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...

Nigeria and the part of our past (1)

On October 1, 1999, I wrote an article titled ‘The Ethical Imperative of Governance’ in one of Nigeria's leading national newspapers. In the said article,...

Window Into Kalu’s Passion for Education

By IfeanyiChukwu Afuba  Between the demands of office as Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives and Bende federal constituency advocate, Benjamin Kalu's other preoccupation tends to...

Nigeria: A Country Where Suffering Is the Ultimate Badge of Patriotism!

The sun had barely risen over the sprawling streets of Lagos when Chukwudi, a father of three, embarked on his daily struggle—an exhausting routine...

Dictatorship of the Progressives

There was a time in in this country when today’s turncoat activists of Nigeria were mouthing pat phraseologies of Marxism and hollering: “Dictatorship of...

Nigerians, Leave Trump Alone, Face your Own Leaders

In just a few days after becoming president again, President Donald Trump has signed several Executive Orders. Most of those orders have come at...

Bola Ahmed Tinubu: A True Democrat or a Rising Dictator?

The question on many Nigerians' minds today is whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is truly committed to democracy or gradually transforming into a dictator...

The Rivers State Emergency Dilemma!

Rivers State is now under emergency rule, and it's likely to remain so for the next six months, unless a drastic change occurs. If...

Royal Complicity: How Nigeria’s Traditional Rulers Enable Political Misrule

In Nigeria’s complex political history, traditional rulers have steadily shifted from being revered custodians of culture and morality to willing accomplices in the country’s...

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Notes On Adedibu's Brigandage

Adedibu was more honest about his mission of embezzlement: "Ladoja is too greedy. He was collecting N65 million as security vote every month. You know that governors don't account for security vote. He was to give me N15 million of that every month. He reneged. Later it was reduced to N10 million, yet he did not give me..."

Nigeria: Let our economic patriotism begin

After listening to Mr. President's budget speech, I couldn't control my happiness because it was as if the President had just read my mind. Here are some of the things I've been thinking...

This Race is for the Swift

1. The Road to the Today Humanity has made progress,...

Letter to my Rivers State Brethren: Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi and the Waterside Slum Settlements

Before I begin this letter, let me quickly issue a disclaimer: I am writing to you as a fellow Rivers person and lover of the state, not as a seeker of political office. Let me now go to the subject of the letter: Governor Rotimi Amaechi and the waterside slum settlements...

Economic Reforms: The More You Look…

Obasanjo has repeatedly admitted the failings of his regime that, to right-thinking persons, are sufficient to establish the ordinariness of his standards and performance to date. He has, for instance, admitted the near-collapse of the entire internal security apparatus...

Fela's Music Galvanise Protests Against Fuel Subsidy Removal In Nigeria

Even in death, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti was larger than life. “I no be gentleman at all oh. I no be gentleman at all oh,” sang an angry wave of protesters among tens of thousands at the Gani Fawehinmi Park...

Son of the Soil

Lagos is a state under siege, my friends. That's what you call leisurely robbery attacks that go on for hours without any police assistance in sight.

The West Is The Giver And Taker Of Literary Life – Chinedu Ogoke, Nigerian Writer

In 2002, Chinedu Ogoke, a Nigerian writer resident in Germany published his first novel, Under Fire. His second novel is being awaited. In this interview with Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye, Mr. Ogoke speaks on his work and the state of African Literature in relation to the still thorny issue of audience definition...

Anambra is about Igbo Failure

Igbo individuals are least conscious in Nigeria about their group interests. Our people typically and traditionally think about their personal interest first...

Between Brexit and ‘Borexit’

For the second time in the entire British history...