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...

Women and Marriage

If a man wants you to cook and clean, well, that may be okay if in turn he is willing to do the carpets, the laundry and the garden and the trash. But what if he refuses? What if he wants you to do all the cooking and the cleaning and be his doormat?

Nigeria: The High Cost Of Neglect

Why is Nigeria incapable of purchasing the requisite equipment for attending to emergencies like the recent plane crash? Why would a whole nation put all its hope in a private company called Julius Berger? Why is this country perennially helpless in virtually everything? Is there any person at all somewhere planning and directing the usually bungled affairs of this failed state?

The Ibori Clan: Their Game Plan

Do you think journalists are better than other Nigerians? You must be naïve to think they were not paid by Ibori to kill the story. I know for a fact that at least ten million Naira exchanged hands on Thursday night, after your story came out. You guys talk about corruption, but when it concerns

journalists you look the other way...

The Inside Story of Nigeria’s First Military Coup (I)

At independence the Northern region was given more seats in parliament than the two Southern regions put together.  This meant that no meaningful governmental decision affecting Nigeria could be taken without the consent of the North.  Southern rulers belatedly began to appreciate that Northern politicians were not as naïve as they thought...

State of Anarchy: Stopping the Reign of Ethnic Militias

The powers that be at Aso Rock have decided to deal with the evils of today, and abandon a policy of containment that has failed repeatedly in the past five years…

Living with dignity in a civilized world

The world is watching how we do things in our third world country, especially with the crash of the 737 Bellview airliner. Fine, we lack the technology to locate the crash site and all that in good time, but the management of information on the accident amongst other things leaves much to say...

AIT Deserved Sanction, Not A Shutdown!

How would anyone like to see the charred remains of his father, mother, uncle or cousin on television? What is the voyeuristic newsworthiness in the body parts displayed on screen by AIT and perhaps, by other broadcasters?

Banks And Their Corporate Prostitutes

Today, most people are wont to draw parallels between female bankers and the nation’s swarm of unprincipled actresses, and between the banking industry and the scummy pond we call our home video industry...

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Going to Meet Black America

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't blend. They caught a whiff of the continent the moment they saw me, even before my accent gave things away. Everywhere we went I was moved by the brotherhood and fellowship that was extended to me in the middle of so much poverty...

Will Edo State Education Survive Godwin Obaseki?

In all relevant discussions regarding the development or underdevelopment...

Orji Uzor Kalu Can Not Be Serious

It is such a pity that the story of Uzor Orji Kalu whose rise to riches, fame and political prominence should have inspired millions of other youths in Nigeria to greatness has, instead, become a mocking example of what might have been...

Are the Meek Inheriting The Earth in Nigeria?

In Nigeria today, the standard that established what is good or bad has been replaced by get-rich-quick syndrome – at all cost. These days, many Christians have abandoned the "Old churches" that have failed to adjust to the new trend of posterity teachings...

The Role of International Actors in Promoting Digital Authoritarianism in Africa

Digital authoritarianism is a common phenomenon in both...

Jonathan and 2015: An early farewell to governance

Today, Nigeria has never been more polarized and divided as a country. For the first time since the end of the Civil War, a few disgruntled people are calling for the break-up of the country because they feel they are receiving the short end of the stick...

Will the Opposition Disappoint Again?

It is a great thing that the foremost opposition party in the country, the Action Congress of Nigeria, have begun to sound early warning signs to its members not to sign on to the poisoned chalice of unity government...

Nigeria 2015: Are We Broke, Getting Broke or Going For Broke?

The news going round is that Nigeria is broke....

Are Diaspora Nigerians Ashamed of Nigeria? Pt 2

After landing, we were not allowed to leave the plane for 4 hours. Passengers argued that we were being treated with neglect because the flight was from Africa and full of Nigerians…

2027: A Crossroads of Choice

We are at midterm, which means that the next...