Nigeria Matters

Read Part 1 HERE Nigeria’s current challenges are products of a complex interplay of historical, economic and social factors, including a flawed foundation, poor governance and successive elites’ inability to …

As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections, all eyes are on the political machinery of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. While his rise to the presidency in 2023 was …

On October 1, 1999, I wrote an article titled ‘The Ethical Imperative of Governance’ in one of Nigeria’s leading national newspapers. In the said article, I advocated for a deep …

By IfeanyiChukwu Afuba  Between the demands of office as Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives and Bende federal constituency advocate, Benjamin Kalu’s other preoccupation tends to revolve on aiding the cause …

The sun had barely risen over the sprawling streets of Lagos when Chukwudi, a father of three, embarked on his daily struggle—an exhausting routine of battling overpriced transport fares, erratic …

There was a time in in this country when today’s turncoat activists of Nigeria were mouthing pat phraseologies of Marxism and hollering: “Dictatorship of the Proletariat!” These ill-assorted characters later …

In just a few days after becoming president again, President Donald Trump has signed several Executive Orders. Most of those orders have come at a time when the USA appears …

The question on many Nigerians’ minds today is whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is truly committed to democracy or gradually transforming into a dictator cloaked in democratic robes. His leadership, …

Rivers State is now under emergency rule, and it’s likely to remain so for the next six months, unless a drastic change occurs. If not managed carefully, this could mark …

In Nigeria’s complex political history, traditional rulers have steadily shifted from being revered custodians of culture and morality to willing accomplices in the country’s governance failures. Once the last line …

The concepts of power, privilege and governance are complex and multifaceted. Power refers to the ability to influence others, while privilege denotes unearned advantages. Governance encompasses institutions, structures and processes …

The recent political turmoil in Rivers State has once again exposed the dangerous grip of political godfatherism on Nigeria’s democracy. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of …

In practical terms, one can confidently argue that democratic governance in Nigeria as we know it is disappearing, vanishing across all levels of political corridors. The politicians are engaged in …

Nigeria is teetering on the brink of a constitutional disaster as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to suspend Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the entire …

We are at midterm, which means that the next electoral cycle has already started. Unfortunately, governance will begin to slow down as politicking and jockeying for advantage become more pronounced, …

One of the off-cycle elections next year will take place in Ekiti State, where Governor Biodun Oyebanji will face reelection. Oyebanji has several strengths to leverage when campaigning begins, particularly …