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...

Speaking Truth to Power: 'Perversion at the Heart of Government'

I return to what is becoming apparent about President Yar’Adua’s government. It is its credibility which has been stretched to breaking point, and the failure to grasp and understand the nature of power...

Igbos Deserve A Chance To Ruin (Fix) Nigeria Too…

If anything, we are all in agreement that there is no hope in this current arrangement anyhow. If we agree on that, then let’s conclude and exhaust these very arrangements with the selection of an Igbo in 2011...

The Confessions of House Speaker Oladimeji Bankole

When you ride on people’s back, you may be tempted to take them for a ride, abuse them, exploit them, rape them, deride them, cause havoc to their ecology, encourage social tension and dislocation, and may see no reason to engage in the development of their land...

Making Roads Safer In Nigeria

Every Nigerian has the right to live, and work in safety. Every Nigerian has the right to walk, ride and drive on good and safe roads. This generation should not be wasted with increasing road accidents...

Nigeria Must Not Sink

A new Nigeria is possible in our time. We must not become an object of ridicule to the world. Nigeria must not sink...

HISTORY LESSON: Boom For The Bleeding Giant by Cameron Duodo

According to the last contentious Census, still a majority of Nigeria’s citizens are older than the country itself, and probably wiser. So what else is new? Every year our leaders say the same thing on this occasion. They tell us, even admit they have failed us...

HISTORY LESSON: Boom For The Bleeding Giant by Cameron Duodo

According to the last contentious Census, still a majority of Nigeria’s citizens are older than the country itself, and probably wiser. So what else is new? Every year our leaders say the same thing on this occasion. They tell us, even admit they have failed us...

HISTORY LESSON: Boom For The Bleeding Giant by Cameron Duodo

According to the last contentious Census, still a majority of Nigeria’s citizens are older than the country itself, and probably wiser. So what else is new? Every year our leaders say the same thing on this occasion. They tell us, even admit they have failed us...

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Abia State’s Naive Probe

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The Nigerian human rights record since the advent of the current democratic government cannot be said to have scored anything appreciable in the promotion and protection of the rights and fundamental freedoms of Nigerians...

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Nigeria Under The Microscope: Are Christians Being Besieged Or Is This Just Political Noise?

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Funsho Williams: Another Senseless Killing

Dele Giwa. Alfred Rewane. Marshall Harry. Bola Ige. Jerry Agbeyegbe. The list goes on and on and on and on. It never stops. Will it ever stop? And now, Chief Funsho Williams, killed in the comfort of his home. Why?