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...

Business Climate in Nigeria

Here is something to ponder. Have you ever wondered why most businesses in Nigeria die once the proprietor is no longer alive?

Devaluing A President’s Office

Do you know that it is possible for a minister to refuse meeting a foreign delegation whether from a little known hamlet in the United States of America or other places; yet, the same delegation is propelled through other contacts in the presidency to arrange audience with the president?

Igbo Roads As a Metaphor

Multinational corporations are looking for large population with reasonable low labor cost where they can relocate some of their operations. Nigeria is being overlooked because it is not doing well on matters such as mobility and accessibility...

A Friendly Advice In The Ears Of The President

Mr. Obasanjo likes the company and output of thinkers; he listens less to opinions of others because he has a deep suspicion that many Nigerians are self-serving...

The Northern Counter-Coup Of 1966: The Full Story

While much has been written and speculated about the "Igbo" coup of January 1966, almost nothing has been said about the counter-coup that occurred seven months later. The void of literary material on that second coup is one that I will attempt to fill...

Obasanjo against Abacha – How Futile and Delusional a Comparison

Today, some Nigerians think fondly of Abacha. Is collective amnesia setting in? Wasn't this the man who, not too long ago, made our country a burning hell at night and a frigid wasteland in the daylight hours?

In Search Of A Decent Nigerian

The predisposition for decent people to want to step up to the plate and to offer their services to Nigeria is often based on the assessment of those called to serve as to whether or not they are being called upon to serve a grateful Nation...

The Crating of Another Umaru Dikko

As the big boss fondly recalled his younger days as a Barrister, he intimated how Mr. Dikko had placed a called to a City Law firm requesting one of the partners to send someone who could coach him for his Bar Vocation studies...

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Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye’s Peep Into Nigeria’s Looting Culture

Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye is not only a quintessential Nigerian writer...

The Dana Airline Crash: Another Tragedy of Corruption

I have always been fascinated with the aeroplane. I always go to the airports and go to the viewing areas just to see planes land and take off. It is exhilarating for me and makes me appreciate technology. Unfortunately, it is not an invention of the black man. I have always wondered at the brains that came up with the idea of throwing such a huge metallic weight into the air, with people and goods inside...

2002: National Year Of Sovereign Conferences – 3rd Quarter Review (4)

I am no longer interested in learning. I have done enough of reading for a lifetime. My children will read whatever remains to be read...

What Does It Mean To Be a Nigerian Woman in America?

I'm still single, which is baffling to me because I'm actually a really pretty woman, very nurturing, respectful, and considerate. My family says its because I'm not Nigerian enough...

A Wikileaked Nation

Most Nigerians have always known that their country is a mess. Now, thanks to a series of astonishing revelations by Wikileaks, we have a clearer sense of how troubled, and troubling, is the misadventure called Nigeria...

Doctored certificates: The undervalue of Education In Nigeria!

In Lagos, the issue of fake graduation degrees of various law-makers has suddenly popped up. With the passage of every day, the issue is expanding like a catastrophic tornado...

Still on the 2026 Osun Governorship Election

By Abiodun Akaraogun As the August 8, 2026, Osun governorship...

This Government Is Pointless!

The advancement of Nigeria and the success of its government will remain a mere dream unless everyone put the national agenda or interest over personal ones. Are the people who run this government so insecure in their sense of power that they have to go around picking on the least fortunate in our society?

Africans and the Exiled Life

If you have been living in the West for much of your productive life, and you are now clocking 55, 60 or 65 and with the urge to return home, you are likely to have headache or develop insomnia for a few days or weeks...

Strategic Thought Processing – Tool For Democratic Growth

These are very delicate times in Nigeria. The challenge of another peaceful democratic transition through democratic elections early next year - 2011, stares us in the face...