Nigeria Matters

As Nigeria approaches the halfway mark of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s first term, the political atmosphere is growing tense, and signs of a major electoral storm are beginning to surface. …

Charles Dickens’ novel A Tale of Two Cities presents two cities, Paris and London, with contrasting fortunes for French physician Alexander Manette. In the novel, Paris is a city where …

The political landscape of Nigeria is undergoing a seismic transformation, and all signs suggest that 2027 may not just be another general election—it could mark the end of an era …

Jazz is music but in some spheres jazz is juju. Jazz music with its African roots has the power of magic bordering on the occult that can turn normal human …

To begin with, any assessment of the subnational level must acknowledge that Nigeria’s federal system is defective and quasi-federalist in nature. Put bluntly, it operates with the ethos of a …

There are convincing indicators that Nigeria’s president, Mr Bola Tinubu, is committed to exterminating democracy in Nigeria. Although he has adopted veiled, pretentious tactics, the enlightened, discerning mind is aware …

In the crucible of Nigeria’s democratic experiment, a dangerous spectacle is unfolding. What we are witnessing is not governance—it is a grand illusion of leadership, a democracy hijacked by sycophancy, …

It was meant to be a moment of pride. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu touched down in Anambra State—a visit that should have been leveraged by Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo to …

Delta State, one of Nigeria’s wealthiest oil-producing states, received a jaw-dropping ₦933.97 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) between May 2023 and December 2024. That’s almost as much …

Over the past four decades, Ika land—one of the most politically active zones in Delta State—has produced an array of prominent figures who have held influential positions at state and …

The Ika nation once stood tall in Delta politics—respected, cohesive, and decisive. From producing the first Deputy Governor of Delta State in Evangelist Simeon Ebonka, to the first Speaker and …

One reason many Nigerians voted for the All Progressives Congress (APC) was its manifesto commitment to laying the foundation for a Nordic-Scandinavian and German-style social market economy. This is a …

Marketing and demarketing are major semantic categories in Business, Economics, Public Relations, and Advertising-related discourses. However, these days of cross-pollination of ideas and interdisciplinary approaches in almost every enlightened engagement, …

Today, history was made in Asaba — not one that will be recorded in glory, but in disgrace. Thousands of Deltans, battered by poverty, injustice, and betrayal, gathered in their …

In a stunning political upheaval, Delta State — a stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for over two decades — has erupted in a series of defections that could …

By Damilola Adeniran Since the creation of Ekiti State on October 1, 1996, various administrations have been focused on achieving rapid socio-economic development. The quest for development was undoubtedly a …