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...

Why Niger Deltans must continue to fight

Conflicts take place all over the world because you and I want to control the things that generate money and wealth. Now, since we cannot have everything we want, and get everything we have, states put institutions in place to ensure a reasonable distribution of the commonwealth to all...

To a Nation of Stereotypes…

For us Nigerians as a people, the time has come for us to realize that anytime we fan the embers of ethnicity and tribalism we easily wind the clock of our progress back, back to the days before we were colonized by the Brits...

Forget the son of whom you are!

What will those on the EFCC list tell their children when they remember that their children also read newspapers? What will those reckless and selfish politicians who kill directly or indirectly tell their children? What will those who flaunt ostentation with no legitimate means that support their lifestyle tell their children?

Mail from Jail

It seems to me that the majority of Nigerians are prisoners. From the inmates of kiri-kiri, through the millions who have had their rights denied them in one way or the other, we are all prisoners in our motherland...

The Sanusi Sanitization of Banking in Nigeria A Great Clean Up?

All Nigerians should answer a few questions in connection with the spate of actions by the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; are Nigerian Bankers on trial Innocent or is Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi wrong?

Vacancies for Revolutionaries in Nigeria

Nigeria is in dire need of fundamental changes in all her systems. Therefore vacant positions have arisen in all parts of Nigeria and in all sections/sectors of our lives for positions of revolutionaries...

Tajudeen Afolabi Adeola: An Enigma

One should utilize this opportunity to invite the Nigerian  Federal Government team in charge of her re-branding drive not look too far if they hope to achieve any success in the foreign aspect of the scheme. The man they should not tarry in consulting is Taju...

Gani Fawehinmi: A Personal Encounter

I count myself lucky to have met this great Nigerian who will continue to live in our hearts...

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2023 Power Shift: A Greek Gift? (Part 1)

The airwaves have been inundated with the call for...

How Not to Loot a Rural State

It is that time of the year again when Nigerian politicians make bogus promises which they intend not to keep once elected into office. Lies, double speak and vain talk like “Agent of Change”, “Hope of the common man” among others is being thrown around like they are going out of fashion...

Ojukwu: Exile, Diplomacy and Survival

(A Book Review) Volumes have been said and written about...

May Is The Month Of Bob Marley

May is the month of memory - of the...

Market Economy Reform In Africa: Case Of Nigeria (2)

There is no doubt the continent of Africa needs reform. From one policy to the other, the continent continues to search for a focus that will take it out of the threshold of underdevelopment to the stage of stability and developed economy...

Rubber Stamp 9th NASS: Should Lawan Bother?

Mr Chairman, members of the high table, impartial judges,...

Nigeria’s Intelligence Agencies

I especially wonder why the Nigerian intelligence community has had so many “failures.” Why for instance, have these agencies not been able to imbed some of their members in the inner circles of those responsible for fanning religious and ethnic conflicts?

BBC, CNN and The Rest Don’t Mean Nigeria Well

There is a war out there, a raging media war against Nigeria, Africa and the rest of the developing world. This war serves only the interests of the west, and thrives mainly on stereotypes and half-truths...

Who Wants to Fight for God?

Many commentators have sought to characterize this as some extraordinary clash of cultures or civilization, but they are simply incorrect. In fact, I doubt if both ends of the debate are civilized because respect and tolerance are cornerstones of civilized people...

Music, Musicians and the Music Industry in Nigeria

Music knows no country, race or creed, but gives to each according to his need. Music is the best of all art forms and luckily the easiest to acquire. It is only the musician who can talk to the whole world at once and be understood by all...