by Chido Onumah On July 1, 2017, Canada, the world’s second largest country after Russia, will be 150 years old. There is a year-long celebration of this milestone for a nation that prides itself on being one of the best, if not the best country in the world. Before the European colonisation in the early... Read More

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January 1, 2017

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Chido Onumah: Ibori and a nation united by corruption

by Chido Onumah One of the highlights of the year that has just ended was the release from a British jail of one of Nigeria’s most notorious politically exposed persons (PEPs), James Onanefe Ibori. Ibori’s rap sheet is as long as the 338km East-West Road in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, but the reason for his... Read More

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Chido Onumah, Ibori and a nation united by corruption

August 7, 2016

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Why Atiku Abubakar deserves attention

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar last week restated his call for the restructuring of Nigeria, which he said had become inevitable. “I believe that restructuring will eventually happen whether we like or support it or not. The question is whether it will happen around a conference table, in a direction influenced by us and whether... Read More

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June 5, 2016

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Opinion: Understanding Atiku and his agenda

Given the candour and trenchancy of former vice president Atiku Abubakar’s views on the state of the nation last week in Abuja, federal officials may spend more time analysing his motives than understanding the import and relevance of his constructive ideas. Alhaji Atiku had at a public presentation of Chido Onumah’s book, We Are All... Read More

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December 30, 2013

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Chido Onumah: But really, is APC the new PDP?

by Chido Onumah Is APC a “progressive” party as the name implies, even in the limited sense of the word or just an association of those opposed to, not necessarily the PDP, but President Jonathan? I have refrained from commenting on the pact between the All Progressives Alliance (APC) and the “new PDP” because, to... Read More

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September 7, 2013

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Chido Onumah: This house has fallen… goodbye Nigeria

by Chido Onumah In the eternal words of Chinua Achebe, “(Nigeria) is an example of a country that has fallen down; it has collapsed. This house has fallen”. “Except in the eyes of the extremely naive and incurable swindlers in the corridors of power, this country has already collapsed; only that the horror of its... Read More

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August 3, 2013

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Chido Onumah: A case for true federalism

by Chido Onumah It is this unregulated power that has created the twisted logic that makes it possible, for example, for Kano to have 44 local governments while Lagos has 20 local governments… it is retrogressive to dictate the number of local governments states should have. No topic has generated as much interest in the... Read More

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July 19, 2013

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Chido Onumah: So, who killed Kudirat Abiola?

by Chido Onumah If al-Mustapha didn’t kill Kudirat Abiola or order her assassination, it would be nice to know what al-Mustapha and the regime he served so faithfully did to find the killers of Kudirat, Pa Alfred Rewane and others murdered during the Abacha regime. This should be the question on the lips of every... Read More

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July 5, 2013

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Chido Onumah: Why Buhari matters in the 2015 elections

by Chido Onumah Clearly, the South-West holds the ace in the 2015 elections. As a geopolitical bloc, it is more cohesive than any other zone. But the popular sentiment is that the zone has had its “turn”. We must state unequivocally that we have no illusion about the present order. We do not think that... Read More

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June 21, 2013

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Chido Onumah: Who will defeat Jonathan in 2015?

by Chido Onumah Clearly, President Jonathan has performed woefully; but when was the last time incompetence cost anybody reelection in Nigeria? Let me say from the outset that it would be scandalous and a grave mistake for the opposition – and by this, I refer to the All Progressives Congress (APC) – to look toward... Read More

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January 20, 2013

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Chido Onumah: Nigeria won’t break up

by Chido Onumah Mr. President, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the reality is that Nigeria is only great in our imaginations. Nigeria is big for nothing! How many times have we heard the expression “Nigeria won’t break up”? This clichéd expression has become the chorus of Nigeria’s ruling elite; an elite that will not raise a finger to... Read More

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December 14, 2012

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Chido Onumah: Memo to Okupe: What is President Jonathan hiding? (Vol. 1)

by Chido Onumah President Jonathan says he is a transformative leader. Unless he just wants to transform himself, I see no reason he should allow his asset declaration create so much uproar and overheat the polity unnecessarily. I refer to your press conference of Thursday, December 6, 2012, in which you tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to... Read More

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September 19, 2012

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Opinion: In defence of President Jonathan?

by Chido Onumah Sometime last year, I had predicted that considering the bumbling character of his Presidency, President Jonathan may well be Nigeria’s last president. First, a caveat: I agree with Reuben Abati. President Goodluck Jonathan “is a grossly misunderstood President”. It is understandable though if the shoeless and homeless mass of our people who... Read More

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August 21, 2012

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Opinion: Nigeria is negotiable

by Chido Onumah Two retired generals and former heads of state stirred up a hornet’s nest recently when they proffered solutions to the growing insecurity and hopelessness in the country. Coming on the heels of a war of attrition between them, there was enough reason for Nigerians to be guarded about the intervention by Olusegun... Read More

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Chido Onumah: Canada at 150- Lessons for Nigerian youth

Chido Onumah: Ibori and a nation united by corruption

Olusegun Adeniyi: Why Atiku Abubakar deserves attention

Opinion: Understanding Atiku and his agenda

Chido Onumah: But really, is APC the new PDP?

Chido Onumah: This house has fallen… goodbye Nigeria

Chido Onumah: A case for true federalism

Chido Onumah: So, who killed Kudirat Abiola?

Chido Onumah: Why Buhari matters in the 2015 elections

Chido Onumah: Who will defeat Jonathan in 2015?

Chido Onumah: Nigeria won’t break up

Chido Onumah: Memo to Okupe: What is President Jonathan hiding? (Vol. 1)

Opinion: In defence of President Jonathan?

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