Nigeria Matters

It is the idea of joining unionism with politics that has swelled the nation’s security, unity and democratic lapses…

Nigerians are once again being led on another value re-orientation campaign farce. This recent campaign urging “Nigerians to do the right thing” is coming on the heels of Dora Akunyuli’s …

Aregbesola made the call for the establishment of a northern ministry whilst delivering a speech at a symposium on ‘Islam and Peaceful Co-existence in Contemporary Multi-Religious State’ in Abuja. In …

The fact is that it was the reversals by the courts of some gubernatorial electoral ‘victories’ of the PDP in the South West that has provided the opportunity for this …

There is, arguably, no other way the current Administration in Nigeria could prove to many anxious Nigerians and members of the international world, that it really means business in tackling …

Using Jubril Aminu’s postulation, Boko Haram is an invented problem. It was never there but some people invented it and have allowed it to grow. While Rwanda, Angola, Mozambique have …

Today’s world has succeeded in producing great material comfort and an alarming spiritual decline at the same time. In spite of the degree of ostentation, instant gratification and luxury with …

Those who draw their meal vouchers from the disastrous, blood-soaked project called Nigeria – among them politicians, pastors, imams, fuel marketers, enablers of fuel marketers, friends of fuel marketers, civil …

During the Babangida kleptocratic regime in the early 90’s the late Anini, an illiterate from then Bendel State, was terrorising the notorious state staging dare-devil robbery operations, sending letters in …

The media in today’s highly digital world can help sharpen the focus of the world on pressing issues that humanity must band together to address. Thanks today to the revolution …

With the cacophony of voices emanating from the quarters of President Goodluck Jonathan’s government on the reports of the House of Representatives probe into the scam that was conveniently dubbed …

While observers and stakeholders have extolled Amaechi for certain accomplishments in governance, the social growth and demand of our people intensify every day. This shows that there are still people …

“Jonathan of all people” was what many Nigerians said after hearing that the Nigerian president’s name appeared on the highly revered TIME 100 list.  This state of mind is quite …

Though Jonathan is the president, yet he could not break out of the gravity pull of the biggest political rascals in Africa. Biggest party – what an infuriating pride! Now, …

I hate pettiness and hypocrisy in the same vein and intensity. How many structures – libraries, mosques, churches, villas and house — have been built for Nigerian leaders by construction …

The world must acknowledge the burden of history that was laid on the new independent nation of South Sudan and should be  fair on its approach not by throwing raucous …