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...

Naija Notes: Will an Igbo man ever rule Nigeria?

Until Igbo politicians stop acting funny and trusting the North much more than they have to, that which they seek will continue to elude them...

Our Checkmating Politics

Are we not hypocrites when we denounce Sani Abacha in death and remain mute when we ought to challenge the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives?

Naija Notes: His Master’s Voice

Obasanjo has always done what those who put him in power want him to do. If you don’t understand what this is all about, why is OBJ always holding closed door meetings with IBB, one of the architects of Nigeria’s decay? What are they discussing?

Naija Notes: We Need More Sinners Please

Wonder how people who know little or nothing about a place can influence others' perception? Exhibit 1: Miss America...

Many Destinies of the Nigerian Nation

Justice is achieved only when injustice is absent...

Prospects And Challenges Of Wiring Nigeria For Development

Of what use is Internet access in a village without water? What use is half a gigabyte of RAM when the people need food? How will digital technology be available to all when the national provider of energy source is an epileptic government agency?

Prospects And Challenges Of Wiring Nigeria For Development (2)

Of what use is Internet access in a village without water? What use is half a gigabyte of RAM when the people need food? How will digital technology be available to all when the national provider of energy source is an epileptic government agency?

The Basis For National Unity

Unity is achieved when everyone is comfortable within the federal arrangement. To achieve this safe haven, Nigerians must be given an opportunity to discuss and choose the type of country they desire and chart the path towards achieving these goals...

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Abuja: Capital of Nigeria or Northern Nigeria?

If you are ever asked to name the capital of Nigeria and you mention Abuja, I am afraid to tell you that you would be wrong because Abuja is not the capital of Nigeria...

How Did ISWAP Really Find Brigadier-General Uba? A Warning That Must Shake Nigeria’s Security Architecture

The reported killing of Brigadier-General M. Uba by ISWAP...

Curbing this systemic disintegration

It is only when relative security of lives and property is guaranteed that Nigerians can reside anywhere and do their legitimate businesses, attract increased investments from within and outside the nation’s shores, grow the fledgling economy, and enhance deeper ethno-cultural relationships...

‘One Nigeria’: To Be Or Not To Be? (3)

The only way to put a stop to the squandering of our resources is to break away from the North and concentrate all our resources exclusively on our own development...

Should Suspects Be Paraded?

The practice of parading suspects is not unique to Nigeria. In the US for instance, while it is common for arrested suspects to be concealed from public view while in police custody to protect their privacy and reputation, it is sometimes unavoidable to expose them...

Change We Can Believe In

I have always viewed Nigeria as a mere geographical expression, a North and South joined together by an umbilical cord called United Kingdom, an umbilical cord which has since cut itself off and left us to our perils...

From The Garden of Eden to the Arena of Liberty in Lagos, Nigeria

We who studied in the School of Elihu and...

Scrap JAMB, NECO, And Save Nigerian Education!

How long will this nation continue to sit still and watch JAMB continue frustrating out intelligent students from University education, while privileged dunces get all the priority placements in the admission list?

Dear Dora Akunyili

I was astounded when I saw your picture at the beginning of the  national conference, where you are a delegate. I was distressed to the marrow...

Instigationism And Conflict Entrepreneurship

Every violent conflict has its beneficiaries. These beneficiaries are the people who hide behind iron masks to stoke the fire of violence; the secret players behind the scene; the evil hands hidden in velvet gloves waiting to pounce on any opportunity presented by war to make profit...