Nigeria Matters

Wole Soyinka turned 80 at the very beginning of this week. For many, that milestone must seem incredible. He looks scandalously young and vibrant, his physique trim, his mind ever …

The much debated and contentious Petroleum Industry Bill 2012 is a quantum leap in the remaking of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, if and when it becomes the law of …

The Third Term’s failure that led to Obasanjo vacating power made it difficult for Washington to be calling the oil shots. And despite Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s sickness, he stopped Washington …

The topic of this essay bothers on semantic erudition. It will dissect the theme within the context of political theory and practical politics.The essay will confront the political ideals of …

The foundation of democracy is the ability and readiness of the people to replace those political office holders perceived as betraying their votes. There can be no functional and effective …

Since the onset of the insurgency in some parts of Nigeria’s North, the U.S has consistently offered some low level – mainly technical and tactical- support to Nigeria’s security forces …

Politically, this President has been adroit regardless of his misgovernance; fighting back while keeping to time-worn political battle principles that will make Sun Tzu and Machiavelli very proud. Not a …

The emergence of Prof. Joseph Eberendu Ahaneku as the Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka came with its own dose of politicking, brickbats, ethnic and sectional sentiments but …

The victory by Fayose was almost incredible because he overwhelmingly defeated Governor Fayemi. Political observers and pundits were stunned by the zenith of the defeat…

The question that readily comes to mind is whether Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the rambunctious banker and corporate giant, and Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, will be idem sonnas. …

A gymnastic political party ought to be able to field only a candidate whose breadth of knowledge covers the whole political issues of crucial interest to the state and its …

It is a fact, painful as it is, that most of today’s calamities are borne out of yesterday’s inanities. What is worse is the fact that we are all in …

Chibok will never be same again.  Chibok, a sleepy village in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria lost almost 300 girls to the menacing Boko Haram.  The Islamic terrorist group has …

The Presidency “rigged” the Ekiti election in a very sophisticated way, in a manner that cannot be discerned by the ordinary eye. In his campaign visit to Ekiti State, President …

The victory of Ayodele Fayose of the People’s Democratic Party over incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress cannot be over emphasized. Without doubt, it was a huge …

A true journalist is desirous of collecting a generous envelope from history as reward for professionalism and ethical conduct, he must be balanced and objective almost to a fault. Pundits …