Nigeria Matters

Nigeria’s crucial moments; her golden anniversary slated for October 1st, 2010 and the 2011 general election scheduled for April 2011 are making international headlines…

With  the current and past political challenges in Nigeria, a more Nigerian model of terrorism has gained prominence in our political, economic and social dynamics…

Politicians across the nation are planning, political underdogs are panting, and law abiding citizens of Nigeria are panicking as we drive towards 2011…

The utter disbelief among a greater number of the Nigerian youth regarding what is in store for them in the Nigerian project, and of course, their future has culminated in …

President Goodluck Jonathan has promised Nigerians free, fair and credible general elections by next year. I believe he means business…

Nigerian leaders and big men dying on us is no news. In the days of the second republic, many governors affected by the Muhammadu Buhari putsch lost their lives just …

Why any politician would aspire or accept to be a worthless “spare tyre” deputy governor or any type of second-in-command at all in this warped democracy is one question I …

When aspiring or incumbent politician’s seasonally turn to the occasional political stunts or grandstanding or gimmickry, it is almost an afterthought, no matter what…

To achieve peace in Jos, all stakeholders must be brought on board, not just a handful of political dumb-nuts. Bringing all stakeholders together must be done without any concession to …

A group of Nigerians is losing sleep over the speculations that Goodluck Jonathan may run for president next year. This group is jittery that if Goodluck Jonathan eventually decides to …

As far as I am concerned, anybody can be corrupt whether you are a journalist or not. Everybody, even the Pope or Obama, has a price. Whether you are a …

There’s no question that you hold one of the toughest jobs in Nigeria. Under your watch, a large swath of Nigeria – specifically the southeast – is close to being …

If we are talking of modernising our economy, we should embrace an ID card system. Our transactions are haphazard and this breeds inefficiency, corruption and manipulation…

Every October; precisely the first day of the month, Nigeria hosts the world in measure to observe and strengthen her aspiration on self-rule. In 1960, the development of our local …

I think Akunyili should go to Hajia Turai Yar’Adua and learn how to keep family matters secret from public knowledge. Akunyili should understand that that one is well read does …

Nigerians, especially, the Southerners, are like the prisoners. On one hand, IBB is not acceptable to us under any circumstances. On the other hand, Jonathan, a Southerner, whom we could …