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...

Speaker Bankole’s Ceremonial Tears

How long shall we continue to woo unimpressed buyers with our substandard product? Why can’t we deploy all that energy to dissuade Nigerians from continuing to see their country as some unfortunate but richly-endowed whale washed ashore by sea waves...

Oodua Republic: To Be Or Not To Be?

Fellow brothers and sisters, it's very important for us to understand that Nigeria is a 'trap' that was set up by the British in order to make us independent and hold back our economic and cultural development...

Oodua Republic: To Be Or Not To Be?

Fellow brothers and sisters, it's very important for us to understand that Nigeria is a 'trap' that was set up by the British in order to make us independent and hold back our economic and cultural development...

Oodua Republic: To Be Or Not To Be?

Fellow brothers and sisters, it's very important for us to understand that Nigeria is a 'trap' that was set up by the British in order to make us independent and hold back our economic and cultural development...

Oodua Republic: To Be Or Not To Be?

Fellow brothers and sisters, it's very important for us to understand that Nigeria is a 'trap' that was set up by the British in order to make us independent and hold back our economic and cultural development...

The Bizzare Robbery Operation In Owerri

On Thursday, 28th March, 2008, there was a bizarre robbery incident in Owerri when in a mid-day bloody orgy, a platoon of well-armed robbers, stormed the Owerri branches of Zenith Bank and Intercontinental Bank...

Has The Image Of Our Women Public Officers Been Dented?

The reported case of financial misdemeanor on the part of  Prof. Grange need to be handled swiftly. Like Patricia Olubunmi-Ette, Adenike Grange is on her own. They neither represent the best of the Nigerian women public office holders nor their demography...

Diran Odeyemi: The Chief Hypocritical Sycophant in Oyo State

Before sitting down to write this piece, I spent two days going through Odeyemi’s past articles. I am convinced that if Adedibu and Obasanjo have access to Odeyemi’s old write-ups, they will discover that the man is a fair-weather friend...

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Jega: We Must Have A Perfect Election in 2011

For the third time in recent times, I have read the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega warn us not to expect perfect elections in 2011. From all possible indices, that warning has become his most passionate response to our collective and unflagging demand for electoral sanity...

Modernity and the “Extended Family System”

If there is one institution in Nigeria and Africa that has stood the test of time, it is our traditional extended family system. It has weathered and is still weathering well programmed western spells and storms...

Another View Of Restructuring

The RESTRUCTURING debate is a smoldering topic that has continued...

For Nigeria's Sake…

I have believed from my very young days that our country, Nigeria, is the cornerstone of God's ultimate agenda for the black race...

Unfulfilled Promises to Light Up Benin City’s Airport Road

Years of neglect of the lighting-up project of airport...

INEC’s Poor Remuneration of Security Operatives

Jega promised a free and fair election, but the state governors who have access to state resources already have an edge over the opposition by doling out money to security operatives that worked for INEC...

Uba’s Honorary Doctorate: Why UniZik Was Right

While I believe the honorary doctorate to Uba was right, UniZik should perhaps have been more creative in the choice of honour. To confer on him Doctor of Public Administration raises a legitimate question of Uba’s contributions in the field of public administration...

My “Better” Half

It was all over between us! My heart ached for him like a terrible migraine. The tears flooded my eyes. But I couldn't let him see me sob like a helpless baby. "I have to go," he announced, "MEE is waiting for me..."

Nigerian and American National Security

The Americans have showed Nigerians and the rest of the world in their dealings with a Chinese oil company, that American oil companies represent American national interests and we, as Nigerians, must be awake to our national security interests as well!

Nuhu Ribadu: A True Defender of The Rule of Law

Winning the war against corruption is of substantive significance. Winning the war against corruption will determine Nigeria's place in the world says Nuhu Ribadu...