Nigeria Matters

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...

How long can Nigeria go under Tinubu?

I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till death do us part”! My candid...

Sixty-Six Seasons of Scandalous Scams and Slavery

Nigeria is celebrating her 66th Independence anniversary, and it can best be seen as a ceaseless sojourn in scandals, scams and slavery. The leader of...

Good PR Or Good Governance? Nigeria Waits for Substance Over Stories

As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu traverse the corridors of power, responding to Nigeria’s multifaceted crises with speeches, directives,...

If Criminals Can Stream Their Crimes, Why Can’t Nigeria Transmit Election Results?

In today’s Nigeria, the contradiction is stark and unsettling. Armed groups in remote forests upload videos in real time. Kidnappers broadcast proof-of-life clips within...

Beyond Flyovers: Why Human Development Should Define Nigeria’s Progress

In the glare of ribbon-cuttings and road inaugurations, a quieter but far more consequential metric of national progress continues to elude serious national attention...

What Nigeria Should Be Marching For: Electronic Transparency Or Political Excuses?

At a time when citizens should be energised and mobilised around deepening democratic reforms, attention has instead drifted toward daily political theatre — debates...

Why The 10th Senate Leadership Under Akpabio Is Facing Unprecedented Scrutiny

Nigeria’s 10th Senate, headed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio since June 13, 2023, has become one of the most controversial chapters in the history...

Bola Tinubu and his Recurring Falls

A popular phrase in the prayers of some Christians is “fall down and die”. The phrase is repeated by these Christians during spiritual warfare...

Comparing Fela Kuti with any Nigerian Musician

In the title of this essay, I have carefully avoided mentioning any Nigerian musician in the same sentence with Fela’s name. It is deliberate....

Oyetola, Oyebamiji and the Osun guber equation

Make no mistake: the Osun State governorship election, slated for August 8, this year, is far from a done deal. We are looking at...

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Why I Will Not Write About Saraki’s Trial

Friends and fans have pestered me lately with one...

2007 Presidential Election: A Review of Top Candidates

Nigeria is fast becoming a circular system where the same sets of names are waived around as the best candidates to fill the top positions...

How The Niger Deltans Can Get Their Freedom: The Action Plan! Part 8

The Niger Deltans should not be naive nor have any illusion as regards to a new ministry set up by Yar'Adua and the criminals surrounding him. Suffice to say that the ministry is as good as the official paper that was used to type its creation...

Cavalcades Of Gunners In Mauritania

How justified is decrying a coup against a President that heads an executive Council, which only marks time; waiting for the appropriate time to be conferred with a vote of no confidence?

Tribute to Lionel Messi (2)

This week, I have decided to take a break...

Rain Flood: The Port Harcourt Experience!

Daily surfeit of rain in the southern part of Nigeria has blighted a-yet-to-come dry season. An attached flood has again brought problems for householders in low-lying areas of the coastal cities, towns and villages...

A Chronicle of Goodluck Jonathan’s Misdemeanours

Deciding which presidential candidate to support in 2011 has been an almost impossible task for non partisan citizens like me who greatly loath Nigeria’s version of politics...

The Joy and the Beauty of Old Age

There was a time we couldn’t wait to mature. At five, we longed to be ten and then fifteen. At sixteen, we couldn’t wait to be twenty and thirty and all that. Rare is the person who wanted to be a child or an adolescent for ever...

Osun 2026: What does AMBO even want?

By Adebola Anifowose In the theatre of Nigerian politics, where...

How The Niger Deltans Can Get Their Freedom: The Action Plan! Part 8

The Niger Deltans should not be naive nor have any illusion as regards to a new ministry set up by Yar'Adua and the criminals surrounding him. Suffice to say that the ministry is as good as the official paper that was used to type its creation...