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...

Nigeria At 47: Which Way Forward?

If we are going to be honest with ourselves, it's obvious that Nigeria at 47 is not only more divided than before but is as well in serious economic, political and social crises...

The Happiest-Looking People on Earth

The Spartan drive and tenacity of the common Nigerian has continued to engender - if not freedom - some form of unity and peace, which provide us with a place we can still call Nigeria today...

To Develop, Nigeria Must Be Decentralized

There is need for us to scratch beyond the surface to correctly diagnose the chronic disease that is rendering this immature forty seven years old giant impotent...

Who Needs Etteh’s House?

What is clear is that Etteh and her supporters are blissfully unaware of the depth of public disaffection and resentment this scandal has attracted to the Speaker and her House...

All Niger Delta Peoples’ Congress: Another Nonsense…Another Charade

What are the attendees going to talk about that a slightly educated Niger Deltan doesn’t already know? The solutions do not lie in the heavens or in the nicely-worded statements of policy wonks crossing the Atlantic or the Pacific Ocean.

Nigeria @ 47: Crawling to Manhood?

Are you older than Nigeria but in your actions and in actions you behave like a five year old kid? Are you younger than Nigeria but older in heart, with beautiful ideas on what should be done to make Nigeria work...

Yar’Adua as a Potential Liability

There is something about Mr. Yar’Adua and the company he keeps. There is something about him that makes me wonder, makes me suspicious. Has Nigeria just exchanged an apple for an orange?

Ribadu, Obasanjo, and The War Against Corruption

One is compelled to query the rationale behind the purported claim by Ribadu in New York on Monday, as reported by Empowered Newswire, that he is ready to die for Nigeria in his quest to fight corruption to a standstill...

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Manifestation of the Sons of God: Introduction

We come now directly to the subject matter of the manifestation of the sons of God. And it becomes really important to ask and answer the question: Who are the people to be manifested as sons of God...

Is It Just Me?

Let me make my stand known.  I, Vera Ezimora, do solemnly swear that I cannot and will not appreciate a cheap ring.  I will take it, but I cannot appreciate it...

How To Survive Shopping In America

I like Wal-Mart. I like their sales better than any other stores’. I am interested in their DVD player sales. It doesn’t matter that I already have six DVD players in the house. I need one in my car garage...

An Open Letter to our Seven Presidential Candidates

How do you intend to continue to subsidise fuel while simultaneously encouraging private sector participation in the downstream sector? What plans do you have for revamping of our refineries? Removing subsidy is definitely politically incorrect and morally odious...

Yoruba Nation: Prospects and Perils Post-2031 – (2)

In the words of Frantz Fanon: “Each generation must...

Victims of Too Much Religion

Both the pastor and the imam are themselves victims of an all-encompassing ideological indoctrination which has turned their world into a cocoon.  Were their worlds open, they would, of course, question the process that got them to the extremes of their ideologies...

Are You Loving Your Child or Raising a Brat?

A typical American child of a typical American parent cannot be raised entirely on the basis of African culture simply because the parent is a diplomat or immigrant in an African society. The same goes for an African parent and an African child in a country in the western world.

Showing Up For Your Life

Being exactly where you said you’ll be, when you said you’ll be there, that’s Showing Up for your life. If you can manage to do that, I seriously believe that you won’t need to be a genius or a criminal to become a serious success...

The Prof Bart Nnaji Book

The capacious International Conference Centre, Enugu was filled to...

Day Onyeka Onwenu Came for the Kill

The sonorous songstress Onyeka Onwenu is 70, and the...