Nigeria Matters

That I hesitated to write this piece is intentional. That I’ve decided to write it now is also deliberate. I’ll explain both reasons when the time is right. I have …

By Leke Olatunde REGARDING politics, service, and governance, virtually all corners of Osun State are already filled with activities forming a prelude to the 2026 gubernatorial election. In such situations, …

I have decided to coin the title of this week’s essay like a typical title of a literary academic paper. Writing academic papers is an engaging enterprise different from the …

Forget Aso Rock. The real horror show isn’t always in the corridors of national power. It’s in the ramshackle offices of your local government, the ones with peeling paint, missing …

For over six decades, Nigerians have been prisoners of hope—chained not by a lack of vision, but by a surplus of lies. From the dusty campaign trails of the First …

Nigerian leaders must be taken to task for making the country look quite small through their clannishness. The powers-that-be of Nigeria take great pleasure in describing the country as the …

The pursuit of power and purpose often intersect in politics. This raises fundamental questions about leadership, governance, and the role of individuals in shaping their societies. In Nigeria’s context, marked by …

Once hailed as the conscience of the nation, Nigeria’s pro-democracy activists who once braved military guns, tear gas, and prison cells in the name of freedom and justice are now, …

In Nigeria, democracy remains a dream deferred. While constitutions say power belongs to the people, the reality on ground tells a different story. Popular sovereignty—the idea that citizens decide who …

The main thing about Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State is that there will be questions about whatever decisions he makes or does not make. Of course, there has always …

In a move that has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s political establishment, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), marking what could become one …

It is no longer news that Nigeria’s former military head of state and elected president, Muhammadu Buhari, is dead. He was given a state burial in his home town of …

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has died in London at the age of 82, sending shockwaves not only through Nigeria’s political class but across millions of loyal northern supporters who saw …

With the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election date set, the stage is now ready. The key issue is that incumbent Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, aka BAO, of the All Progressives …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has set the entire political landscape on fire with his recent explosive remarks in Abuja. While addressing dignitaries at the public presentation of former Attorney General …

As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections, a palpable sense of discontent and restlessness sweeps across the country. Once touted as the master strategist capable of bending the …