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...

Fan Your Fascination into Flame

What will you do for Nigeria? In ten years time what will people say about you in Nigeria? What will the growing generation of Nigerian's write about you?

If The Niger Bridge Collapses…

From what we are seeing, the Federal Government is not behaving as if it is aware that a devastating tragedy is lurking at the corner, waiting to strike...

This Government and the Need for a Convinced Public Perception

What happened to Nigeria? Simple. It's been run by thieves and morons for decades and ignorant Nigerians keep on electing them...

The Need To Scrap The EFCC!

The Nigeria anti-corruption watchdog, the EFCC, is running off-track towards useless but controversial case-hunt, running from pillar to post just to witch-hunt, kill and tarnish the opposition's political careers...

This Sick Nation Needs Healthy Physicians

For a nation as terribly sick as Nigeria is, when exactly would its healing and reclamation commence? When would men with vision, mission, skill and verve come on board to commence the really arduous of work of reviving this nation?

I Love My Country, But Does My Country Love Me?

Does my country love me? Does my fatherland appreciate and reciprocate the patriotism and loyalty I have displayed over the past couple of decades of my existence?

The Guardian Newspaper: Ungrateful and Insensitive

For those who think I have an ax to grind with the Ibru Family, well, let me say here and now that nothing can be farther from the truth. A section of my family has been friendly with a section of the Ibru family for about 30 years...

Nigeria and its ‘Lef Am for God’ Mentality

Where two or three or more Nigerians are gathered together in the name of Nigeria, one can be certain, that right there, in the midst of them, is an impassioned debate about Nigeria in full flow...

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Dissecting The Heart Of The Land

Footnotes For A Nativeland by Emman Usman Shehu; Topaz...

Quizzing President Jonathan: Beyond Fuel Subsidy

Why should Nigerians trust you and your government to reduce infant and maternal mortality rates and improve the country’s infrastructure when you can’t handle the simple task of identifying a handful of leeches who’ve been stealing from fuel subsidy funds?

Ponzi Democracy: Executive Embezzlers, Legislative Peculators, Judgment Procurers

The recent Court arraignment of three ex-Governors by the EFCC for embezzlement of State Funds to the tune of over One Hundred Billion Naira is evidence that our Public Officers are not ready to change their corrupt ways...

The Civil Service, Jonathan and the Ministers-a Paradigm of True Development

It is very painful that not only politicians are responsible for our shortcomings. While we complain about them we should look at the poor attitude to work by some of us in the civil service and our communities...

Soyinka On Buhari: A Blunder, A Weak And An Unnecessary Analysis

Soyinka, for whatever reason, is missing a simple point: At this point in our nation's life, Buhari is one of a handful of men that can bring sanity, probity, clear direction and accountability to our socio-economic and political landscape...

A New Day in Nigeria and End of Election Malpractices

Nigeria is the economic powerhouse of West Africa and the giant of Africa. Nigeria as a nation and as a people can no longer afford to shy away from their collective destiny of greatness...

When Your Papa or Mama is a Thief

What do you do or say to your dad when you know he is a thief? You know it, just as most Nigerians, that your dad is robbing the treasury. You know he is a damn thief...

It's the security, stupid!

What the President ought to be looking at right now is how to effectively checkmate the activities of terrorists by using the people they are terrorising against them, including establishing a fast-track judicial process that must still meet the standards of the rule of law...

Insecurity in Nigeria: CONGOs takes a stand against insecurity and mass poverty

That Nigeria is adrift today is no news, what...

Dele Momodu And The Mad Man At Charles De Gaulle

Perhaps Mr. Momodu would have been excused over his blanket condemnation of immigration if he is not an immigrant himself...