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...

Yoruba Gang Busted? Nigerians Are Dagger Drawn?

It makes eminent sense and good logic that Nigerians would want to defend, protect and preserve Nigeria. Nigeria's national and international image and pride of place on the world stage should matter to all Nigerians...

Nigerian Democracy is Dead!

It is time to view Nigeria as it really is. Far from demonstrating any robust gains from our democracy, we have, on the contrary, reaped broken hope, stalled vision, economic disarray, empty rhetoric and comatose nation building projects...

Don’t Envy Lekki Residents, Pity Them

For residents of some Lekki Phase 1 streets, it is sorrow all the way as the roads become impassable...

Abolish Quota System or Quota System will Abolish Nigeria

Because it's in our statute book, the various state and local governments use the quota system in their various appointments. Merit, experience and hard work do not matter if quota system is in use, especially when it comes to appointments...

Speaking Truth to Power: The Nigerian Nightmare and ‘Zigilisation’

The whole scenario called Nigeria presents one with a nightmare, a long one without any discernable way forward.  Sometimes the ‘project’ Nigeria, apologies to Prof Dora Akunyili, is comparable to a long nightmare...

Nigeria and Thug-Elections!

The criminalization of politics has inevitably led to the politicization of crime. Of course, electoral politics is not the sole reason for the criminalization of politics...

Invasion from the West Coast!

In the wake of a spate of collapsed building in Lagos in recent times, Nigerians have resorted to using foreign builders mostly from the West African sub-region...

A Day on the Devil’s Highway

I am thinking that we should re-name the Lagos - Benin expressway 'The Devil's Highway' due to the state of the road and incessant armed robbery attacks on the road...

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President Buhari’s Interesting Interview With Al Jazeera

During his recent visit to Qatar, President Muhammadu Buhari...

Haiti, 2 Million Persons Still Homeless 10 Months After Earthquake!

Where are the loud and ostentatious pledges and promises of relief and reconstruction? Where is divine interventions from the heavens? How does anyone reassure 2 million Haitians who are homeless for almost a whole year now?

Rivers State: Soot and the Dangers of its Emission, a Call for Action

A clean, pure, healthy environment and atmospheric air or...

Between Russia and Nigeria: of Vladimir Lenin and Gani Fawehinmi

In 2002, Google's co-founder opined that Russia is Nigeria...

Obama Visits Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Russia Turkey as Perfect Democracies?

President Obama of the United States of America is visiting Ghana this summer, and this single forthcoming event, suddenly, is another cannon fodder and lightning rod for some Nigerians who never seem to fail to seize on every and any situation as metaphoric opportunity to denigrate and degrade Nigeria...

Downstream Petroleum Deregulation: Options and Constraints

Nigeria is facing a major fuel crisis following the deregulation plan of this government. The energy industry and our refineries lag well behind other sectors such as agriculture, eatery houses, oil-ware supply, ports and motorways in undertaking an open policy...

Sanitizing the Electoral Process in Nigeria (2)

One conclusion that can be drawn from the large turnouts and enthusiastic presentations at the public sittings of the Electoral Review Committee held across the federation over the last few weeks is that Nigerians are totally fed up with elections that are manipulated...

No Tears For PDP

PDP, that party that flatters itself as the biggest party in Africa, is strapped to a death bed. It is hit with a serious ailment. It is ravaged by schism and implosion from within...

10 Ways To Get The Most Blessings

The entire universe is fully loaded with god’s countless blessings and favors...

Yar ‘Adua, G8 Africa

For too long, Africa had represented itself as a sick child needing medication, help and aid. While that may be some fish, we need to learn some fishing skills that may be more helpful to all concerned...