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...

Who Did Kutigi Vote For And, My Take On Obama

Obama is a Kenyan in spite of his being born in America by an American mother. He is definitely different from those we have come to know as African-Americans...

Unknown Soldiers In Ogoni: At Who’s Order?

The situation in the Niger Delta provides a textbook example of how Nigerian military officials, including their commander in chief, view the concept of freedom...

An Obama Presidency: Why Nigerians Should Move Beyond The Rhetoric

There has to be a distinct approach to defending our national interests when interacting with a country such as the US that is vital to our economic interests. This should not be considered a strategy to counter American influence over our lives but a blueprint to solidify Nigerian identity...

Blood In Politics: Jos like Kenya!

I sat dumbfounded as I watched Jos being set on fire, with innocent Nigerians being massacred. Signs of rigged election! Jos like Kenya!

Blood In Politics: Jos like Kenya!

I sat dumbfounded as I watched Jos being set on fire, with innocent Nigerians being massacred. Signs of rigged election! Jos like Kenya!

This Government And The Leadership Newspapers

The tension between the Press and the government has hypertrophied to the point that neither is acting in the public interest. It is time for these two adversaries to discuss the patterns of behavior creating such rancor and frustration...

This Government And The Leadership Newspapers

The tension between the Press and the government has hypertrophied to the point that neither is acting in the public interest. It is time for these two adversaries to discuss the patterns of behavior creating such rancor and frustration...

Sleepless And Speechless In Abuja And Other Cities

My people are still suffering, corrupt ex-governors and other politicians are still roaming the streets and still dictating the tunes, current politicians are still embroiled in the mesh of corruption...

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Yes, Mr. Integrity and his Adversaries!!!

"He did not send anybody to Mecca for Hajj....

Corruption Without The Immunity Clause

One of the most infuriating things about politics is the effort expended by politicians, pundits and partisans to hide very simple premises under layers and layers of self-serving bull crap...

The Super Eagles, The NFA And The African Nations Cup

It was always going to happen. With a clueless, corrupt and inefficient Nigeria Football Association, an ageing team of un-motivated players and an equally useless, clueless and un-committed coach...

OBJ: How does it feel to be considered a failure?

How does it feel to be the president of Nigeria? How does it feel to be the man most Nigerians hold responsible for their lot in life? How does it feel to be the object of scorn and invectives? How does it feel to be spiritually punched in the face and in the tummy?

Goodbye “No Probs”: Tribute to Otunba Jobi Fele

The late Otunba Mohammed Jobi Fele possessed a lot of the values and attitude our society desperately needs today; he was best known for his virtues and capabilities as an efficient and honest administrator, successful and resourceful businessman, brave and focused industrialist, and on top of all that he was also known to be generous and humane...

Kalu, Anyaoku and theWorld Bank

Kalu should not stop until positive things outnumber negative things in Nigeria. His body language on the position at the World Bank suggests that those involved in it should never beat around the bush...

My Biggest Secret

My father had been diabetic and because he was not particularly a man of some means, the disease wore him out. My father became paralyzed losing the use of most of his sense organs...

Where Are We Now?

It is easy for us to turn our face and keep quiet when injustice is being visited on other people. If someone is being kicked to death outside our doors it is easy to turn the volume of the TV up and pretend not to hear the victim’s cry...

Health-Care Controversy in the United States

The more fundamental issue in the health-care debate is how government can resolve the balancing of competing interests in modern American society, in a fair and equitable manner...

Independence Day: A Historical Journey To Nigeria’s Creation (2)

Lugard’s appointment to the Governorship of Hong Kong kept him from Nigeria for six years. During that time, the conviction grew in England that it was necessary to amalgamate Southern and Northern Nigeria into one great Protectorate...