Nigeria Matters

They say it cannot happen here. President Goodluck Jonathan’s men told us after a Federal Executive Council deliberation that the Egypt-style revolution that began in Tunisia and has become a …

Ever since President Goodluck Jonathan announced to his friends on Facebook that he was going to seek nomination of his party to run for president, the battle seemed to have …

The no issues, strictly personal gubernatorial conquest in Oyo state is a sign of hope for politics in Nigeria, and bad omen for governance in Oyo state…

Prince Tonye Princewill on 11th March 2011 reaffirmed what a Elaine Agather had said: “The leadership instinct you are born with is the backbone. You develop the funny bone and …

It is given that the ability of any democratic government to deliver the concrete benefits of good governance to the citizens is determined by the smooth functioning of the executive, …

Obasanjo can be likened to Hun Sen of Cambodia, who is seen as a complex personality: a charming diplomat, an eloquent poet, unforgiving to his enemies, ruthless in battle with …

Jega must do everything to free the system of the negative influence of unscrupulous characters that would not mind playing with the interests and all the expectations placed on the …

It won’t be long before these Ibori-Uduaghan boys know the cost of sycophancy and what it means to create the Augean stable they have created in Delta while living in …

In 2011, all Nigerians of goodwill with honest and upright intentions, regardless of their political affiliations or the candidate they support should seek the Lagos model and clamour for public …

The more Atiku and ACF try to scuttle Jonathan’s party mandate, the more the man has overwhelming national support and approvals from personages that matter. And now that the Sultan …

We face a serious moral dilemma that pervades all sectors of our national life. It appears that our sense of wrong and right has blurred to the extent that we …

It is that time of the year again when Nigerian politicians make bogus promises which they intend not to keep once elected into office. Lies, double speak and vain talk …

In the last few weeks, the struggle over those who will carry the flag of the People’s Democratic Party in Ogun State for various elective positions in the forthcoming elections …

I have read some of the outrage some of us have expressed concerning the lavish and tumultuous reception that heralded Bode George’s release from prison. While some can be excused …

Governor Peter Obi of Anambra is one of the luckiest politicians in Nigeria’s history. He’s in danger of turning himself into one of the most historically blind as well…

Rivers masses live below poverty level. Many can hardly afford one good meal a day. If Amaechi does not know, he should research, and be shocked by the mammoth crowd …