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...

New York Film Festival To Honor Tunde Kelani

The African Film Festival, probably the leading black and African film gathering in the world, is validating the Nigerian movie industry and cinematographer Tunde Kelani…

Why the Hurry, the Haste, and the Rush to Judgment?

Mallam el-Rufai is not an “ordinary” Nigerian. His integrity and reputation is at stake and so we have to be mindful of that. We also have to be mindful of the fact that the integrity and reputation of two Nigerian Senators has been called into question. It’s a mess, folks!

Yakubu Gowon – A Fine Cut Above The Rest

I return to this same topic to conclude a private dwelling in a public space by stating louder than the chiselling of the printed word can allow... Jack has taken a godly and goodly path. Well done, Jack!

Stop Insulting The President

For heavens sake, let's stop this nonsense! Insulting our president will not make our nation better or greater, or make us look great in the eyes of the world; but instead, it will make us look like juveniles and vagabonds...

Rise Of Illiberal Democracy In Nigeria

The democratic practice that has become popular in Nigeria is one in which our elected government who claim to represent the people steadily encroach on the powers and rights of other element of society. We have in Nigeria a president who appoints a cabinet of cronies...

Ijaws and Ijawnation: What are Our Goals and Destiny?

Where do the Ijaws belong? Where do we belong? What is our destiny? Why do we remain part of a republic that treats us like a broken piece of glass? What makes us carry the cross our neighbors have forced us to bear? Why do we, with our eyes closed, turn the other cheek for unnecessary slaps and abuse? Why are we the way we are? Why?

Nasir El-Rufai – The Obituary of a Political Neophyte

This minister has the combined benefits of time and youth to retract his political steps; change direction from being a bull in a china shop and appreciate that in politics, you never step out to fight your enemy, unless you are guaranteed the demise of his political career...

Attitudinal Change For National Development

It is true that the developed nations have better standards of living, which may cause many Nigerians to emigrate in search of greener pastures; but all Nigerians must realize that our commitment to the success of the Nigerian project would create a ‘greener’ Nigeria, which would cause others to come to bask in our ‘locally-made’ prosperity...

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Belgore Committee: Another Jonathan’s Salutary Team?

Jonathan has a way of tapping hands perceived to have capabilities to deliver. And he may well know where to put them too; round pegs in round holes that is. But why things seem not to be working as expected despite his search for quality remains a mystery...

From Kampala to Abuja

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EU Ambassador Mignot Visits Awka Museum

The European Union (EU) Ambassador to Nigeria and the...

A Season of Anomie in Nigeria

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National Strike: Our Inconsistencies

After one week of mass protest, the “irreversible and irreducible” federal government has balked; the voice of the people which was misunderstood but not taken for granted has impacted the right notes with Mr. President...

A People’s Aversion to the Truth is their Undoing

"There is not a truth existing which I fear...

Trashed Probe: A Service Fee Crash Or The Due Process Casualty

From the look of things it appears that we don't have the will power to move a nation from economic and political obscurity to the luminous progress of the present global dispensation...

Nigeria – Tsunami Of Corruption, Docility And Stupidity

Permit my reminiscences about a land I left behind so long ago. Permit my tears and frustration about a country I love and cherish so much. It is early morning but do permit the expression of my frustration about my fatherland...

Football as a Microcosm of Nigeria's National Problem

From all possible indications, it looks like Nigeria has crashed out of this year's world cup after losing two out of a possible three of the group matches. It seems the stage is set for the topping of the progressive degeneration of Nigerian football...

June 12 and the Hypocrisies of a Junta

“If this government truly believes in June 12, the...