Nigeria Matters

Teachers’ Day: Nigerian Teachers Deserve Better

October 5 is set aside to celebrate teachers across the world. World Teachers’ Day is iconic. It cuts national and regional boundaries. Unfortunately, for...

Do not pity President Tinubu

“We have corruption, insecurity, and many problems confronting us … but don’t pity me. I asked for the job. I campaigned for it. No...

How long can Nigeria go under Tinubu?

I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till death do us part”! My candid...

Nigeria Is Very Sick And Urgently Needs A Qualified Physician!

President Buhari’s regime has about a year to hit its expiration point. Perhaps, the only thing that still retains the capacity to squeeze out...

A Vision of Sweat, Tears and Blood

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an...

How Obasanjo’s Letter got Nigeria into this Mess

Nigeria is in deep trouble, and there is no use whatsoever beating about the bush over the bad matter. As I write now, the country...

Gov Nasir El Rufai and the Toast of Amaechi

The political arena has witnessed a massive boost with key presidential aspirants of the two major parties leading their teams to different states of...

The Political House of Cards that Jega Built

Nigeria is in a bad shape, and there is the countrywide fear that anything can happen to upend the wobbly house. The much-ballyhooed 2023 presidential...

The Queen of the Waves

The Queen of the Waves is a hymn usually sung by fishermen seeking protection from storm. Nigerians definitely need lots of protection from the political...

Revisiting Nigeria’s political trajectory

The political formation, which eventually secured Nigeria’s independence, was powered by the ideals of independence and the expectation of Nigerians was that the country’s...

Why Amaechi Is Called a Man of Uncommon Courage

Every political leader is 'courageous' to even lead a group of people, create human capital, and impact the lives of others - friends and...

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NAFDAC: Agency For Security Fees Or Safe Foods?

In Nigeria, more than 3,000 substances are being added to foods for the purpose of preservation, coloring, texture, increasing flavor and more. While each of these substances is legal to use in Nigeria, whether or not they are all something you want to be consuming is another story all together...

Osi Umenyiora: The Nigerian former Athlete as an Advocate in America

The American dream is real for some, but it...

One Term Southern Presidential Candidacy: A Norm?

What baffles me is that Obasanjo did not consider the way and manner he emerged as the Presidential Candidate of the PDP in his first term as unfortunate in view of its implication of generating animosity and rancor...

When A King Knows When To Leave The Stage…

In a nation where political ambition often mutates into...

Obama and American Public Education

President Obama and his education team under the leadership of the U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, are taking appropriate steps to support the teaching profession. The aim is to improve the profession in order to improve the quality of instruction and improve student achievement...

The Fragility of the Throne

By Adeola Ojo In his incisive critique, Governor Adeleke and...

For Biafra: common house of commons

The common ‘House of Commons’ located beside the just-infested site of an aged auto-mechanic recently hosted a troop of old-time patrons in Ohafia of Abia State...

The Guardian: A Day in the Life of the Flagship

‘Oga, good afternoon, what is happening, why is everybody sad?’ I queried. He looked at me and I could at once see that he thought I was dumb for not. ‘Na because Guardian never come’  he answered disinterestedly…

Yar’ Adua’s Ailing Health: Nothing Sacred

I do not know for how long the President’s spokesman, Mr. Segun Adeniyi, will continue to fool Nigerians with respect to President Yar’ Adua’s health condition and his medical trips abroad...

Living Your Dreams in 2003

Create your ideal day, if you don't have one yet. Your ideal day is a mental concept of how you want to spend a perfect day. To achieve your goals this year you might have to cut down on your hours of sleep...