Nigeria Matters

By Eben Enasco In December 2018, the Edo State Government took a bold step to address the menace of secret cults by passing a bill to repeal and re-enact the …

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the 2026 Ekiti and Osun governorship elections are less than 27 and 28 months respectively. In Osun State, it is believed in the All Progressives Congress (APC) …

Anybody interested in a prosodic analysis of a poem, a piece of music or an anthem will need to focus on only four elements. Those elements are the sounds, the …

By Promise Adiele It is needless to repeat or chronicle Nigeria’s multi-layered, hydra-headed woes ranging from a moribund economy, evident social dislocations, and unrecognisable political identities. Of course, there is …

In the days and weeks before Bola Tinubu became president, he had many sobriquets. The sobriquets depended on the side of the aisle that the admirers or the traducers stood. …

There is a ticking time bomb in Kano and President Bola Tinubu has to move in quickly in a statesmanlike way to diffuse it. If centuries of upholding the tradition …

The recent ‘abduction’ or otherwise of Madu Onuorah, the MD of Abuja-based Global Upfront Newspapers has once more raised the recurrent issue of the establishment of state police commands. Like …

Last week, while discussing an awful experience with being charged an outrageous sum for a tiny parcel, I was to briefly reference a report attributed to the Leadership newspaper wherein the boss …

Let’s come to the issues of recruitment and selection. All over the world, leadership is what changes history. Think of the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir …

There is a problem about the institutional framework in which the Nigerian state as presently constituted is based. To have democracy, good governance and credible elections, there must be institutional …

On the 7th day of May, 2024, I visited the headquarters of the Nigeria Customs Service in Abuja to try to find out why and how I was charged N174, …

The trajectory of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has always been in the news for negative reasons. For instance, among its past Directors-General, we have those who …

Every day I woke up to seeing and hearing the various latest socioeconomic and political developments going on in many nations across the world. Inspiring human endeavors in technology and …

In recent years, Nigeria has been plagued by the alarming rise of violent secret cults, particularly within its higher institutions and beyond. The devastating consequences of these clandestine groups extend …

By Eben Enasco As the 2024 governorship elections approach in Edo State, citizens are wondering if they will be able to exercise their fundamental right to vote without fear of …

After a period of relative silence, I am compelled to address the recent tragedy that unfolded in Rivers State. During my online vigil with a particular church, I came across …