future leaders, augmented with a requirement that qualifications and fairness be used in hiring our new graduates will perhaps set a portal towards a balanced approach to eradicating corruption at some levels...

Who Is The Bigger Criminal?

We need a sincere, dedicated leader who knows how to practice tough love with a passion for result and an understanding of how to reenergize the nation under a new sense of well-planned direction towards recovery for all. We need a leader who reports only to the people...

My People Are Killing My People

Home is where you go to feel safe from the marauders. Home is where you go when the whole world is against you. For the Niger Delta to continue to be home, all the groups must look beyond the atrocities that were committed in the past and look to the future...

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The Rot Runs Deep: Nigeria’s Woes Are Bigger Than Tinubu!

o single out President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for Nigeria's...

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The Beginning Of The End Or The End Of The Beginning?

As I reflect on what Nigeria has become, what with the orgy of blood typified by the weekly ritual of bomb blasts at Nyanya, it is clear that something will give very soon if we do not start taking proactive steps. Perhaps the steps might be too late, especially with the type of leadership elite Nigeria is saddled with...

When Obasanjo Fired A Letter Bomb at Goodluck Jonathan

Nigerians forget all too quickly. Many of my countrymen and...

Nigeria and her intellectual acuity

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Cultural Supremacy: The Silent Threat Tearing Nigeria Apart

Nigeria’s cultural and traditional diversity is one of its...

Migration to foreign lands

For most Nigerians who have made it to foreign lands, perhaps illegally, it is no longer news that virtually every fortnight these days, batches of Nigerian deportees are airlifted back home from abroad...

The Irresistible English Belle that has Stolen Nigerian Hearts

For most football enthusiasts in Nigeria, the month of May brings with it some sort of 'summer blues'. May is the month of the year when the curtains traditionally fall for the season on most football leagues across Europe...

Take Back Nigeria: A Call To Civil Duty

By CBN Ogbogbo Title: Take Back Nigeria: A Call To...

Education Is Not Immunity: When Certificates Fail To Guarantee Sound Leadership In Nigeria

In Nigeria’s public discourse, there is a recurring assumption...