Nigeria Matters

Oyebanji: Beyond BAO2BAO!

​In the experience of Nigeria, focusing largely on the post-1999 return to democracy, second terms have turned out to be a mixed bag. Very...

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...

Obasanjo and the Consciousness of Guilt

"Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt" - Plautus Why Baba (Mr. Tortoise) is jumping from one pillar to...

Desperate Philistines and the Quest for Power In 2019

The Philistines are not happy. Yes, they are angry and belching hot airs from frustration. They are angry at President Muhammadu Buhari for not...

Liberty Stadium, Ibadan – A metaphor for the South West!

Were Chief Obafemi Awolowo to wake up from his place of eternal rest and see what has become of the Western Region of Nigeria,...

Sowore’s Cautious Optimism

I commend Mr. Omoyele Sowore for his unfettered and undeterred moves to rescue Nigerian youth from deliberate indifference. This young, energetic individual must be...

The Urgency to Reform the Nigeria Police Force!

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) under the next political dispensation should be renamed the Nigeria Police Department (NPD). The current name (Force) is an...

Why, Rochas, Why?

An open letter to Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. My Governor, My Governor, Yes, that is your signature appellation. You remain my Governor despite everything....

Unveiling the Real Enemies of Democracy

I must sympathise with fellow compatriots for having unfit folks as lawmakers in this country. When I think of how this set of Legislature...

Fayemi Vs Fayose: Who Wins?

On Thursday May 3, we had local council election in the UK. It was a chastening experience for me as a Nigerian. Across the...

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What would the ghosts of Kano say?

What if the ghosts of Kano and others that died of terrorist attacks meet the head of police and other chiefs of the Nigerian security? What will these ghosts say to those charged, paid and even honored for protecting their lives?

Are we Dangerously Intelligent? II: Umar Yar’Adua, The Unwilling President

I think the biggest question to all Nigerians at this critical stage in nation building should be “Is being indifferent part of being dangerously intelligent that we take the easiest way out...?"

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Cloak and Dagger: Plotting the Removal of Governor Timipre Sylva

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The Murder of Oluwatoyin Olusesan

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Government Approved Billionaires (GAB)

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