Nigeria Matters

The Impossible Death Of Dele Giwa

It has been 40 years since the satanic assassination of Dele Giwa through a letter bomb delivered to his home, but the departed iconic...

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...

Lagos is speaking, who is listening?

Our notes will be incomplete if we do not pause to invite some reflections upon the recently concluded Local Government elections that took place in Lagos, the economic and financial capital of Nigeria...

Nigerian Police Operation

Recently I was in Nigeria.  Right about the middle of my stay, my younger brother on his way to work one early morning was accosted by three smartly-dressed men of the underworld.  He was made to lie face down on the ground...

Subsidy Removal: Into Darker Darkness We May Plunge

As you read this piece, chances are you already have got wind of the looming chaos that next January will usher in for every lower-class Nigerian...

Gen. Ihejirika: The Silent Transformer

Lt Gen Onyeabo Azubike Ihejirika,  a well-known student of The Art of War, adopting the powerful Sun Tzu strategy of silence, is fast transforming and repositioning the Nigerian Army into a 21st century army...

Belgore Committee: Another Jonathan’s Salutary Team?

Jonathan has a way of tapping hands perceived to have capabilities to deliver. And he may well know where to put them too; round pegs in round holes that is. But why things seem not to be working as expected despite his search for quality remains a mystery...

Deja Vu: Addressing Marginalization of Yoruba People in the Nigerian Federation

We did not call for break-up of Nigeria when Awolowo was rigged out of Nigerian Presidency in 1983. Yet the late sage's family magnanimously overlooked it when we jumped from "siddon look" to embrace his prodigal son and readily put our lives on the line for the mandate...

NERC and the Challenges Ahead

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission right now faces three serious hurdles as it goes about to transform and reposition electricity regulation in Nigeria...

The presidency must hear this

Maybe democracy has turned a curse to the common man. Instead of the highly anticipated dividends, we are now being compelled to cross-examine our shoes thoroughly before putting them on...

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As Kalu Dialogues For National Dialogue

Nigerians are contributing their voices to the national dialogue that was given heed by President Goodluck Jonathan on Oct. 1st...

Worst Fashion Mistakes Of 2009

A lot of overweight women in their attempt to be sexy end up squeezing themselves into clothes that are ill fitting. This was a common sight in 2009. If you are in doubt, check the fashion pages of magazines published this year...

Superb Serena Stuns Safina

Serena, even though you elected not to vote in the elections that saw electoral history made in America last November, I am certain that your numerous admirers will continue to cast their votes of support in your favour as you continue your sporting career... 

Sovereign National Conference: Misguided Approach

It is well over 50 years since the rein of government passed fully to Nigerians and I am still amazed that some people in different quarters still believe that we need to discuss or convene a conference to solve or discuss the national question. Ultimately, the question has already started...

State of the Nation and a Credible 2011 Elections: Matters Arising

In a recent interview which Goodluck Jonathan granted the Cable News Network, he confirmed the much speculated news that he might be heading for the running mate’s ticket of the presidential ticket bearer of the PDP...

How Western Philosophy Ruins Nigerian Marriages

Irrespective of the community where it’s taking place, marriage calls for a big occasion. Singing, merriment and dancing characterise marriage ceremonies in Nigeria...

Kwashiorkor Returns With Renewed Hopelessness

The deadly kwashiorkor disease that was so much associated...

Occupying the streets (2)

My return from Saudi Arabia, a dejected whore, initially seemed to be the end; now I see, with these new vistas opening before me, the deportation was obviously the beginning of life...

Nigeria and Biafra’s Wasted Memory

A contemptible, uncreative elite, its obsession with conspicuous consumption matched by its inability to produce anything of value, has overseen Nigeria’s obscene, record-setting squandermania...

Ademiluyi’s 40th memorial

On Saturday, September 20, 2025, family and friends celebrated...