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...

Remove The Moneybags, If I May Vote…

The great Nigerian statesman Nnamdi Azikiwe once wrote that every election is an advance auction of stolen goods. And he’s right...

The Niger-Delta Can Help Heal Itself

In examining the challenges of the Niger Delta area, external factors often dominate the perception on what stands between this region and wholesome development. Conversely, often missing in the jigsaw are the internal factors...

Of The Ogebe Verdict And Electoral Reforms

Since Ogebe and co have ruled that we are all mad to think that the job Iwu did in April even merited a mild rebuke and Yar’Adua has applauded, what then is the essence of electoral reforms?

Between Orji the Godfather and Orji the Cultist Governor!

Between Orji the godfather and Orji the "cultist" Governor, a serious challenge has presented itself: how to undo at the appeal court the gubernatorial damage done by the Tribunal's ruling...

Is Nigeria Really A Failed State?

What is a failed state? Has there ever been a failed state in this world, and if so, what will be the criteria for labelling a country as a failed state? So why is Nigeria an example of a failed state?

The 'Wazobian' Version of 'Super Tuesday'

It is worth repeating here that the April 21 presidential election was a farce and that the result was astronomically and unacceptably manipulated in favour of the present occupant of Aso Villa...

What Is Government To Me?

As for Government in Nigeria I cannot readily recall what it stands or exists for, or any form of use it presently is to the generality of Nigerian people, except that it has become a dispensable burden too heavy to bear...

Ogebe Verdict: Celebration To Reason

Yar'Adua has gained hugely in stature and his style of ruling the country...he has carved out a support base…

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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: A Case of Giving a Dog a Bad Name

Most observers of the macabre dance of tears, sweat,...

Coming to America

Handling visiting relatives is as dangerous as handling a scorpion.  Yes, I understand that most don’t know how the system work and need a little guidance in getting around and doing things - but the ones that refuse to listen and claim to be I-Too-Know in all things American - those ones are just plain annoying...

OBJ Deserves To be called “Father of Modern Nigeria”

Who else deserves the honor of being the architect, creator and master mind of this country of ours. A country where anything goes: a country where "modern" policemen depend on harassing the collective psyche of ordinary citizens...

The True Nature of the Private Sector in Nigeria

Many ‘private sector’ outfits in Nigeria are actually owned by public officers, their relations or fronts. This creates the impression that such organisations are extensions of the public sector and makes it difficult to know, in real terms, what constitutes the ‘public sector’ and ‘private sector’, respectively, in Nigeria...

What Do Africans Owe Africa? (Part 2)

In a previous essay, I proposed five steps Africans must take in order to retake and save their continent from squalor, poverty and hopelessness. The primary aim of these essay is to provoke debates about the future of the continent...

Governor Alamieyeseigha and His Wahala

Ha, Alamieyeseigha’s wahala, if guilty, must not become Ijaw’ wahala; for this man has set us the Ijaws back two decades in terms of growth and development. He was already a disgrace and a monumental failure long before this alleged money laundering story anyway...

Musing on the New Tax regime and clearance in Abuja

Abuja is the modern day Egypt. To receive services,...

Revolutions do overtake Revolutions: Libya One Year After

Revolutions come about when massive discontent, social dislocation and agonizing social conditions become intolerable. This type of revolution occurred in France, America, Russia, China and  in some African nations...

Your 20 Naira Or Your Life?

I want to ask the men and women that stroll along the corridors of power in the various tiers of government, just one question: Are you all blind? I am perplexed that no individual in the National Assembly has made the reformation of the Nigerian Police Force his or her sole legislative objective…

Reuben Abati: The Perfect Depiction of the Plight of the Nigerian Journalist

When Reuben Abati decided to pitch his tent with the PDP-led government he once abused in his column and other pieces he wrote as a journalist, the blogosphere extensively abused the legendary journalist and columnist...