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 Democracy And Kleptocracy

It is easier to say General Sani Abacha was an honest man than it is to say that president Obasanjo is not corrupt…

Naija Notes: Rent-A-Saboteur

The number 3 has always had a bad resonance in the Nigerian political landscape: 1983, 1993 and now 2003...

ICPC 2000 Repeal – A Peculiar Senate?

Our Senate is representative of us and in berating it, we need to take a closer look at ourselves as a people...

The Ijaws: Lonely, Hopeless, Forgotten

"The further away you are from where the resources of this country are produced, the better you profit from it. The people who are nearer are poor..."

The Pledge

Why are we so flippant with words when we know they can change destinies, build dynasties, even provoke matchless mutiny...

Naija Notes: Who Is Obj’s Babalawo?

Less than two months to the Elections, fuel scarcity has returned, NEPA is suffering from warapa again, AD is playing games with their support…

For God And Country

Have you heard of the State Assembly that sought to reward its four years of luxurious indolence with police escorts and payments of allowances for life...

General Gowon and A Paternity Test

Did Jack have a sexual relationship with Edith Ike-Okongwu? Is Musa Gowon his son?

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Oga to Pack Dog Sh*t?

Please just leave me alone this morning; are you just noticing that oga doesn’t respond to greeting from us?

My Husband is a Land Lord in Abuja

"Papa Nkiru, agaghim ekwe nkea. Nkiru must finish her secondary school before she gets married. Nkechi got married like that, and now you want Nkiru to follow suit..."

Heavenly Hits of Legendary Musicians for Mama Nwokoye

The best way to send a sweet mother home...

Bye, Bye Bakassi

For all the rants of Nigerian conservatives, nationalist groups and patriotic citizens, the pride of the Nigerian republic takes a back seat to the pride of the Oron, Efut, Efik and other local peoples. How do we tell our brothers and sisters from the Niger Delta that we care when we are so willing to let go of the soil that is under their feet?

The Largesse of His Excellency

If ever there was a case of money in search of an idea, it is the Abdulsalami A. Abubakar Distinguished Lecture Series!

Shoki for Change: Once Upon a Time

Oh little flower, can I touch? The air is cool...

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Enugu Workers

Enugu State governor, Mr. Ugwuanyi, has enjoyed a rather impressive portrayal...

How The Niger Deltans Can Get Their Freedom: The Action Plan! (Part 6)

Some militant groups, unfortunately, are making some tactical mistakes by releasing kidnapped foreign oil workers. This is a very serious blunder on their part! The militants, instead of releasing kidnapped or captured foreign oil workers, should step up their kidnapping...

Global Economic Crisis: Impact on the Education Sector

Four interrelated global crises are mutually reinforcing each other: climate change, the energy crisis, the food crisis and the financial and economic crisis. But of these, the consequence of the global financial meltdown on the Nigerian educational system at all levels will be more devastating...

Making Nigerian Football Attractive in the Digital Age

Oftentimes, I get too excited about how digitalization has...