Nigeria Matters

Oyebanji: The countdown starts!

At exactly 1:34 pm on Friday, October 16, 2026, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) took the Oath of Allegiance as Governor of Ekiti State for...

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...

Assessing The Intellectual Capacities of Nigerian Leaders

On the basis of gender, race and group differences, our legislators and psychology have shown in their own ways that there is no difference, as any one could have low IQ score...

Of Jabs, Uppercuts, Kung Fu and Warring Reps

Politicians are meant to jaw jaw rather than war war. Issues are meant to be articulated and settled using intelligence, persuasion, respect for other opinions, compromise and sound self control...

A Democracy of Profligacy and Outright Treasury-Looting

The Nigerian Minister earns more than his American, British or German counterpart, and of course enjoys perks of office those ones cannot even dare dream of - for doing next to NOTHING!!! This is a wasteful, reckless, licentious and decadent system of governance...

Attahiru Jega and the Search for a Nigerian Hero

Nigerians seem to be in constant search for public heroes - competent little messiahs who will not hesitate to put their conscience above their life or subordinate self to the common good despite temptations and inconveniences of doing so...

Should We Have a Lavish 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration?

The news is almost stale that the Federal Government has budgeted a whopping N10 billion for the celebration of Nigeria’s 50th independence anniversary come October 1st 2010...

Reading Jonathan’s lips… 2011 Options for the North

The stage for an epic political battle is gradually being set. For a long time now, Nigerians have been apprehensive about the possibility of holding the 2011 election...

Jega 2011: A Failure Waiting To Happen

The 2011 election will turn out not to be different from the previous experiences except we urgently address some fundamental flaws inherent in the system and not who leads INEC...

The war in Igboland

Nigerian politicians are not in the habit of giving up power, even when they have no idea how to deploy the resources of their office to solve problems...

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Nigeria’s transition to knowledge-based economy

Nigeria should constantly be on the necessary voyage of discovery and search for new knowledge to resolve our devastating growth and development challenges and subsequently create wealth...

My Husband is a Land Lord in Abuja

"Papa Nkiru, agaghim ekwe nkea. Nkiru must finish her secondary school before she gets married. Nkechi got married like that, and now you want Nkiru to follow suit..."

Carving out a pathway for Nigeria

I will like to say that sometimes, valuable things don’t come from the rich and influential people but from unknown persons in the dark and forgotten corners of the world...

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I had the privilege of witnessing the Ekiti APC...

An Open Letter to Prime Minister Gordon Brown

Mr. Prime Minister, the impending military campaign and the state of anomie in the Niger Delta are totally avoidable, if you and other leaders of goodwill will step up the diplomatic work and help solve the Niger Delta Problem once and for all...

When Nigeria Won Her First World Cup In 1977

Not many Nigerians know that the country won a...

An Open Letter To All Nigerians Living Abroad

Fellow Nigerians, there is nothing wrong with our land. It is rich, vast and fertile. Human beings have the ability to create ways to live better and even change the environment to suit their needs and wants. Amalgamation of the country is not our real problem...

Lekki-Epe Expressway Toll Palaver– government versus people

The raging controversy over the erection and collection of tolls on the yet-to-be completed Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos State, Nigeria is a classic example of the consequences of dearth of communication between the government and the governed...

Nigeria’s presidential flag-bearers and the road to 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)-monitored party presidential primary...

Mbaka and the Burden of Courage

I don't have change o!" was all the rather...