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, 3rd Term And The Future Of Democracy In Nigeria

Since the Nigerian president and those campaigning for his self-succession plans have so far not made genuine efforts to explore the concerns of the citizens, the survival of Democracy in Nigeria now depends on what citizens of Nigeria and democrats across s the world do now...

Obasanjo, 3rd Term And The Future Of Democracy In Nigeria

Since the Nigerian president and those campaigning for his self-succession plans have so far not made genuine efforts to explore the concerns of the citizens, the survival of Democracy in Nigeria now depends on what citizens of Nigeria and democrats across s the world do now...

Why Must We Kill Ourselves?

Murder is murder, in Maiduguri or in Onitsha. Nigeria Must Redefine Citizenship, regardless of religion, ethnicity or region. All Nigerian citizens must feel safe in every part of Nigeria, whatever their religious beliefs...

Beko’s Metamorphosis: If Men Were God

Ah, Beko… so you finally stepped into the molue that races newly minted gods to the pantheon of the brave. Good for you, Beko, good for you. You must be in a better place. Hell, you just left Nigeria. You better be in a better place. You need the rest...

An Open Letter to the President of the Feudal Republic of Nigeria

Mr. President, I am not one of those beer drinking Nigerians that say your administration is the worst in the history of our nation. Far from it. You have done some things right, but you have gotten more things very wrong...

What Justice?

When a certain head of state died in the middle of the night at the height of his power, even some of his supporters said it was the hand of God that took him, poetic justice was mooted by the irreligious. But before Abacha’s death, otherwise intelligent Nigerians were trooping to Aso Rock to assure him of their loyalty and to implore him to stay on...

Obasanjo’s Successor

President Olusegun Obasanjo did not catch politicians unawares with his ‘third term’ agenda. Even the most naïve among them would have noticed Mr. President’s scheming for a life presidency long before the end of his first term...

Obasanjo’s Successor

President Olusegun Obasanjo did not catch politicians unawares with his ‘third term’ agenda. Even the most naïve among them would have noticed Mr. President’s scheming for a life presidency long before the end of his first term...

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Democracy On Life Support: Is Nigeria Sliding Into a One-Party Dictatorship?

Once hailed as Africa’s beacon of democracy, Nigeria now...

Umaru Resign? I Don’t Zhinki So!

Inconsistency will be a recipe for disaster. Your adversaries are alarmists and carpetbaggers. They couldn’t do it when you were up. Now they want to remove the drip and turn off the monitor. How abominable. Look at them jostling and meandering, positioning and politicking...

Nigerian Democracy, American Media and the Imminent War

One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. Long before Osama, the United States had perfected the art and science of terrorism...

Mis-representation of the elected representatives

Nigeria as a nation has been witnessing mis-representation of elected politicians since 29th of May till the present set of representatives that we hope will start the foundation of a new Nigeria...

Lessons from Kwara State

One has often wondered when individual Nigerians would begin to ask themselves questions such as “what can I do?” or “what can we do?” to solve the nation’s myriad of problems and realize its great potentials...

Resignation Pressure on Vp Jonathan

By now we should be praying for this country and not threatening the captains. Dr. Jonathan is President Yar’Adua in accordance with the constitution. He is doing the job in place of Mr. President. What then brought in the looming civic coup and resignation pressure?

China/Taiwan Cross Strait Diplomacy in the Year of the Dragon

This year is a very auspicious year in the Chinese calendar; the Year of the Dragon. The golden dragon may turn out to be the platinum dragon, in due course...

For Mama Abigail Arokoyu

I didn't shed a tear when I was told that Ye Wande had passed on. I knew she had gone to be with the Lord. I can't tell her age because back then when she was born, there was no record keeping...