Nigeria Matters

On the heels of the recent #EndSARS protests in Nigeria, mobs of angry citizens overran several government-owned warehouses and looted food items meant to be distributed to the poor and vulnerable as coronavirus palliatives. On the whole, …

The recent, largely peaceful #EndSARS protests across several Nigerian cities against police brutality has inadvertently revealed the country’s several visceral sores, consequent to the violence that later marred the well-intentioned …

After the minutes of the EndSARS meeting was written, read and adopted, there are plenty matters arising, and these matters are not funny at all. First and foremost, the Nigerian …

I have said it so several times that when Nigerian politicians converge to map out plans for acquiring power, which, in most cases, practically translates to securing unlimited access to …

Following the violence that later marred the initially peaceful #EndSARS protests across Nigeria, an emergency session was convened in Abuja between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the governors of the …

In case Nigerians are gradually forgetting, the probe of the affairs of the country’s apex anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), under the stewardship of its suspended …

It is nightmare time in Nigeria. All over the place it is gloom and doom, but a writer must perforce write. The great French novelist Balzac called himself “the secretary …

Usukaloyi is A Spirit The Spirit of Revolution It fears no one It dares everyone Only the upright can stand Usukaloyi Ogbodu na nko nko No face leads this protest …

As protests against police brutality and calls for the reform of the force continue to spread across the country’s major cities and towns, the need for the Federal Government to …

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated some rather radical decisions by governments the world over, which were meant to stem the galloping spread of the disease, one of which …

On a day like this, I remember President Muhammadu Buhari’s 60th Independence Anniversary Address to Nigerians and my heart bleeds! From the “directionless, unstable” and “nose-diving” state of the economy, to the deplorable security situation of the country, only a fool will …

History has its funny ways. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian Police Force was established in 1992 to fill the void created by the chasing of the police …

Since the #ENDSARS protests began, I have had a tab open on my computer to put down my reflections on the movement. Like many young people in Nigeria, I have …

Independence Day! It’s Birthday Time as Nigeria turns 60. The President will light the candles on the nation’s cake and cut it (- probably imported from Harrods in London) and …

Until now, the global narrative touted the United States of America as the symbol and standard-bearer of democratic norms and etiquette, characterising rights and privileges not muted or abridged by …

The curtain has now closed on the democratic soap opera that was the 2020 governorship election in Edo State. This was premium box office stuff. From the intrigues of dizzying …