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...

Nigerian Coin, Kobo, Becomes Kow-Bow?

Does anyone want to be Nigerian anymore? Why are too many Nigerians making so much effort to be everyone else, but Nigerian? Why are so many things Nigerian ceded to foreign controls and operations these days? Is this some inferiority complex?

Diplomatic Muscle

It goes without saying that almost all countries that do business with Nigeria gain more in the relationship than Nigeria and as such would lose more from a break in diplomatic relations...

Anambra State Election Verdict: Now that the Truth has been revealed…

To every thesis there is an antithesis and to this a synthesis. However, truth is a never dying process. The truth is that there was no election in Nigeria in 2003 and there won’t be one come 2007...

Charles Taylor and George Bush are Moral Equivalents!

Charles Taylor's removal and departure from Liberia was a sorely needed impetus for ending decades of war, a needed respite for West Africa in search of peace and development. Charles Taylor's surgical removal from Liberia was at the behest of Nigeria...

The Perils of IVF and Surrogate Motherhood

Attention to IVF must not be allowed to foreclose other options open to combat infertility that would not turn the human origin to subject of vulgar determinism. Human life is still sacred. The basis of IVF, surrogate motherhood and sundry practices is allergic to morality...

Gov Abdullahi Adamu’s Dubious Patriotism

There are Nigerians, though occupying very high positions of responsibility, who would never be able to gain my respect and, perhaps, that of other decent Nigerians, until they learn to straighten their crooked paths, and purge themselves of the acute hypocrisy and sickening dissembling that seem to run in their veins...

Paul Mamza's Nigeria's Unsung Heroes Series

It is refreshingly different and a welcome relief to witness a Nigerian Public Intellectual of Paul Mamza's stature discuss a Nigerian patriot, even though General Idiagbon is no longer with us...

The Nigerian National Anthem And Flag

As long as the basic problems in Nigeria are not addressed, I see no compelling reason for any rational and well-meaning Nigerian leader to be taking our people on a wild goose chase to Space. What of simple things like educating our people and children to appreciate the symbolism of our National Anthem and National Flag?

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Professor Ben Nwabueze And The Constitution

Professor Ben Nwabueze, a constitutional lawyer and a former education minister should be ashamed for being a part of the team that drafted the 1979 constitution...

Don’t Mind Mr. President, This Crooked Structure Must Be Refurbished

At the launch of the Kudirat Abiola Sabon Gari...

All The Men Are Gone!

You have to find your own Nigerian husband before you come to America or you will have a tough task of it. All the good men are gone. Only the credit card swipers are left.

Bola Tinubu’s Tactics to Destroy Democracy

There are convincing indicators that Nigeria’s president, Mr Bola...

Acf Elder’s Advice Is Not Valuable Respectable

It is quite unfortunate that the ACF elders could be pushing for a Northern VP when they were supposed to use their experience to unite Nigeria...

The Epistle According To Umar – Qui Bono?

How many retired Colonels are so rich and powerful enough to have their tender toes stepped upon by the nation’s president? And how many of them could be diagnosed with a savior mentality?

When I Lost My Virginity…

I really can't remember what came over me that fateful Saturday night. It was as though someone had sent an intense but strange shockwave that deadened my conscience till I lost grip of my long-held resolve to be celibate...

Ojukwu: A Titan Who Won’t Die

In life, Ojukwu was at once a spellbinding presence and approachable; he was both charismatic and truly larger than life. One measure of Ojukwu’s stature as a historical figure is that, among those who knew him – or merely knew of him – it’s extremely difficult to meet many who can honestly say they were indifferent to him...

Now that Obama Has Spoken…

This September, the United Nations General Assembly will meet. It is time to return the UN to the path of strict application of international legal rules in the conduct of international affairs...

The Price of Democracy

For too long, the Nigerian people have been held hostage, taken for a ride and forced by the few rich, powerful minority to pay a huge, back-breaking price to sustain a most obnoxious, bastardized system of government...