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...

Yar'Adua, You Can Do It! – 10 Reasons Why You Can!

Mr. Yar’Adua, 130 million Nigerians are like a sea of witnesses cheering you to achieving the victory of uninterrupted power supply, the victory of security of life and property, the victory of lasting police reform, the victory of quality education and the victory of free and quality health for all...

Of Pyrrhic Tribunal Verdicts

I found everything wrong with the queer sense of justice behind most of the recent election tribunal judgments where offences were established and no offender identified...

FRSC and the Yorkshire Ripper (2)

Why is it that of all the duties vested in the FRSC by law, the one that it’s officers and men are seen to play with any frequency is that of mounting check points at obscure locations?

Diran Odeyemi: Alao-Akala’s Special Corruption Conduit

In this piece, I will strive to bring Odeyemi, the Special Adviser to Oyo State governor Alao-Akala on Special Duties, back to the issues. I can play the personal attack card too, but this is neither the place, nor is it the time for it. And quite frankly, there is no personality in Odeyemi for me to attack...

Diran Odeyemi: Alao-Akala’s Special Corruption Conduit

In this piece, I will strive to bring Odeyemi, the Special Adviser to Oyo State governor Alao-Akala on Special Duties, back to the issues. I can play the personal attack card too, but this is neither the place, nor is it the time for it. And quite frankly, there is no personality in Odeyemi for me to attack...

On The Budget Impasse In Anambra

For the umpteenth time, Anambra State is embroiled in a man-made crisis, staged to arrest the peace and progress of the state. Predictably, the provocateurs of the present crisis are the same as the ones that have spent a great chunk of their active time sowing dread, confusion and disorder in Anambra...

If Only You Are Involved

No matter what you are doing outside Nigeria, once it is legal, you have a role to play in developing Nigeria...

The Niger Delta Situation: Partially Appealing, Properly Appalling!

President Umaru Yar’Adua is a listening leader but it appears as if the people are complicating the matters. I support the withdrawal of the military presence in this region, but not to its totality...

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President Buhari’s Politics of Exclusion

Let me make a confession from the outset. I...

Nigeria! My Nigeria at 53

Our problem started right from the time Nigeria was set free. Going by all records and accounts, Nigeria no doubt had well-meaning and intelligent politicians then but the virile seeds of discord were not absent. Tribalism and nepotism bared their fangs...

Jonathan’s New Men

Jonathan’s new picks for the helms of the various services must realize that the timing of their appointment helps feed the perception that they are being positioned to facilitate rigging. It’s up to each man to recognize that there’s a price to pay these days...

Where is The Bayelsa State Governor?

The people of Bayelsa State need and deserve a competent stay-home Governor, not a snoozing Governor who is “here today and there tomorrow.”

Going Brrrrrrh on the Creative Side of Advertising

In present times, advertising via whatever means, has gone highly cerebral while scintillatingly appealing to all the senses of already captured or potential customers...

NDDC is Committed to the Development of the Niger Delta

The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission said...

Perspectives On Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption War

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Nigeria: From Egypt to Egypt?

Those who are familiar with the history of the...

Internal Democracy: Exit, Voice and Loyalty

Save for some exceptions here and there, the recently concluded primaries have been far from transparent and democratic. To get the much needed good governance, Nigerians need to pay more attention to internal democracy, till we get that right...

Labour Party Versus Ondo State People: The People Shall Win

It is a pity that the Labour Party is fighting it dirty and making politics look like a do or die affair. Politics is not dirty. Neither should it be as vicious...