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...

Wada Nas And The Price Of Loyalty

Buhari ought to consign Wada Nas to the backroom. If the Mallam could not be trusted in the matters of the State vs. Mohammed Abacha, he is an electioneering liability...

Nigerian Democracy, American Media and the Imminent War

One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. Long before Osama, the United States had perfected the art and science of terrorism...

“Engage Brain Before Opening Mouth”

When a man tells conflicting stories, there is a tendency to disbelieve him even when he is speaking the truth. That is the dilemma facing Bola Tinubu...

Whither Nigeria On Iraq?

An anti US-Iraq war protest that was to be organised in Abuja a fortnight ago was reportedly quashed by security operatives...

A Raped Generation

Nigerian children are initiated into the cult of ethnic and religious bigotry as soon as they are born...

The Ikemba Nnewi: Leadership Redefined

It would be morally unjustifiable for the electorate to elect the Ikemba as the next president of Nigeria, a nation he fought against in a Civil War...

The Blast and The Aftershock

There must be something combustible in the air of peaceful Sundays in Lagos, something that sets off bombs...

Nigerian Elections: Some Early Warnings

Bomb warehouse in central Lagos, truckload of arms and ammunition in Jos, political violence in Nigeria has tripled as the election draws nearer, what could be going on?

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The Underdevelopment of the African Continent

Why is Africa so backward in all sphere of human endeavor? What is going on and what has gone wrong? Even our acclaimed culture is turning out to be an impediment to growth and development...

Revolutionary Change, Democratic Space and the Great Nigerian Inquisition

Ours is a revolution against waste, fraud and abuse and the vampires who have held Nigerians in political and economic bondage for fifty years. It is a revolution for accountability retribution and redress. The Nigerian Pharaohs although brutal and bloody, must bow...

Let Jonathan and Amaechi fight…

What is the cause of the fight? Simply and again, speculations are rife that Ameachi, once a close confidante and a member of Jonathan’s kitchen cabinet is nursing a vice presidential ambition together with a candidate from the North. If that is true, it would be a strong challenge from one ‘brother’ to another.

Rejoinder: The North’s Greatest Tennis Ambassador – Sadiq Abdullahi!

For almost 20 years, I have observed events unfold in Nigeria without any means of influencing what goes on there. Today, the story is being rewritten...

IGBO Presidency and Igbo Question within the Nigerian Framework: Matters arising

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The Incessant Doctors' Strike in Nigeria

There is a colossal loss of lives even with doctors in attendance; one can only imagine the number of lives lost as a result of incessant doctors' strike across the federation. This is the least the nation needs as it approaches another round of elections...

Poet of the People: Niyi Osundare

Poets from all over the world today do not...

“Yoruba Summit” at Ibadan is a “Fasad”!

"If the elements of the past reappear in the...