Nigeria Matters

Just last week, the Nigerian Ambassador to the US, Prof. Ade Adefuye, perhaps in a fit of non-alcoholic wine-induced fervor, pronounced God a Nigerian.  The man is a Professor of …

For me, our problems started with the military’s insidious and invidious incursion into governance in Nigeria. They caused the majority of our problems today. They divided us; they misruled us; …

Nigeria definitely has never had it this bad. When in the history of Nigeria, even under Abacha has the Federal Government been so broke it cannot pay state allocations? This …

Senator Ngige knows the tenets of modern democracies. Under him, Anambra people did not suffer and will not face difficulties again, because he shows that he knows how to tackle …

Nigeria has experienced 53 years of leadership failures. This is evident in the huge external debt, high rate of inflation, high level of poverty, bad monetary policy, high government spending, …

Some States have adopted somewhat desperate slogans for their number plates. Nassarawa is ‘Home of Solid Minerals’, but so what? The minerals are mostly mined by individuals who never make …

I am highlighting this news brew in case you missed it while bustling about in your business. I will bullet the points so you don’t forget easily…

Our problem started right from the time Nigeria was set free. Going by all records and accounts, Nigeria no doubt had well-meaning and intelligent politicians then but the virile seeds …

The political ante in Anambra State is gradually inching to a climax with the fast approaching governorship election in the state coming up on November 16. The battle to elect …

Our democracy is being tested. It consistently undergoes constructions, deconstructions and reconstructions. In the process, ideas battles with ideal…

Dilemmas come in different shapes and magnitude; yet some are simply ridiculous and difficult to understand…

The scuffle which was reported on September 17th 2013 to have occurred in Nigeria’s House of Representatives is a mark the that (dis)honournable members are showcasing their incompetence…

The children who are subjected to carry their family responsibilities today, without doubt, have a bleak future. Many are hidden from public view because of the harsh situations they work …

In the course of life, there are certain things you don’t want to remember.  Really, truly, certain era are best forgotten.  Some names and people you don’t want to remember.  …

I am dwarfed to write on Late Chief Gani Oyesola Fawehinmi SAM, SAN. Chief Gani who died exactly four years ago…

It is very disturbing that in the last two months, Nigerian politics has been full of “sound and fury” signifying stalled governance, near bankruptcy, proliferation of new political parties opposed …