Nigeria Matters

In a matter of weeks, voters in Osun will again cast their ballots to elect a governor who will run the affairs of the state for the next four years. …

I was already a veteran resident of Lagos in 1999 when Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu became the Governor of Lagos State. One thing I did not fail to notice was …

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 some smiles on a couple of …

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and …

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 is reeling from the barbaric …

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 country in a bid to …

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 election has become an all-comers …

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 class, right now. It’s also …

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 domestic affairs would be wholesome. However, …

Every political leader is ‘courageous’ to even lead a group of people, create human capital, and impact the lives of others – friends and foes alike. But, that’s the general …

Since the airwaves began to be bombarded with top politicians in Nigeria, making their intentions to run for the highest office, I have watched with keen interest and tried to …

Nigeria has tried the one-man president formula for far too long, and it has not worked at all. What the country needs is a consortium of presidents, and all the …

Little by little, the haze on the political landscape is clearing and thawing. The race for the apex and most coveted political office in Nigeria, the largest democracy in Africa, …

That crazy (and actually dangerous, if we don’t mind the banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism) season is here in Nigeria again, where all governance ceases, the poor, ignorant, unknowingly disenfranchised populace …

By Emmanuel Okala, MON, ex – Eagles Goalkeeper Like most sportsmen and women in Nigeria, I was excited when it was reported that Professor Bart Okechukwu Nnaji, the globally famous …

The belief in several quarters that Nigeria is currently on auto-pilot has been given a bad bashing by the Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal. It’s indeed striking that …