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...

When Rimi Hit the Bull's Eye!

Politics in Nigeria is without principles and ideologies. It is rather a cash-and-carry business-as-usual thing 'initiating' and incorporating new members and perpetuating others all year round...

What’s the Matter with Okey Ndibe?

Now that Baba Obasanjo is deputizing, Okey Ndibe is still not happy. And he has now set his eyes on President, Alhaji, and Mallam Musa Yar’Adua. Yar’Adua is the man...

The Joke Is On Us

At last, a man in possession of strong moral capital has come to the throne and Nigeria is about to rise and shine...

Déjà Vu (2): The Wisdom Of Our Elders And Their Curses

Azikwe and Awolowo were the greatest leaders our Nation ever produced. Both deserved to lead the Nation for whose independence they had put their lives on line, but neither got the chance despite being well educated and greatly talented...

Why President Yar’Adua Should Cut Obasanjo Loose Now

The first rule of the political game is political survival. It is never over and the battle carries on for as long as one has in his possession the prized trophy desired by both friends and foe...

Change of Times (Ecclesiastes 3)

A time has announced its arrival for President Umar Yar'Adua to be a hero or villain in our obscure search for a stable nationhood. The choice is wholly his!

Yar’Adua, Our Puppet President: A Response to Reuben Abati

If Obasanjo or his cronies were to plan a military coup today with his scions in the barracks, and notifies Yar’Adua by cable, my bet is that Yar’Adua will simply sit and await the execution of such coup...

The State of Affairs In The Ijaw Nation (2)

It is not inconceivable that every Ijaw man and woman in Bayelsa State know of one or two sorry story to tell...real life stories of teenage girls engaged in partial or full-blown prostitution, instead of attending school...

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Who is Howard Jeter Kidding?

Let the US Ambassador know that in Nigeria, we may be backward, but we are educated enough to know the truth of an aggression when we see one...

Yar’adua and His Sickness

Last June, Yar'Adua was forced to remain indoors for two days with a congested nose and sore throat. In July a slight cold helped him lose two of the seven pounds which he had picked up during his Asia vacation. In August another head cold and touch of fever again confined him to bed...

Journey to Sapele…

If indeed travel takes your mind for a ride,...

Ambassador John Campbell’s Doomsday Prophecy

Reading Mr Campbell’s essay, you can’t help but sympathise with Mr. Segun Aganga, Nigeria’s new Minister of Trade and Investment as his job has just been made much more challenging as he begins a mighty task of convincing foreign investors to come to Nigeria...

Understanding Youth Conflict and Sustainable Initiative Model

Conflict is one of the major concerns not only in any given continent, it also affects the international community as well. Conflict is simply the absence of peace, and the successive introduction of diversified sense of humor of people within the context of a community or society...

Restless Diary: Yellow-Yellow Rivers of Dreams

In Yellow-Yellow, we see a Nigeria rotting in place as its people desperate for affirmation and survival engage in an elaborate okoso system of getting whatever they need  in return for whatever they can give...

Parachutes Everywhere but None to Stem the Plunge of the Naira

The parachute has always featured in the Nigerian story....

Calculating and Calibrating Babangida

The Nigerian community at home and abroad is agog with General Babangida's every move and pronouncements, so much so their concerns and fear and apprehension about the man borders on psychosis...

The Unending Crucifixion of Indigbo

"The tragic chapter of violence is just ended. We...

Trump should be a wake-up call!

President Donald Trump of the United States of America...