Nigeria Matters

Government Against The People

Nigeria is in grave danger more than ever. There is no running away from the dire fact that things are not working properly in the...

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...

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...

The Tribal Card: Labellings And Misconceptions

In Nigeria, the struggle for "leadership" to get to the government treasury and then loot it seems to be the driving force for most of our politicians, and not to serve as touted in their pre-election pledges...

Servant-Leader President Yar'Adua's Nigeria Meets the World

Nigeria is virgin business destination with abundant and boundless opportunities for Nigerian and foreign investors alike. This was the central theme and message of an all day conference and seminar on Monday...

Memo to Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State

Why are you the governor if you can’t take time off to smell the roses and cognacs in America? As the governor, you have the right to take 10 days vacation after working for 20 days. It is hard being the governor, you know?

The Senate: Treading With Caution at 100

It may be too early to pass an inclusive verdict on the performance of the present Senate but the emerging character is reassuring...

Segun Adeniyi And E-Information Management

Segun Adeniyi should consider assuming a pseudonym when next he is on any of the Nigerian media channels where he has been defending the government...

Making Lagos Roads Safe For Pedestrians

The nature of Lagos roads is increasingly making it unsafe for pedestrians. You will be foolhardy to think that the pedestrian walks available, if there are any, are meant for you!

Amnesty for Corrupt Government Officials in Nigeria

Amnesty for corrupt officials may sound silly and unconscionable. In fact, in so many ways, it is. But that is exactly why I am proposing it...

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China Bashing Foreign Investments in Africa

There is cut-throat competition between America and Europe on the one hand and China on the other, and there is no hiding the revived scramble for the resources on the African continent, especially resources of the hydrocarbon type...

Children Have the Potential to Be Great – Cakasa Foundation

Cakasa Ebenezer Foundation on Tuesday, May 28, said that...

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

There has been criticism on the use of the funding and other monies that NGOs raise. Criticisms range from pointing out that only small percentages go to people in need, and some even have been used to pay very high salaries of the people at the top...

Freedom Coalition: $250m fund to elect Abubakar Umar…(4)

If Jonathan eventually clinches the PDP nomination - which we should pray for, but eventually loses the 2011 elections to a Northerner from the opposition parties, neither Jonathan nor any Southerner will be given the opportunity again to contest in 2015 on the platform of the PDP...

Trading Imo state for perilous politics

A question I frequently hear these days is: What happens if there is failure of election in Imo State? Worse yet, I also hear described various scenarios that can happen should there be failure of election...

My Sincere Apology to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari

I want to use this medium to unequivocally apologize...

Another Wasted Life

History will never forgive those who refused to take a positive decision in the case of the late Ms Eze Elizabeth Alabi...

A Basketful of Accomplishments on the CASARN Project

ANEEJ has been implementing the CASARN project since December...

Politicians as Nigeria’s Biggest Headache

Now, let’s face it. Despite all the empty (and,...