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...

The Lost Privilege And The Rivers Of Oil

In keeping with my uncanny ability always to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, I ventured to Rivers' political cycle just as various ethnic cysts were ramming polluted "Rivers Of Oil" packed with explosives into then habitable oil city...

Nigerians Love Justice

Unlike the “victory” awarded to the likes of Akala, Oyinlola, Gbenga Daniel, David Mark, et al, at the tribunals, the impulse generated by Mimiko’s victory, like that of Adams Oshiomole and Peter Obi at the Supreme Court, truly reflected the will of the electorate...

Who Is Afraid Of Sovereign National Conference In Nigeria?

Our approach to nation building since independence has been fraught with nepotism, absence of trust, self-serving parochial interests and every factor that mitigates against the creation of a genuine and true federation...

Power Struggle: Goodluck Jonathan versus Timipre Sylva

What we have in Bayelsa State - the Cold War-like face-off between the Vice President and the State Governor - is not out of the ordinary. It is to be expected...

Nigeria And The Greed-Ridden Democracy

Although this regime has a 7 point agenda to create vast amounts of wealth for the nation, unchecked, it does a poor job at redistributing the wealth...

As Asoluka Drops The Baton At Aka Ikenga

On Sunday, July 13th, 2008, new officers were elected to pilot the affairs of the Igbo professional think tank, Aka Ikenga. That event marked the end of the eventful two-terms mandate of the leadership of Chief Chris Asoluka...

The Rumbles Of Biafra

In as much as secession seems a rather frightening prospect, it will still be totally erroneous to condemn the MASSOB activists fighting for the actualisation and resurrection of Biafra, as a bunch of trouble makers...

Reflections On Patriotism and Nigerian Unity (Part 2)

The word "Patriotism" projects a vision of billions of Chinese waving flags, or millions of Americans waving flags and singing their national anthems with nationalistic emotions. Well, don't we do the same in Nigeria, even as we profess not to be that patriotic?

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Peter Obi: Nigeria’s Rare Chance to Heal and Unite

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Is Enough Really Enough?

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Still on the Supreme Court Verdict in Rivers State

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