Nigeria Matters

Bola Ahmed Tinubu had one job—save Nigeria from total collapse. After eight disastrous years of Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, the country was hanging by a thread, desperate for competent leadership. But …

Nigeria’s prison system, notorious for its corruption and deplorable conditions, is once again under scrutiny following the alleged preferential treatment of Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, during his recent …

The profound statement by Immanuel kant, “If the truth shall kill them, let them die,” echoes as a battle cry for justice and integrity in a world where lies and …

Let’s start out by reminding ourselves that a haunted house is almost always a place f horror stories. I know that Charles Dickens wrote a ghost story entitled “A Haunted …

“And reckon (people) by the number of years, so that they may understand.” (Quran 18:19). My first encounter with Adegboyega Oyetola, then Chief of Staff to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, occurred …

In the gritty streets of Nigeria’s political arena, a haunting parallel is emerging that echoes the ancient trial of Socrates, one of history’s greatest philosophers. Socrates was condemned to death …

It is well-nigh impossible keeping pace with the man who stressed from the very beginning that he was coming with “disruptive change”. Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, came as a …

The one-party phenomenon that ruined many African countries in the past is being regurgitated in modern-day Nigeria. It’s so obvious that gruesome tragedy is brewing all over the land that …

On October 1st, 2024, Nigeria marks 64 years as an independent nation. While the occasion traditionally calls for celebration, jubilation rings hollow amidst the reality of Nigeria’s state today. Sixty-four …

The ultimate recommendation of democracy is this: where a party performs badly it gets voted out. In these shores, it is a different ball game. Even if a party unleashes …

As the dust settles and the final results of the Edo Governorship election are officially in, it’s a sobering moment for those of us who had hoped for a shift …

What instantly seized my attention was the mention of “Governor’s wife”. The reporter’s instinct in me immediately got into fine fettle. Like the character Al Barney in James Hadley Chase’s …

Governance requires effective time management to thrive. Unfortunately, political systems often waste this precious resource, compromising citizens’ well-being and national prosperity. As a universal currency, time is equally distributed but …

“You can’t free a slave who is happy in his chains.” Nowhere does this adage resonate more than in Nigeria, where people are shackled by corruption, poverty, and broken governance, …

 As a popular expression, “enough is enough” conveys multiple meanings that converge under the umbrella of expired patience, prolonged anticlimactic delay, and inevitable exasperation. Ordinarily, when people reiterate “enough is …

Oil is a curse to the Niger Delta region – this catchphrase used by most commentators on the environmental catastrophe in the Niger Delta region represents a common phenomenon that …