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...

Obasanjo: Beyond the Demonisation

I feel that criticisms of Obasanjo are grossly overdone, without due recognition for his achievements. I believe that despite Obasanjo’s obvious failures and personal weaknesses, he remains the greatest Nigerian leader to date...

ABUJA: Capital of Nigeria or Northern Nigeria? (2)

Abuja as a capital is an ideal place for the North in all sense of the word. They figured out that if another civil war starts, a military Head of state from the North would have more than enough time at his disposal to quickly relocate to a military base in Kaduna or any other city in the North...

ABUJA: Capital of Nigeria or Northern Nigeria? (2)

Abuja as a capital is an ideal place for the North in all sense of the word. They figured out that if another civil war starts, a military Head of state from the North would have more than enough time at his disposal to quickly relocate to a military base in Kaduna or any other city in the North...

EFCC, The Rule Of Law, And The Rest Of Us

The present situation where the EFCC is reported to have violated the court’s order restraining it from prosecuting former Abia state governor, Chief Orji Kalu serves as a reference point...

World Igbo Congress 2007: Repositioning the Igbo Nation

The events of the last eight years provide a study in understanding the character of the Igbo man or woman and the traits inherent in the entire Igbo race...

What Are Yar’Adua’s Ideologies, Values, and Intentions?

How can we hold Yar'Adua accountable if we do not know where he stands and what he stands for, what he intends to do and where he is taking the country?

Alamiyeisegha and the Niger Delta Question

Any hope that an individual holds the key to the quelling of the militancy and eventual resolution of the crisis in the Niger Delta is bound to fail...

EFCC and Indicted Ex-Governors

To show the seriousness and sense of purpose required for the enormous responsibilities the EFCC is saddled with, it is expected that the job at hand is handled with utmost care...

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The Virgins Of Flaming Change

I must say, after reading The Virgin of Flames that I heartily recommend it to all lovers of good literature. This book is a delightful riot of sizzling prose, robust poetry and keep-me-up-at-night issues...

German Physics and Methodist Girls High School, Yaba, Lagos

The then recognised head of German Science, the German...

Politics, Power and Government

Power, like an aphrodisiac, is intoxicating and addictive. Once you have had a taste of it, it becomes difficult for the ordinary person to let go...

While Amaechi and Omehia are fighting

Gov. Amaechi and Sir Omehia should understand that happiness goes with the journey, not the destination; just like mundane achievements lead us to nowhere, even though we see achieving things in the world as necessary or as necessity...

OBJ IBB: For the Love of the Game and Power

In some ways it is not strange, that those who become accustomed to operating at the centre of the circles of power, invariably develop a sense of entitlement and an insatiable appetite for power, leaving them devoid of any other purpose in life...

Leon Sullivan Summits and Opportunism

There is no doubt that when the African-American, Reverend Leon H. Sullivan dreamt up the idea of African Summits, he did so with the noblest of intentions. But Reverend Sullivan has been dead for five years now and today, there is increasing doubt as to whether his heirs are actually pursuing his principles...

Who Needs Nigeria?

The eyes with which I see the world, which makes me approachable or amiable or dignified or capable is not Nigerian. I get that from my vicinity. From that view, we can be better friends than we currently are...

How Ndi-Igbo Blew A Very Good Chance Of Producing Nigeria's President

Gowon unleashed three Divisions on the Igbos during the war and these three Divisions were commanded by ruthless and merciless human beings. In fact, those commanders were sub-human, judging from their actions during that war. They had genocidal tendencies...

The Wheel of Destiny (1)

Have you seen the papers? You're famous. A Nobel prize-winner has written praising your work!

Do not enter the place

This essay is not written by a gentleman so leave it if you do not have the stomach for thinking the unthinkable. Anathema is my ambrosia; needling the conventional is my nectar...