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...

Nigeria May Become Somalia, Ivory Coast, Then Iraq

Some Nigerians do not want anarchy and disintegration of Nigeria, but on the contrary, some other Nigerians believe that the only end to their suffering and bondage is anarchy and disintegration...

People’s Democratic Party – P.D.P.

Permanently Deaf President.

Purely Draconian President.

President Dupes the People.

President Deepens Problems.

Parade of Deranged People...

Civil Wars, Not Our Portion

We have been deprived for too long by the military and the Northerners and this present administration. Now that we are in a democratic dispensation which I m afraid is about to crumble, what the Southerners and Easterners are asking for is a true reflection of the beauty of democracy...

Solititude And Melancholy 2: Just Before We Forget

The problem that drew me out of my comfort base today into a seemingly familiar residence in solitude and melancholy is why it is so convenient for people and public affairs commentators using a collective “we” to push blames of political and economic woes in Nigeria from “them” to “us”.

Solititude And Melancholy 2: Just Before We Forget

The problem that drew me out of my comfort base today into a seemingly familiar residence in solitude and melancholy is why it is so convenient for people and public affairs commentators using a collective “we” to push blames of political and economic woes in Nigeria from “them” to “us”.

Where Are Candidates, Manifestoes Or Alternatives to President Obasanjo?

How is it that the nearly thirty other political parties in Nigeria, other than the PDP, are not ready for prime time? What are their excuses for not selecting or announcing their presidential candidates or aspirants?

Where Are Candidates, Manifestoes Or Alternatives to President Obasanjo?

How is it that the nearly thirty other political parties in Nigeria, other than the PDP, are not ready for prime time? What are their excuses for not selecting or announcing their presidential candidates or aspirants?

Finally, They Took A Stand: How Third Term Agenda Will Change Nigeria

Specific years will go down in the history of Nigeria as important, but few years will be more crucial than 2006. In 2006, the future of Nigeria will be either be made or be broken...

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Duplicitous Condonation is a Co-ordinate of Corruption

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Wole Soyinka, An Enigma, at 70

Any genuine celebration of Wole Soyinka must take into account the divergent facets of his art and person that lend him his unique personality and enigmatic status...

Omololu Falobi – A Hero Departs

"Bros, terrible news…Omololu ran into robbers in Lagos. Bros, the guy is dead, Bros… That was how I learnt that Omololu Falobi, pioneering journalist and activist, a human being par excellence, a devoted father, friend and brother had departed this life...

Hillary Clinton and I

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Where is the Evidence that Nigerians have had Enough?

I am very sorry, but I have not seen any evidence that "Enough is indeed Enough" among supposedly enlightened Nigerians. What I see is an attempt to apply a kind of Abacha era style insincere rallying and demonstrations towards a good cause!

Nigerian Myth 101: The South's Poverty Is The North's Fault?

When national infrastructure decay from wanton and unbridled neglect as a result of decades of abandonment by our local, state and federal governments, the consequences are borne by all Nigerians, regardless of origin, birth or state and region of residence...

You are African?

“You are African? Cool, do you speak Swahili?” 

“You are from Nigeria? Waoh. I know this guy from Nigeria too. He just got arrested.”
“You are from Africa? So you speak another language right? Like not English or French or like a real language though. Yeah? Cool. Say something.”

Sixty Songs for Igwebike Ifeanyi Mbanefo

Today belongs to the song of solitude. The date...

Still on Obama and Abortion

Women’s freedom of choice is what every being that is human should defend not only Obama or the democrats or liberals...

Gory Lamentations and the Spilled Milk Syndrome: Is Nigeria Really in Jeopardy?

I have thoroughly studied General Olusegun Obasanjo’s terse 18-page letter to President Goodluck Jonathan. The letter dealt with the state of the nation, the disintegrating political  party, the PDP, the ineffectiveness of societal institutions...