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...

Despite The Supreme Court Verdict, Who Owns That Vote? Buhari! Atiku! Yar’Adua!

With its countless individual fibers of bribery, favour and nepotism, crooked politicians hijacked the government, the Yar'Adua government was the PDP party, and neither could function without the other...

Omoyele Sowore's Saharan 'Rebellion'!

For an ill-informed first-time visitor to the 'SaharaReporters' website, the conclusion may be drawn to the effect that 'SR' has a standard editorial policy that wilfully and maliciously prescribes chiefly the embarrasment of the President...

This Government and the Year 2009 Resolution

I’m convinced of the need to recognize that, politically speaking, we Nigerians have failed. Nigeria is just a caricature of a state, and the Nigerian nation a fictitious concept for sociologists and historians writing about the country...

“Syntax of Reality”: Questions For My State Government…And Yours!

I can confidently report that only Reuben Abati of The Guardian has the cajones to ask government officials for explanations. It is as if he is the only one not beholden to the allure and lucre of brown envelopes...

Are You Sure You Want To Do This, Dora Akunyili?

Only one reason may have informed Akunyili’s appointment. The Yar’Adua regime only wanted to exploit the enormous admiration and goodwill she enjoyed from Nigerians to shore up its badly battered image...

Snail-Pace Government And Nigerians’ Public Culture!

Nigeria can be developed successfully and this must be underpinned by tolerance, social cohesion and acceptance of democratic values....

The Almajiri, Talakawa Dan-Arewa Ideology

The Talakawa and their Almajiri can be transformed by the sudden dictates of history. Theoretically, they may not be revolutionary conscious but they are a potential revolutionary force...

Whose Vision Is It Anyway?

This Christmas period or even at any other time, you don’t want to fly into the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja at noon...

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Dora Akunyili, Destiny and The Fate of Nigerians

Many have canvassed for Dora to head INEC, while some have said she should be returned to NAFDAC and some still, that she should be made the Minister of Health...

Public Service Cleansing in Abia State

Abia state is in the news, for the wrong reasons again. It appears there is no end in sight to the troubles and woes of residents of the state...

Let’s Play The Game The Nigerian Way

Englishmen will never get tired of telling the whole...

World Cup Tragedy Of South Africa

The urge in the beginning had been to entitle...

Abuja: Capital of Nigeria or Northern Nigeria?

If you are ever asked to name the capital of Nigeria and you mention Abuja, I am afraid to tell you that you would be wrong because Abuja is not the capital of Nigeria...

The Rage of Mbize Erosion in Southeast Nigeria

Mbize: Rage of Red Earth (Stories, Songs on Landslide,...

Nigeria: Inflation as tool to erode the foreign debt

The greatest threat and the major contributory factor in the undermining of a given economy and its currency is inflation...

GRACE: What is it before Illuminati silence us all!

Today’s satanic concept of grace or love that says we should not say anything of sin, works of darkness, darkness of this world and the resultant eternal damnation and which is being championed by many in so-called pulpits is the number one game plan of Satan and Illuminati to kill the Church of Christ...

Who will tell the Men and Women of God

One of the most fascinating things any onlooker will quickly pick up in observing these new religious movements is the relationship between the shepherds and their flocks. Particularly worthy of note is the eagerness with which members of the congregation are willing to subdue themselves to the authority and influence of their men and women of God...

Why Amaechi Is Called a Man of Uncommon Courage

Every political leader is 'courageous' to even lead a...