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...

Election Rigging And Other Atrocities: Obasanjo Is NOT Guilty (2)

Since we all knew that Obasanjo knew nothing about petroleum and its management, and that the main reason for assigning himself this ministry was to fill his pocket with Nigeria's petro dollars, why didn't we go out en masse to protest?

Election Rigging And Other Atrocities: Obasanjo Is NOT Guilty (2)

Since we all knew that Obasanjo knew nothing about petroleum and its management, and that the main reason for assigning himself this ministry was to fill his pocket with Nigeria's petro dollars, why didn't we go out en masse to protest?

Florence Ita-Giwa: What Next?

As I look at 2007 and beyond, I try hard to locate Ita-Giwa’s likely next bus stop in the whole power set-up, that is, the next centre of power from where she would throw her weight and influence...

Nigeria, CNN and Jeff Koinange’s Dismissal

As it now turns out, Jeff Koinange has admitted to third parties, half in boast and half in jest, that he was actually paid to contrive the MEND stories that he featured on CNN!

Obasanjo’s Crocodile Tears

While the lives of Nigerians rested in pieces in the eight years Obasanjo worsened the country the military left in shreds, he shamefacedly metamorphosed into a god...

Orji Uzor Kalu As A Political Gladiator

One may not necessarily have to approve Orji Uzor Kalu’s style of government but a true student of politics will actually give the brash OUK mighty thumbs up for the feat he achieved during the last general elections in Nigeria...

Desperate Hours In Nigeria

In other climes, democracy is a most exciting experience, and a handover day, a national carnival that provokes widespread joy and pleasant feelings across the land. But here it was a day of great fear and trepidation, a day of gloom and mourning, a funeral almost...

I Love Nigeria…So Very Much!

Thanks to Mr. Paul Adujie, no one is ever going to be able to question my patriotism again. In the same stream, any one who calls into question the stated and unstated motive of our next president should be considered a traitor...

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Odia Ofeimun at 70: A Toast to the Health of the Master Poet

There is no better way of introducing Odia Ofeimun...

When Leaders Exemplify Change…

The Constitution is being tinkered with again by the so-called National Confab summoned by our current President who had again refused to let our nation have a Constitution we can truly call our own. In a year or two, the same Constitution will be set aside or jettisoned for failing to fully address the structural problems of our Nation...

Niger Delta Crisis: Some Encouraging Words From Yar’Adua

Recent statements by President Yar’Adua sound promising and hopeful. But even if he means what he says, these are just the first steps in a thousand miles journey...

The Blast and The Aftershock

There must be something combustible in the air of peaceful Sundays in Lagos, something that sets off bombs...

CBN: Bold Steps Towards Monetary Policy Rate

In a strategic move reflecting confidence and stability, the...

A Critique of Richard Branson's Views on Nigeria's Elite

The saying that behind every wealth there is a crime has never stopped hitting my mind ever since I heard of it. I strongly believe that the word CRIME is relative, relative in the sense that what is crime to A might not be for B, likewise C and D...

Peter Obi, Churches, and Night Vigils

Nigeria’s undisputed political sensation and Labour Party’s presidential aspirant...

Dealing With The Chibuike Amaechi Migraine

However one sees it, the escalating, man-made crisis in Rivers State portends real and grave danger to the dysfunctional democracy we have been slaving under for the past fourteen years...

Unkind Postures of the Boss

Some of our 'Ogas at the top' behave as if they do not need love from their 'Boys at the bottom'. They loathe showing kindness to their boys. What they see as the showing of kindness is the pittance they give to their boys...

TRUESAID – Shaping democracy for betta Nigeria (Part 1)

 The trouble with Nigeria is simply arrogance of power based on complete lack of accountability from its leaders. All else - corruption, traffic jams, police brutality etc, etc are simply details of these...