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...

Beautiful Nonsense

A housewife once believed she could tell if her husband was seeing another woman during the day by noticing the difference in the length of his tie on leaving in the morning and on returning in the evening. So one day, her husband returns and she notes the tie is a very different length from what it was when he left in the morning. She was very upset and accused her husband of having a mistress...

President Obasanjo in Spirit, Appearance and Substance

I have actually seen a picture of President Obasanjo among presidents and prime ministers of other African countries, with President Obasanjo as the only one in African attires, resplendent, elegantly and glamorously so!

The Samuel Ajayi Crowther of Akure and Isarun

It is often said, with some measure of accuracy, that one out of every four Africans is a Nigerian. That statement acknowledges the dominant role and activities of Nigerians in the African Continent. There is no doubt that our country has had more than her own fair share of the rotten eggs, crooks and deviants who often tarnish the good image of our country. The good news, however, is that such deviants are nearly always in the minority...

Getting Practical – Time To Change The Status Quo

As a people desirous of unity and progress for our nation, we don’t have to be at some elaborate national confab before we learn to confront issues head-on and without mincing words or beating about the bush.  We need to accept that during the abominable military era, justice and equity were willfully trampled by the military leaders more so, those of them who hailed from a certain geographical section of our nation...

If Ehindero fails…

 I do not know how it happened, but since he commenced work as the Nigeria's Chief Cop, I have never been able to shake off the stubborn feeling that Mr. Ehindero may indeed represent a healthy and edifying surprise in the Nigeria Police, if the regime that appointed him would allow him free hand to duly police the country...

A Mid-Term Report Card For Governor Agagu Of Ondo State

As a loyal citizen of Ondo State and the pioneer Director of Rural Development and Rural Infrastructures in the State, and a very vocal supporter of candidate Agagu when he ran for Governor in 2003, I believe I have earned the right to praise or criticize him...

Orji Uzor Kalu: A Failed Second Term, And A Wobbling Presidential Ambition

A novice as Orji Uzor Kalu cannot afford to say that he is overtly sure of his ability to win the presidency come 2007. Despite the fact that he appears to be the only Igbo presidential aspirant at the moment (forget the comical show of one Chief Muscle), one knows that even with the pulling together of all Igbo votes, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu cannot see the presidency...

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...

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I Disagree, Your Excellency

Mr. Obasanjo got it all wrong in hinting that PDP members of the National Assembly are supposed to be loyal to him and the party in all circumstance, laudable or condemnable. Is Mr. President trying to tell the Nigerian people that his party or any other party is bigger and more important than the project called Nigeria?

Deji Of Akure (8)

I am sick and tired of all the fake princes now showing up their faces in Akure today. I know quite a few of them as princes in their own right. But there are some of them that are only out for mischief...

The Bobrisky Prison Saga – Why an Investigation is Crucial for Justice

The six-month jail term of popular cross-dresser Idris Okuneye,...

How Alamieyeseigha Embarrassed the Ijaw Nation

Alams did not live on the streets or in a shelter before becoming governor. He owned a couple of houses. But in the short time since he took over the mantle of governance in Bayelsa, Alams bought the Chelsea Hotel in Abuja...

Gov. T.A. Orji operates a cult-like government

Whenever I want to leave Gov. Theodore Ahamefule Orji of Abia State alone in order to see if he will change the compass of his stranded way of governing that once glorious state of ours, something in me tells me that if others and I do, the governor will continue to live in a fool's paradise...

Foreign Policy Journal: Nigeria as a Failed State

Nigeria is a country living well below its potentials. It is a country that has managed to curb its people’s hope, aspirations and possibilities...

The Cinderella Story

"Remember Nkechi's wedding? You know how skinny and tall she is, right? Well against all reason, she wore a body-hugging dress. Nice dress, but she looked like a rake. I am taller than she is and I am not wearing a body-hugging dress!"

Group wants FG to stop Rivers State Neighborhood Corps

…Chidi Lloyd, others threaten counter armed group, says 200,000...

Will Votes Make Any Difference in Edo 2024?

Three scenarios make room for the topic of this...

On the Path to Perdition (Part 2)

I woke up from my nightmarish slumber with a...