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...

Goodluck Jonathan: Indecision, Power and Legacy

Goodluck Jonathan can be likened to a man facing a dilemma: If he acts too fast, he risks committing egregious mistakes in which case his opponents and bashers will pounce at him. If he acts to slow, his opponents, critics and bashers will accuse him of indecision, of incompetence...

Jos Carnage: Synopsis, Leadership And Gen. Gowon

The present carnage in Jos is certainly a harbinger of things to come in the future. I might sound like a doomsday prophet...

What is inside the pack…?

Experts and ordinary Nigerians worry about how their foods and medicines are being packed by food processors...

The Illusions and Delusions of Nigeria’s Political Dynasties

Sadly, the set of Nigerian politician children who think of themselves as political dynasties and indispensable to the Nigerian political scene...

Are You A Citizen of Nigeria or Merely A Settler?

Political, religious and ethnic opportunists have always exploited the mutual suspicions between Nigerians who are in abject poverty...

Recurrent Jos Mayhem: Who Will Heal The Land?

Jos was once the best place to stay in Nigeria considering the heavenly weather and blissful peace that once characterized the city. However, bouts of killings, religious unrests and the likes have given Jos a new name...

Jonathan and the end of a honeymoon

Those handling Goodluck Jonathan better tell him that this week marks the end of the honeymoon phase of his “acting presidency.”

How to Report the President's Illness: Why Nigeria's Case Is Different

Nigerians can also be blamed for the paucity of information on the health status of those at the helm of affairs. On the various streets across Nigeria, Nigerians go about their daily chores as if all is well...

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Kilimanjaro

No one in my village has climbed Kilimanjaro before although rumour has it that some witches did a symposium there in 2003. One cannot authenticate their claims so to all intents and purposes, na Babawilly first reach Kilimanjaro from Ukuagbe Village...

Sports, Politics, Professor Wole Soyinka, George Weah and Ogun State!

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In Remembrance of Ilorin, In Remembrance of Jos

Ha, I grieve for my old city. I grieve for all those who lost loved ones; and I grieve for innocence lost. It is so heartbroken to see Jos go the way of some other cities in Nigeria...

Goodnight to Our Beloved Brother, Uwais Adekunle Balogun Alias “Awesun”

(Inna llilai Waheenah illahim Rajihunna - From God we...

When I Lost My Virginity…

I really can't remember what came over me that fateful Saturday night. It was as though someone had sent an intense but strange shockwave that deadened my conscience till I lost grip of my long-held resolve to be celibate...

Confessions Of A De-Robed Monk

It takes more than the piety of religion to conquer and overcome the unwholesome desires of the heart. Love is all about desiring the best for someone. It's better to allow love to sleep on in limbo than rouse and stoke it...Monks also face the same challenges that confront mortal men...

Too Much Make Up Turns Off Most Men

I am a strong advocate for good looks, but decency and modesty shouldn't be substituted for fashion and trends...

Emeka Okafor: For a moment like this

I am as proud as any Nigerian can be in the rising fortunes of our son, Emeka Okafor who has started his epic journey into the Basket Ball Hall of Fame in America in much the same way like the one and only Akeem Olajuwon...

Different Denominations, One Church

Complete my joy by being of the same mind,...

Jonathan’s Two Quiet Months

It’s one of the amazements of Nigerian life that the tumultuous events of last January seem now so terribly dim and faraway. But it was in January, two short months ago, that President Goodluck Jonathan incautiously increased the price of fuel...