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...

Yar’adua And Nigeria: Towards A More Perfect Union?

If anyone is still in any doubt about the lopsidedness of Nigeria, look no further than Yar’Adua’s AWOL and all its ramifications, the latest of which is his handlers’ decision to have him croak only to the BBC’s Hausa Service after more than fifty days of nary a whisper to the Nigerian people...

The Other Side of Abdulmuttalab

Abdulmuttalab is now more popular than Barack Obama and Michael Jackson put together.  He has completely changed how the world and our international friends view Nigeria and Nigerians. He has caused a diplomatic row between two birds of unlikely feathers...

Nigeria Lives Abroad: Innocent yet injured!

Nigerians abroad are experiencing injurious threats against what they know nothing about. There’s no end to the bad news on the overseas workers’ front. Labour officials have said more Nigerians face deportation from countries cracking down on illegal aliens...

To Our Representatives and Other Misrepresentatives

Since 1999 when Nigeria supposedly returned to democratic rule, the representatives at all levels - federal, state, and local governments, have been more of rubber stamps in the hands of the executive arm to perpetrate their acts...

Nigeria Nation: Victim of Terror, Not A Terrorist State

By all definitions and with whatever measuring standard, Nigeria is not a terrorist nation. Anybody or any government that think otherwise is only exhibiting a fallacy of judgment...

The Save Nigeria Protest March In London, Friday 15th January 2010

Despite the harsh inclement and freezing weather conditions, the Nigerians, from several organisations marched through Central London in an impressive turnout that began as early as 10.30 am, in front of the Houses of Parliament...

Terrorism: The Need To Delist Nigeria!

It's nonsense that the Obama regime is trying to turn the clock back to the Cold War era. America's move is seen as an intention to bully Nigeria's diplomatic mission into giving up its tougher stance on international peace mission...

Is Nigeria A Terrorist Country Of Interest?

What did Nigeria do to find itself mentioned in the same sentence as "terrorism", and be blacklisted in the same illustrious company as Somalia, Afghanistan and Libya?

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Princewill's re-defining moment for Amaechi

Princewill has helped in unburdening the Rivers State masses of the legacy of the sordid political past, launching into the future with renewed hope to secure a better future for the state and for the generation of Nigerians...

The People’s Ambassador Chief Kem Ajieh @ 65

He exudes a presence that is larger than life...

Jimi Lawal: The Cat On His Ninth Life

Suave Jimi Lawal who could charm the birds off their perch with his easy manners and pretentious airs became a permanent fixture in Obasanjo's supposed attempt to 'organize' the Nigerian Diaspora. Jimi was a founding member of the Obasanjo-created Nigerians in Diaspora Organization, NIDO, and a member of its boards in America and in Europe...

Misgoverned Economy: Can Nigeria Survive?

It is no longer strange that Nigerians are expecting a lot from Yar'Adua's administration. We expect them to convert resources and opportunity into a gainful economy that can produce Nigeria’s socio-economic restoration...

Writing The Wrongs In Publishing: Empowering Women Through Publishing

...The point is made in very subtle ways that women writers are a kind of second class citizens who should be kept together, - out of the mainstream - to read and make critical analyses of their own works. In addition, if one were to look at review space on the pages of books, novels by men get better coverage...

Third Term Agenda: Is Obasanjo a Gambler?

If the constitution is amended to meet the prayers of Obasanjo, what stops the next president from abridging or violating the constitution? If he won’t obey the constitution, what stops others from disobeying our Judges and other constituted authorities?

The Niger Delta Amnesty Program…What’s Next?

What manner of peace is Dr. Koripamo-Agary talking about? What is peace and at what price is the Yar’Adua government seeking it? Is the government ready to be sincere and upfront in her dealings with the Ijaw and other oil-producing communities?

10 Reasons Why the APC Will Win Oyo Gubernatorial Race

I was a proud witness and participant in the...

I Dread The Cross Of Christ

Does it not strike us that the frenzy of Christmas is not matched by the seeming lack luster appeal of Easter? There seem to be no bonanzas and sales. Yet Easter is one of the most hallowed of Christian traditions...

PDP Needs To Tell Nigerians What It Knows About Boko Haram

In a country where the citizenry do not ask...