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...

Dr Reuben Abati In The Public Consciousness

Dr Reuben Abati looms large ostensibly in the public consciousness but this reality does not guarantee, in my humble estimation, any 'immunity' from the public 'trial' he is now facing...

Nigeria Hunted by the April 2007 Elections!

Since the dawn of multi-partyism in Nigeria 10 years ago, acrimonious and atrocious statements have been the order, unfortunately, more so with a country that has been under military rule for a good part of its existence...

The Nigerian Journalist and the Practice of Journalism

Majority of the reporters practicing in Nigeria today are pen-prostitutes. For a dollar, they’d sell or kill a story. For a dime, they’d write speeches for politicians. For a nickel, they’d fabricate stories...

Nigerians Go For Generators

Unless a powerful cartel in the top echelon of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria is retrenched, the perennial power crisis facing the country will persist...

Yar’ Adua’s Ailing Health: Nothing Sacred

I do not know for how long the President’s spokesman, Mr. Segun Adeniyi, will continue to fool Nigerians with respect to President Yar’ Adua’s health condition and his medical trips abroad...

Declare A State Of Emergency In Plateau State

Once again I am forced to write an article on the November 28, 2008 civil disturbance in Jos but this time around, I am suggesting the declaration of a state of emergency in Plateau State...

For Nigeria, Obasanjo Is Irrelevant!

"Don't ask me what my ideology or economic program is, I don't know any law and I don't understand economics, but I know it when my stomach desires pounded yam and egusi soup." - Obasanjo

Jungle Justice in the Jungle

I have always been of the opinion that Lagos is the zenith in the comity of anarchic cities and if you can survive in Lagos, you can do so anywhere else. Alas, I was wrong. I am sorry to let Lagosians know they have no credible claim on chaos...

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On Pastor Adeboye

I have said it before, the problem called Pentecostalism is not in the uncontraceptive spread of churches, it is in how they corrupt the roots of our thinking and return us speedily to the primitive age...

Atomic Energy for Electricity in Nigeria: Pres. Jonathan stirs Controversy

Nuclear energy is becoming a less viable energy source due to excessive production costs, safety concerns, and problems associated with final disposal of dangerous radioactive waste...

Looking at the Nigerian Society from both sides: Still on the National Dialogue

The Southern part of Nigeria is dominated by people who studied in Britain, speak fine English, but are short of the political philosophy evinced in nation-building...

The Zik Mausoleum At Onitsha Needs Attention

A boon companion has just taken me to Onitsha,...

The Succession of Asiwaju Tinubu, President-Elect

When Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is sworn in as President...

From Kano with Love

Democracy includes the maintenance and the nurturing of effective State structures and organs in an efficient and fair manner.  Democracy involves listening to your people and acting in everyone’s behalf.  That is, the leadership must be accountable to the people, and human rights must be respected...

The Politics of Sports Development and Privatization in Nigeria

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the implications of politics and privatization on sports development in Nigeria, within the context of the recent pronouncements by Patrick Ekeji, that a decision has been made to invite the private sector to adopt and fund sport federations in Nigeria...

Nappy Hair And Doing It Big

I wonder if she would have won the Miss USA pageant if she had left her hair in its natural state. If you think I am raising false alarm in this regard then you definitely have not been paying attention to the issues regarding a black woman’s hair...

As We Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Memorial Day

In the spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s day...

Nigeria: IMF, SP Reports acknowledge progress not stability

On the report issued by IMF after its consultation with Nigeria, in which the country's macroeconomic well-being and stability were reviewed, IMF's report was cautiously optimistic, emphasizing progress not stability...