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...

After Life's Fitful Fever, Gani Sleeps Well

I had almost come to believe that men like Gani will never die. How wrong was I proved on that rainy Saturday morning when the falcon flew away?

Just So That We May Not Forget – Gani Fawehinmi and Child Witchcraft

Fellow Nigerians, it has been said that it is really not how long but how well a man lived. Let us dedicate ourselves to the memory of the great man by standing to confront the numerous oppressions and insanities in our national life...

Responsibility and Accountability from the top: The kind of re-branding we need

As a Nigerian who continues to hope for the best for the Nigerian people, I feel elated anytime someone in a leadership position in Nigeria makes a daring, selfless, intelligent, and fearless move to address the corruption and leadership mismanagement that has plagued Nigeria for so long...

Chief Gani Fawehinmi is Not Dead

For people who know Chief Gani Fawehinmi, no word is necessary. For those who do not know him, no word is sufficient enough to describe him...

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?

Can Nigeria implement a social security scheme?

In what could be said to be a major paradigm shift in Nigeria’s poverty reduction strategy, the Federal Government last March empanelled a National Working Committee on Social Security Policy headed by former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, to advise it on the modalities of implementing a social security programme in the country...

To The Nigerian Banks, PENCOM Co.

PENCOM does not engage in malpractices, but they have to understand that when one waits for three years and two months to receive his life-sustaining emoluments, he is justified to call on man and God...

Landmark Elections and the Winning Formula

A closer examination has revealed that most landmark elections witnessed large voter turnouts. June 12 1993 presidential election in Nigeria had large voter turnouts. Same happened on June 12 2009 presidential elections in Iran...

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Lost in a Sea of Hair Weaves

One can understand some black women wearing wigs for the same reasons that some white women do; because they are losing or have lost their hair. One can even make allowances for wigs being worn for the occasional change of look. But how to explain young women with full heads of hair who will never be seen dead with their natural hair?

A Critical Appraisal of Contemporary Nigerian Politics: Foreign Assistance; Arrant Descent into Antiquated Rivalries

When a foreign friend chooses your enemy for you, you lose control. There are contemporary cases to learn from...

On Bended Knee: Abacha’s Climate of Fear and Today’s Climate of Impunity

It is time for ordinary Nigerians, the perpetual victims of oppressive regimes, to put an end to their supplications and rise from their bended knees...

The Peter Obi Fever

Nigerians and their socio-political spaces are evidently suffering from...

Revisiting the University of Port Harcourt ‘Gang War’

I have been made to understand that Ikezam’s murder was not inadvertent. It has been said that the murder was purportedly prompted by his victimization of some students who felt that they needed to pay back hatred for hatred...

Nigerian Animal Farm: Monkey dey work, baboon dey chop!

(I started writing this article in March 2014, but...

Adokiye Amiesimaka: The Man Who Told the Truth

The Nigerian Football Federation has been caught with its pants down. The Eaglets Skipper, Mr. Fortune Chukwudi, is said to be at least 25 years old, and not 17, as the NFF and the national team claims...

A Humane Proposal For Buhari: Resign

There’s a chance that President Muhammadu Buhari would have...

There is a Bo Xilai in Every Politician: The New Left Movement in China

In every politician’s wealth, “there is always an element of crime” - Honore de Balzac. Any politician, who disagrees should submit his wallet for scrutiny!

Princewill’s Political Baptism For Amaechi

Prince Tonye Princewill on 11th March 2011 reaffirmed what a Elaine Agather had said: “The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and the wishbone that go with it.”