Nigeria Matters

The year 2011 is fast coming to an end. Some people would say that there are far more activities being carried out by Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State…

I lauded Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State in the early hours of his leadership. That was when, like many other concerned residents of Rivers State and beyond, I was …

There is no doubt that in Belgore Committee we expect to see fireworks in the form of display of brilliance, or in the form of impressive display of grammar, and, …

A lot has been written and said about the arrest on drug trafficking charges of popular actor and comedian, Omidina Babatunde popular known as Baba Suwe; but little have been …

What is amiss is the rationale in the long queue of projects Amaechi lined up knowing full well that these countless projects require huge funds to actualize them. Is this …

The nation is about to engage in another worthless ritual of bestowing national honours on a select crop of its citizens, mainly drawn from the government and corporate circle…

Since the United States retaliated against the Japanese Pearl Harbour incident during the Second War, by dropping on Hiroshima and Nagasaki an atomic bomb called, “Little John”, some states started …

Boko Haram claims it is avenging the “extra-judicial” killing of its leader, Muhammed Yusuf, who died at the hands of the Nigerian Police in 2009, during the presidency of the …

‘No, I no go forgive. I be proper Ibo woman. PA said that he wants to be like Jesus so somebody who wants to be like Jesus they look for …

The recent, far-reaching resolution of the Federal Government of Nigeria to urge the Executive Cabinet Ministers in the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Administration to sign performance contracts with the Presidency is …

With Ajimobi, the jury is still out. So far and so early, it appears to be a mixed bag. We have a governor who has embarked on a deliberate effort …

When a people cultivate denial of an event, even a deeply traumatic one, they – at the very least – risk blundering into the same mistakes over and over. Nigeria …

Corruption is good business to the participants and those who profit from it. I am not talking about official government corruption, but also private and public sector, and even the …

‘Hehehehe……heheheh…..who no know go know. So you no know say Abuja they monitor all you diaspora writers who write critical pieces about GEJ and his cabinet? PA is the talk …

Offline and online, I’ve received volumes of messages from friends far and near inquiring about the flood that almost submerged my city and hometown, Ibadan…

Since in a participatory democracy the politician needs the political party more than the political party needs the politician, it would be difficult to imagine a vibrant democracy without competing …