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...

Egwu’s Politics And Ndigbo

It is in employing his resources in fighting Igbo collective interests and promoting Obasanjo’s personal interests that Sam Egwu excelled. He never believed in nor aided any cause that stood to benefit Igbo while in office...

The House And The Wasted Months

Last week, the House of Representatives saved the nation further disgust and embarrassment, when it finally terminated the protracted game of shame with which it had grossly diminished the nation...

Yar’Adua: Between the Rule of Law and Public Sentiment

That President Umaru Yar’Adua is presently unhappy with the Nigerian Judiciary is not in doubt...

Yar’adua’s Grouse With Court Rulings

Suddenly, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is finding his voice. Suddenly, he seems to be in a big hurry to discard the tag of see-nothing-bad, do-nothing president...

Legislating With A Sense Of Mission: Chukwumerije And Obiorah

Looking at the situation from a remedial perspective, responsibility may have been the bane for the post war Igbo leadership failures...

Nigeria: Forgery and Perjury Incorporated!

In Nigeria, God blessed us with huge mineral deposits and arable land that multiplies fruits and foodstuffs in harvest time. Yet, hunger stalks the land with millions of our people going to bed hungry...

This Adedibu Must Not Die

Nigeria in the immediate past decades has contended with various Adedibu-manifestations. Thuggish-Adedibu, anarchic-Adedibu, political buffoonery-Adedibu, and such others have been the presentations of the persona...

The Re-building of Nigerian National Flight Career

During the period of aviation industry development in Nigeria, politicians who did not understand the importance of aviation in a nation’s growth strangulated and rendered capable aviation professionals useless...

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Governor Goodluck Jonathan: His Critics and His Friends

There is something amiss in Bayelsa State. It is slightly difficult for me to lay my hands on what it is, but suffice to say that there seems to be a growing culture of intolerance...

Sex, AIDS & Bigmanism

Sex is a three letter word that acts like a wayward child. It is the art of copulation that was intended for committed married persons. It is one of the most abused creations of God in Nigeria. Almost everyone is having it...

PPA Exhumes Chapter Over Kalu’s Political Relevance

How can somebody who called himself a party chairman in a state like Abia not be able to coordinate the party very well? His lack of political dexterity has culminated in thugs storming PPA’s meetings and kidnapping some party faithfuls...

Understanding the Concepts of Affordable and Social Housing in Nigeria

One of the continuing challenges posed by unprecedented urbanization in developing countries, including Nigeria, is the provision of adequate and affordable housing...

A Parable of the President’s Church

Most big Nigerian politicians encounter no law – divine or secular – they feel tempted to observe. In fact, to be a prominent politician is to be above all laws, God’s and man’s alike...

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...

Consumer Power: The Rich Black Race

What if I told you to stop spending at Wal Mart?  K-Mart? Kroger? Ralph's? Macy's, Bloomingdales, Prada, Banana Republic, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, AX?  Could you do it? Am I crazy?

Goodluck Jonathan’s (Un)dignified Silence

The quote, "I have proven to Nigerians that my...

Iraqi War And The News Media

Is the news media serving to inform the public or helping to manufacture the people’s consent to the war?

Pastor Adeboye’s Bold Retraction: A Lesson in Humility and Leadership

In a rare display of humility, Pastor Enoch Adeboye,...