Nigeria Matters

Do not pity President Tinubu

“We have corruption, insecurity, and many problems confronting us … but don’t pity me. I asked for the job. I campaigned for it. No...

How long can Nigeria go under Tinubu?

I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till death do us part”! My candid...

Sixty-Six Seasons of Scandalous Scams and Slavery

Nigeria is celebrating her 66th Independence anniversary, and it can best be seen as a ceaseless sojourn in scandals, scams and slavery. The leader of...

Osun 2026: Hard Logic, Not Loudspeakers

By Afees Adelabu ​The August 15, 2026, race for Osun’s Government House has officially moved past the era of colorful posters and noisy rallies. It...

It’s A Miracle That I’m Still Alive

I have been living in the trenches ever since I was born in this country called Nigeria. The comfort zone has never been my portion,...

Oyebamiji, Osun 2026 and the Finger of Providence

By Oluwole Olabimtan As the 2026 Osun State governorship election gathers momentum, the atmosphere in the ‘State of the Living Spring’ has become electrically charged....

Osun 2026: Odds against Governor Adeleke’s reelection

By Oluwatise Oyekanmi ​The 2026 Osun governorship race is fast unfolding with dramatic intensity. The path ahead, winding and undulating, is full of revealing shocks...

Broken promises, empty pockets and Osun’s plight

By Dele Adeyemi ​When the dust finally settles on the streets of Osogbo, Iwo, and Ile-Ife, the people of Osun aren't going to be talking...

Comrades, “Come-Raids” and the Nigerian State

The current state of what passes for “activism” captures the dilemma and dysfunction of an underperforming post-colonial state. Nigeria once possessed a robust tradition...

Amupitan and his Dance of Shame

From afar or a reasonable distance, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan, projects the image of a successful, reasonable man....

Oyebamiji, Adeleke and the ‘Strait of Osun’

By Adeniran Oyewale ​In the rough-and-tumble world of Nigerian politics, things don’t just get complicated; they often turn into a complete circus, and they do...

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Nigerians’ Entitlement Mentality and Sense of Belonging

Jean-Pierre Legros, Author of "Diversium", an interdisciplinary theory of...

Why the Chibok Girls May Never Return To Us

It has been over one hundred days since the abduction of the Chibok girls. Over one hundred days in which the girls have had to endure pure horror and pain in the hands of terrorists. Over one hundred days of waking up at the mercy of the mood swings of terrorists...

An Essay on Nothing

Nothing can be more jarring than discovering at this...

Nigeria: Where Cometh Our Help? (1)

When the future of a nation is left swathed up in warts in the hands of platoons of tomfoolery and retrogrades, a double-edged sword of endemic and pandemic automatically become the results, and the entire citizenry feel the effect of the quotidian lancination that did not emerge in paroxysm...

Roosevelt's cabinet vs Jonathan's cabinet

Our dear President, remember how millions of our powerless fellow citizens - our widows, orphans, mentally and physically challenged, and aged pensioners - all today have no one else to look up to wipe their tears than you. Our dear President, never be misled by your eagle-eyed praise-singers...

The New Face of Garri

Any time that James Akpanudoh has his favourite meal of Eba, gari soaked in hot water, particularly in the evenings, he found out that his whole system shut down...

What Happened To Live Music?

I’m a Christian. Like other believers, I live my days with the expectation that very soon, our savior will appear in heaven to take us home. But on a fateful Sunday night in December 2008, I had a reason to beg Jesus Christ to delay his coming until a later date...

Gender Roles in African Relationships

He told me an African woman is not worth visiting if she can't cook… yet he himself can't cook, and he wouldn't cook even if he could. His "shopping list" for a potential mate is one who will take care of him just as his mom took care of his dad, but one who is also financially independent...

The Nigerian Shame In London

Some years back, we were known for football entertainment and gradually toiling the path of Brazil. Today one thing synonymous to that name Nigeria is scam...

Nigeria: Diminished By Greed!

To a people addicted to the tragic luxury of self-delusion, truth hurts badly. But then, truth always refuses to go away. It lingers around to perpetually taunt and haunt those that loathe and despise its face...