Nigeria Matters

It is obvious that Governor T.A. Orji of Abia State is not a happy man. He must be blaming his God for giving him a governorship position he has shown …

What looked like a normal day in Ibadan, Oyo State, turned out to be a nightmare in the early hours of 22nd of July 2012 at around 2.30am when about …

Much has been written about the atrocities of Boko Haram and the chain of events that led to the rising of the group in Northern Nigeria. Indeed, the testimony of …

The way and manner the Comrade Governor, Adams Oshiomhole routed the PDP candidate in the just concluded Edo State governorship election showed that if they have a system that can …

One of the greatest and perhaps most damaging idiosyncrasies of Nigeria is the quest for greatness without ever striving for normalcy. There is a sort of a born-to-be-great self-delusionary mindset …

Now that a new National Security Adviser has been appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan, one hopes that things might improve for the better. Mallam Sambo Dasuki, a gentleman from appearance, …

Perhaps no other citizens of an oil rich nation have been subjected to suffering and dying like Nigerians. Every year, it is the same story and scenery of hike in …

It is a poorly kept secret that, in the Jonathan household, the Mrs, Patience, is the one who wears the pants.  She rules the roost.  She is the one in …

I am writing on behalf of the deprived, dehumanized, hapless and traumatized poor people of Nigeria to express to you their disgruntled impressions about your government…

Weeping and wailing are not enough. They are understatements to describe what happened in Okogbe village of Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State on Thursday 12th July, 2012…

One has to be intrigued by the long-standing feud between the Ooni of Ife and the Oba of Benin as to which city-state preceded which, and to whom did another …

When an African man takes a wife and a year passes by without the wife giving birth, tongues would start wagging and in Nigeria in general and in Igboland in …

Mahatma Gandhi would say that constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into …

On July 14, the Comrade Governor, Adams Oshiomhole will stand before his Edo people to demand for re-election. In this quest, he has his stellar handiwork in his first four …

So, President Goodluck Jonathan doesn’t want to declare his assets? And he doesn’t give a damn about it? So the one that went to school shoeless is so sensitive to …

It goes without saying, however, that due to matters arising, the time has come for us to go back to the drawing board with an eraser and wipe out certain …