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...

Our Politicians, the NURTW and Us

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia, “The National Union of Road Transport Workers is a Nigerian organisation which functions as a mixture of a public...

We Will Get There

The most popular definition of democracy was given by the 16th President of the U.S.A. during the Gettysburg Address; to date it is one...

Dino’s Jungle of Thugs and Dogs

In seeking to knock this article into shape over the weekend I had 'wrestled' with some interesting captions for same as they kept on...

Congratulations to Abati’s Daughter and Family

It is heartwarming to celebrate and congratulate Dr Reuben Abati's daughter Elizabeth Eyitayo, who just graduated with first class in one of the prestigious...

Buhari: A President Frozen In Time

There is hardly any Nigerian who is not in a state of despair right now. Since Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as president last...

Stand up for something Meaningful

History is always available to teach how to do the right thing in the right place and at the right time. In 1857, the...

Missile of a Missive Sarakian

Fellow Nigerians (at home and abroad), Happy 'Sallah' in arrears! May the lessons of Ramadan which comprised selflessness, sacrifice, patience, modesty and tolerance abide with...

Brexit is a Tinderbox for Nigeria

(#Biafrexit, #Yurexit and #Hausexit are the new normal) Brexit is a tinderbox for Nigeria. Nigeria, a nation of mutual distrust! The new normal in Nigeria...

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Facts of the Matter:  Governor Sim Vs Martins Amaehule and 26 Members of the RSHA

It is not about being eloquent; matters of the...

Kudos To The House of Representatives

The Senate, meant to be the leading legislative body, has in recent times been a rubberstamp. It has been conniving with the executive to the detriment of the nation’s development...

Fuel Subsidy: What To Believe

The presentation by Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala as statistically, graphically impressive and persuasive, as it was, seemed unauthentic. At the risk of stating that her position of now championing removal of subsidy comes across as dubious, is it improper to ask why she did not trumpet a need to remove subsidies when she occupied the same office under Mr. Olusegun Obasanjo?

Death of Small Nigerian Businesses

Recently some traders in a certain part of Nigeria...

Stop The Showboating: Nigerian Leaders, Do Your Job!

In today’s Nigeria, governance has become a circus of...

Nigerian Music Scene: A Case For A Conservatoire

Will Nigeria ever have a homegrown classical or folk music that can be exported to other cultures and drawing respect and admiration...

PDP and its Dubious Apology

So PDP apologized for ‘mistakes’ it made before it...

The Sign

Why should relationship calamity stop us from loving? We cannot say because we have made wrong choices historically we won’t love. If we continue to do things that some people did that resulted in their demise, why should we not love simply because we or other people have done it in the past and it did not turn out well...

Deji No More The Sole Amanyanabo Of Akure

They have figured it out that it is better to safely divide up Akure at a time the preeminent Amanyanabo and owner of Akure, the Deji's throne is vacant, and the Regent and the Akure Council of Chiefs don't see eye-to-eye...

The ODA Is The Justice The Ogoni People Seek

Oil is a curse to the Niger Delta region...