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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...

Insecurity: Government has failed to keep us safe

Insecurity has become rife in Nigeria. From the north to the south, life has become nasty, brutish, and short. Lately, Nigeria has been enmeshed in...

A Tear for the Checkpoint Policeman

I hereby mourn the demise of my dearest friend, the ubiquitous illegal checkpoint policeman, who was heartlessly made to kick the bucket by Unknown...

It’s the PEOPLE

Across the land today, and in many political circumstances, we all hold President Muhammadu Buhari responsible for our collective tragedies. A symptom of the...

Mbaka and the Burden of Courage

I don't have change o!" was all the rather laconic-looking boy piloting the craft said as we set sail. Though I had the requisite...

Citizens’ Advocate, Oby Ndukwe Writes President Buhari on the State of the Nation

Dear President Buhari, it is auspicious that I write this letter to you, not as Obasanjo or Soyinka writes, but as a concerned citizen...

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

As the quest for secession by several ethnic groups in Nigeria hots up, two major tribes have been more vocal than the rest- the...

On the Independence of the Judiciary

The governance processes of nearly all modern states are regulated by Constitutions that establish organs of Government to run government business in the form...

Laptop Presidency Powers Twitter Democracy

Nigerians are “wailing wailers”, according to the most excited arse-licker of the government of change and terrorism. It’s another season of wailing for Nigerians now...

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Poverty Alleviation In Nigeria: How Effective?

It appears to me that many Nigerian leaders do not understand what it takes to alleviate the suffering of the poor masses of the country. Their programmes for poverty alleviation can hardly build people’s lives and provide them with better living conditions...

IBEDC: When will this pain be over?

The title of this commentary reflects a question asked...

Sycophancy and governance in Nigeria

This week, my ever curious eyes took a peep into the various arms of government in my dear country Nigeria.  And my eyes specifically picked up one of the most dangerous blight silently eating away our social, economic and political fabric. This is no other than sycophancy...

What Justice?

When a certain head of state died in the middle of the night at the height of his power, even some of his supporters said it was the hand of God that took him, poetic justice was mooted by the irreligious. But before Abacha’s death, otherwise intelligent Nigerians were trooping to Aso Rock to assure him of their loyalty and to implore him to stay on...

Britain is Freezing!

Britain is freezing. I waddled through centimetres of ice flakes called snow. A poor African from a sun-bleached background. My consternation is better imagined than described. I raised the alarm, Britain is indeed freezing...

Solving Nigeria’s Despairing Power Sector Problem

This piece is not unmindful of the seeming improvement Goodluck Jonathan has brought to the power sector. We think it is too insignificant though. And that is apart from the possible fact that this marginal upping of result here could be all about the 2011 elections, after which we grind to a halt again...

Sacrament to Mediocrity

Nigeria is a sacrament to mediocrity, stumbling towards Armageddon;...

A Generation of Confused Youth

“When will the goat be strong enough to kill...

Neither PDP Nor APC

My weeklong visit to Nigeria last week was enlightening....

Anambra is about Igbo Failure

Igbo individuals are least conscious in Nigeria about their group interests. Our people typically and traditionally think about their personal interest first...