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...

His Excellency, Executive Embezzler

If Bode George’s fashion parades did not sway his judge, why are Daniel and Alao-Akala plying the same route? Why did they act as if they were in court to be decorated with medals for exemplary public service?

Senator Ike Ekweremadu’s Legislative Slip of Tongue

The Nigerian press reported a very unsettling suggestion made by Senator Ike Ekweremadu on the floor of the Nigerian Senate the previous day during a debate on the scourge of human trafficking. By the reports, he suggested the legalization of prostitution...

Occupying the streets

A ruffian in ragged police-uniform pulled at my hair, stood a number of us up and shoved us ahead of him towards a stinking corner. I shared a cell with 17 others and I was happy!

Let’s Legalize Prostitution, Plus Other Menaces

Since the nation is talking about diversifying its source of income from oil to agriculture, tourism and other sectors, prostitutes can also be compelled to contribute their own quota by paying as they earn, and customers can be made to pay sex taxes...

Jonathan’s Caged Mind On NDDC Appointment

If Jonathan wants to get it right this time in the NDDC, the issue of ‘illustrious son of the Niger Delta’ should be reviewed, because not all the people who are from the Niger Delta are ‘illustrious sons and daughters’ in the real sense...

Fuel Subsidy As a Cure All Panacea to Nigeria's Problems

Once again, the nation's blood pressure has been revved up by our rulers and we are being fatally told to await the unraveling of what should be the biggest increase in the price of fuel...

Nigeria and the un convention on corruption

Nigeria is a metaphoric Federal Republic which is now poised to embrace a democratic future after many years of dictatorial military governance and military inhibiting mentality that will take more decades to obliterate...

Governor Obi, Obienyem: Merchants of Lies

One might as well state it as clearly and pointedly as possible: Governor Peter Obi of Anambra and Valentine Obienyem, the man who runs Mr. Obi’s sordid propaganda machine, are merchants of lies. In fact, Mr. Obienyem, the governor’s Man Friday, is a depraved manufacturer of falsehood...

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The Guardian, Jerry Gana and August 14, 1994

The day was February 27, 1983 A.D. While the informed populace writhed in pain for in-depth reporting; a paper caught the mood, went into research, put resources together and ventured out.  We are referring to The Guardian...

Extra-Judicial Killings: We should all be Alarmed!

If the Nigerian state will not protect her citizens from their own excesses, should it also then kill them to satisfy the notion of peace for elitist satisfaction? Who benefits from this much sought peace in Nigeria, and can there really be peace in the midst of poverty, ignorance, class chasm, inequality and pervasive injustice?

The Role of Military Intelligence and Diplomacy in the Era of World Terrorism: A Note to the UN Security Council Members

The world is divided amongst states with different worldviews, which are irreconcilable. China has increased its military budget. Japan has freed itself from the impositions put on its constitution after the Second World War...

Now I get it! Most Americans don’t get it

1. Amphitheater of Naija gods Wahala, that aggressive goddess of...

The Supreme Court Judgment On The 2007 Presidential Election And The Ondo State Governorship Election Tribunal Judgment

The last has definitely not been heard of the judgment of the Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal...

Operation Amotekun: An Experiment in Community Policing

In a nation where so much of the rich,...

DAME Celebrates Owei Lakemfa

The Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) can hardly...

Getting It Right

Our lives represent the greatest project of destiny, and if you must become who you desire to be, you must embark on a program of preparation to prevent frustration tomorrow…

A Banner Without Stain

What banner is OBJ handing on to "our" children? What brand of banner? Can he stand before Nigeria, holding the flag which is the symbol of our political and sovereign aspirations that he had directly worked to make the banner he will hand over to us that without stain?

Panacea for Nigeria’s Survival: Enduring Institutions

This is an article borne out of thorough concern...