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...

Are Nigerians Actually Poor Losers?

The experts believe that because many Nigerians cry foul at losing the elections in favour of the dominant political party, then, they really must be poor losers...

Searching and Waiting For Reuben Abati

Do you know that those meyguards at Trafalgar & Locke House will not allow me to see Mr. Abati? On Monday they told me I didn’t have an appointment to see Oga; on Tuesday I was told “Oga go come tomorrow;” On Wednesday it was “Oga just left for important meeting…come Friday.” On Friday, I was told another story...

When a Nation sits on the Keg of Gun Powder

The Nigerian people woke up on the 14th of April and met a different country and a determined leader who wanted to win elections by sheer coercion...

Abracadabra: Professor Morris Iwu’s magical elections

On Sunday 15th April, 2007, Nigerians woke up to witness the worst shock of their lives. Professor Morris Iwu's abracadabra had defied their wildest imagination...

A National Charade

I shake my head and bemoan an opportunity lost. If anyone tells you an election took place on Saturday, call such an individual a bold faced liar...

An Igbo Cannot Be Trusted As President: Nigeria's 419 Constitution. (5)

If we were really interested in building a strong, prosperous and united nation, we should be interested in choosing the best among us, irrespective of his tribe or origin...

The Willing Accomplices

Why do you think that it is only PDP that 'rigged' the elections? You can not blame only PDP and leave out the other political parties. They are all complaining now because allegedly PDP out-foxed and out-rigged them all...

Nigeria's Primitive Elections: Where Are The Western Democracy Defenders?

The New York Times editorial, "Nigeria's Imperiled Elections" published on 11th April 2007, clearly highlighted the open secret that most western media and their governments only moan about democracy when it suits their selfish interests...

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The Religion of Zero Benefit

Religions in Nigeria have not helped Nigeria to eradicate corruption in any remarkable way. Instead, corruption has continued to increase amidst poverty and increasing number of so-called religious institutions

Buhari, CBN: First, Do No Harm

President Muhammadu Buhari has yet to outline the direction...

Osun APC and some hard home truths – (1)

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Ogun State, Politics, and the 2026 World Cup!

These are politically crazy times in Nigeria. Voluntarily, or not,...

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Alhaji Abdulazeez Ude @ 80: Meeting My Mentor

It was impossible believing what my eyes were seeing. I...

Why Nigerians must defend the goalpost of Sports in Nigeria

Towards the dawn of the millennium while the component...

Imoke's Devastating Bomb

Majority of Nigerians who have already attained the age of fifty today, or forty and even thirty, should simply give up any hope of ever experiencing in their lifetime what it means to have an uninterrupted power supply...

The Power of the Ballot

Not many things are as difficult to parse –...

Vision 2020: Can Solid Mineral Get Harnessed? (2)

 Nigeria has in the past largely focused on the development of its oil industry while neglecting the solid mineral sector. However, geological reports show that the country has a strong mining potential...