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...

The Survival Manual for President Goodluck Jonathan

 Let us presume that our absentee President is not going to be fit for purpose after this Saudi trip and I don’t think he will because the handwriting is on the wall. The game is over...

U.S. Meeting With Babangida: An Affront, Blackmail and Threat…

By swearing in Jonathan Goodluck as the acting president, the law makers have put a stop - at least temporarily - to the public ridicule and embarrassment that Yar'Adua has subjected Nigeria and Nigerians to...

Terror List: Tales of Humiliation at Foreign Airports

In a particular reported incident, a young Nigerian student heading to school in Ukraine was repeatedly questioned till he broke down in tears. Why? His first two names were Umar Farouk but the surname was different from the Detroit underwear bomber...

Goodluck Jonathan: The Road Ahead

I do not envy Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Not many rational and reasonable people would. It is hard to imagine the kind of nervous tension he must have, and is going though. The weight and expectation of the nation. The pull and push of the international community...

History, Posterity and Nigeria in 2035

The history of Nigeria, since 1914 until the present time, has been a history of failures, conflicts, failed promises, shattered hope, endless pain and agony...

Broken Records for Goodluck Jonathan

I say so without blinking that our Constitution is useless because it was foisted on us by a power mad military despot, and determining our fate on that paper alone is not acceptable. My country, our country was on a precipice. We were the laughing stock of the entire world...

General Danjuma: A Thunderous Applause Or Scathing Rebukes?

A unique set of circumstances were presented in Nigeria very recently. General Theo Danjuma of Nigeria announced a hundred million Dollars surplus with which he intended to do public good...

Reflections on the Anambra State Elections

The February 6, 2010 gubernatorial election in Anambra state has come and gone. As victory sinks in, it is not clear whether others that had earlier accepted the announced outcome of the election will change their mind...

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Other American Political Parties: Democracy and Constitutionalism in the U.S.

Yes, there are other American political parties and political organizations. There are the Justice Party, the Green Party, the Libertarian Party, and even the Communist Party exists in America. Some parties are no more in existence for one reason or the other...

Dr. Leke Pitan’s Schools’ Tables and Chairs

Is Bola Tinubu’s administration a government that has welfare of Children at its heart? What has happened to Schools’ Inspectorate? Is the news of dearth of Chairs and Tables new to the State government? Is the interest of the Governor limited to the gimmickry of transferring authority of the State to children for one day?

To Click or Not to Click: That is the Question

While everyone may be getting a Smartphone, not everyone is getting smarter. We have convinced ourselves that we have to listen to music all the time. Other people are content with downloading limitless number of applications that they probably won’t use. But since there is enough memory space, it’s okay to download all sorts of junk. We have simply reached a stage where we just keep bouncing endless chat and text messages back and forth with our digital applications...

Obasanjo And Atiku War: Fasawe Arrest – Too Close To Call!

The feud between Pres. Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Abubakar Atiku is in its final stages. The first casualty of this phase is Otunba Johnson Oyewole Fasawe, a personal friend of Pres. Obasanjo, up until about four months ago...

Afenifere and the Progressive Camp (2)

In the course of the week, I had cause...

Why IBB Cannot Be Trusted Again?

There is no doubt that IBB is desperate to redeem his battered image by becoming the next President. The game is up and rulers should be reminded again of the limits of their own devices...

German Company flaws Abia State Government on Waste management Project

There was an announcement made by the Abia State Government in July 2012. It told the world that it would partner with a German company on waste management project in the state...

Get Involved

Nigerians are electing new leaders this year (2011). Therefore, it makes sense that all eligible adults should participate and get involved with the electoral processes. Make sure you vote and guard your votes...

Lai Mohammed and the tragedy of Social Media ‘Regulation’

From a recent study which we have carried out...

Resignation as an African Abomination

“African leaders do not resign, that’s cowardice and the...