Nigeria Matters

Officially, three of us – Balewa, Zik and me – were invited a few months ago to grace this golden occasion of our great nation, but we decided not to …

I do feel like dragging a few things out of my diary to highlight why I, and of course, millions of Nigerians have continued to agonize as our weary beloved …

We seem to have defiled all political permutations and theories. 2011 election will not only mark our water shed but also will be an interesting political manoeuvre and battle of …

If Jonathan eventually clinches the PDP nomination – which we should pray for, but eventually loses the 2011 elections to a Northerner from the opposition parties, neither Jonathan nor any …

If Jonathan eventually clinches the PDP nomination – which we should pray for, but eventually loses the 2011 elections to a Northerner from the opposition parties, neither Jonathan nor any …

This is our golden opportunity to re-write Nigeria’s history by coming together with one voice to elect good leaders to lead us to a new Nigeria…

There is more to peace than the absence of war. Moreover, there is no peace without justice. This article is a rethink of the notion of peace…

There is no doubt that IBB is desperate to redeem his battered image by becoming the next President. The game is up and rulers should be reminded again of the …

Nigeria has survived a brutal civil war and more than 30 years of military rule to become a nascent democracy – with massive wealth to spend as the largest oil …

Abuja and other acquiescing squares and arenas will for sure be commonly tuned to our contradictory circumstances and our actualities. We might be treated across the states to larger than …

Though I will be marking the golden jubilee independence anniversary soberly in my station outside the shores of the abused fatherland, it is with patriotic pride that I will be …

It is disheartening that at fifty, we are practically lying prostate while humanity races to the moon. It is understandable why Nigerians openly regret our independence from external colonialists…

The many issues confronting the country nonetheless, Nigeria remains a powerful global brand worth trillions of dollars, unlimited natural resources, millions of hectares of fertile lands, over 350 languages and …

Soyinka is a man who is much respected, if not idolised by most people who can string words together. Therefore as he dabbles into partisan politics with his full creative …

As Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first post independence Head of State, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was to Nigeria, what George Washington is to America, Nkrumah is to Ghana, Nasser is to …

One must not stop wondering, what prompted the recent BBC’s epic show of shame against Lagos, under the magnificent but highly misleading title: WELCOME TO LAGOS?