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 Land Deal: Reuben Abati Opens Up…Sort of

"I still insist that there is a land registry at the FCTA. You go there and do your investigations instead of asking me to respond to pure rubbish…. What is your problem? Land?"

As Onovo Becomes The Second Igbo Man to Be IGP

Ogbonnaya Onovo is now a star. He’s one of the few Nigerians who have had the privilege of enjoying national support, sympathy and yes, having the entire nation fight for him to get to the position he wanted...

Are Nigerians Thieves? A Response to the Greek Ambassador to Nigeria

Mr. Dafaranos and his wife were at the reception area of Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on July 11 when the wife found a wristwatch, which a client of the hotel forgot while checking out. She refused to hand over the wristwatch to the security personnel on duty at the reception who wanted to keep it for the owner...

Listening to Boko Haram

What do you have against education, after all Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna himself, started Ahmadu Bello University cleverly named after him? He did not miss a beat and responded immediately: “That fellow was misguided..."

How Three Ijaw Governors Emptied The State Treasury

This is the story of how three sons of the soil helped to impoverish their state. This is the story of how three Ijaw governors - Alamieyeseigha, Goodluck Jonathan and Timpre Sylva - looted the Bayelsa treasury. This is the story of how three men made a mess of their people’s fortune...

The Making of a Dangerous Nation

Welcome to Nigeria, a country no one wishes to slave or die for. Nigeria is like a collapsing House, cordoned off by the Ruling/Eating Class, who are busy day and night carting away the much they could before it goes down...

Bauchi: Tears of God, Fears of Gore!

Nigeria has officially stopped being the tolerant nation it has always proclaimed to be, especially when it comes to religion. The country with the world's largest black population, one that has long prided itself for its diversity and peaceful coexistence between people of different faiths, is no longer a safe place...

Should MEND Become a Political Party?

The Niger Delta militants are not one organisation operating under a common leadership with unified ideology. There is no central chain of command or a clearly defined political ideal. Rather, the militants are a loose eclectic mix of several aggrieved armed factions...

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An Apology to Wole Soyinka

Last Tuesday was the 76th birthday of Wole Soyinka, extraordinary dramatist, poet, professor of literature, renaissance man, and one of the world’s greatest humanists...

Senator Obama: All the Very Best on Election Tuesday

While Obama's campaign has been one of the most uplifting and unifying in recent American political history, he is still regarded with suspicion by some in his nation...

The Politics of a New Year

What is it that makes a New Year better than the previous one?

Jonathan’s Sweeping Victory MUST translate to Wholesale Performance

Jonathan must roll out in governance as he did in his electioneering. He and his team must work themselves inside-out in such a way that performance corresponds with the hope and expectations of the people, which hope and expectation is captured in the sweeping mandate they gave him...

Obama And Dodd Re-Shape American Financial System

There is a consensus that some Americans are more priviledged  than others. Some can borrow more easily to start businesses, repay loans and enjoy the good life...

Environmental Racism: Dumping Europe’s Toxic Wastes in Africa Other Poor Countries

Westerners know that toxic wastes are disasters waiting to explode. It is this realization of the magnitude of risks that have led to stringent regulation and control of hazardous materials in industrial societies...

My Christmas Present to President Yar'Adua

Mr. President, I want to be the first Nigerian this year to send you this seasonal gift. That is, if you have not started receiving presents. I don't have gold neither do I have silver, but what I have is what I will give you...

On PDP’s Deadly Siege On Imo

Today, PDP national assembly members have invaded Imo, engaging in endless parodies, revelries and jestings and their ulterior mission is to set up a parallel government. The usual comedy of flagging off federal government projects or commissioning same are parodies that will never fool an average Imo man...

The Best Revenge

You must not take the failure as personal to you. The setback that you had is not peculiar to you alone nor customized to your name. There are many other people that are also going through similar things...

The Burden Of Tradition

Sometimes I lose myself in the uncertainty of my place in the world.  What set of traditions and customs in particular make me who I am?  If I abandon those customs and traditions will I still be who I am?