Nigeria Matters

Better late than never is what many Nigerians are saying today.  The news of the Presidential honour for Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the Freest, Fairest …

The formal recognition of “June 12” as the new date for the celebration (I prefer marking) of “Democracy Day” in Nigeria, and the bestowment of the country’s highest national honour, …

And from nowhere, June 12 that has assumed the form of abiku, shot up last week to victory in quite an unexpected form when President Muhammadu Buhari issued a presidential …

“The evil that men do live after them” – William Shakespeare With Obasanjo and Babangida as friends you don’t need enemies for Nigeria. These twosome (individualists) are the ghouls and …

The wisdom to discern between what is right and proper and what is ill-timed is important to us as a nation at this time in our development.  I was inspired …

From the ecstasy that followed the initiation, legislation, passage and presidential signing of the Not-Too-young-To- Run bill into law, it is as if Nigerian youths have been handed a life-extending …

The best way to be a popular politician in Nigeria is not to have a sense of shame. We must earnestly (de)normalize this wrong belief to bring Nigeria to sanity. …

“Corruption comes from low self-esteem, poor self-concept, low self-worth, fear of scarcity, and high manifestation of insecurity”. – Myles Monroe  “Blame is like the lightning; it hits the highest”. – …

As Nigerians celebrate the 2018 edition of the return of democracy to their country in 1999, following sixteen years of Jackboot dictatorship, this column bluntly examines the visceral facts of …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is a troubled soul. What better way to show his restless nature than that at a time he would have been in retirement, the old man …

From a commonsensical standpoint, POWER is the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way. In international political parlance, power connotes the ability of a nation …

The title of this piece is not designed to mislead or confuse. It is the best way I can capture in a few words the many different thoughts, places and …

“Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt” – Plautus Why Baba (Mr. Tortoise) is jumping from one pillar to post now is only understandable …

The Philistines are not happy. Yes, they are angry and belching hot airs from frustration. They are angry at President Muhammadu Buhari for not attending to their ancient wild and …

Were Chief Obafemi Awolowo to wake up from his place of eternal rest and see what has become of the Western Region of Nigeria, one of the places that would …

I commend Mr. Omoyele Sowore for his unfettered and undeterred moves to rescue Nigerian youth from deliberate indifference. This young, energetic individual must be encouraged for going where others fear …