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 people of Anambra State have spoken: Now let's get to work!

The possibility that Anambra State might live up its motto: The light of the Nation - is emerging. The politics of Anambra State might spearhead the revitalization of Nigeria's polity...

The Jonathan Presidency: A Call for Caution

The evil, corrupt, barely educated political elite, especially those in the ruling party, PDP, have played a sleight of hand to subvert the rule of law and do away with the provisions of the Nigerian constitution...

Foreign Policy and Nigeria’s External Affairs Ministers

In theory and in practice Africa has always been the primary focus of Nigeria’s foreign policy thrust. History and the political realities of colonial and post-colonial Africa dictated much of this trend...

Michael Aondoakaa, Former AGF, Should Be Investigated and Tried

Going forward, it is important to review the actions, pronouncements and neglects to act during the subsistence and tenure of Michael Aondoakaa's Attorney Generalship. He will be remembered as intransigent and utterly recalcitrant...

Lessons From Anambra Elections: Are Nigerians Weak?

Last Saturday was the day when gladiators of Abuja and Anambra politics outwitted and outsmarted one another in what seemed like a do-or-die affair...

Jonathan Deserves Acting President!

The illness that trouble President Umaru Yar'Adua has deterred the prosperous condition of Nigeria's military might, economic operations, and diplomatic relations...

Yar’Adua’s AWOL and Ethnic Profiling

Since President Yar'Adua vamoosed from Nigeria nearly three months ago, on medical trip to Saudi Arabia, without officially notifying the National Assembly, there has been palpable anger and frustration in the land...

Finally, Nigerian National Assembly Acts, But Is This Constitutional?

The current action of the National Assembly is an attempt to douse the tension which has been brought upon Nigeria by the neglect and refusal of President Umaru Musa YarAdua to comply with the constitution...

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Osun: Now that we have the 7th Assembly!

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It Is Christ Who Died

It is the blood of Jesus and not your tithes that will set you free from Prosperity pastors, especially those of them, who collect money from robbers!

The Small Things…

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INEC and JAMB: A Tale of Two Glitches

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Biafra, Tribalism and the Nigerian State – How “Our” Dreams can be Realized

The Biafra war was an eye opener for the minority ethnic groups that have previously complained about domination by their much more republican, enterprising and educated neighbors. The Biafran attempt to annex Brass, Bonny and other Niger Delta areas drew the revulsion of the fractionalized ethnic groups of this area...

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's Epoch–Making Policies for a 21st Century Developed Nigeria

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Orji Uzor Kalu, Theodore Ahamafule Orji, Abia State and the Media War

In war of propaganda any side with a megaphone...

Reclaiming Our Spiritual Heritage—African Ancestors Were Not Devil Worshippers

Introduction The misconception that African ancestors were devil worshippers, a...

Leon Sullivan Summits and Opportunism

There is no doubt that when the African-American, Reverend Leon H. Sullivan dreamt up the idea of African Summits, he did so with the noblest of intentions. But Reverend Sullivan has been dead for five years now and today, there is increasing doubt as to whether his heirs are actually pursuing his principles...

The Asika Phenomenon

Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Controversy is the author of history. The...