Nigeria Matters

What an historic opportunity we in Nigeria have wasted. With our British legacy of parliamentary democracy, we could have been different, a model and beacon for the rest of the …

Not content with the daily looting of treasuries, bribes and all other forms of corruption perpetrated on the Nigerian people, home and abroad, it seems officials of the Nigerian Government, …

There are a lot of ways Atiku can serve Nigeria other than being the president, except he has other motives for aspiring to be the president of Nigeria…

Mr. President, we have a model to show us the way. It is not Dubai, as some commentators on the Niger Delta have suggested. It is Venice. It is Venice, …

It is frightening that what may have started as genuine acts of protest have since been hijacked and elevated into a multi-million naira money spinner by those who are directly …

Imagine the weight that would be lifted off President Yar’Adua’s shoulders if 150 million Nigerians decided to emulate the dietary practices of Jesus by fasting all the time, especially in …

Except for oil, Nigeria’s economic sectors, including agricultural produce and solid minerals, are in poor shape…

Let me say unequivocally clear that I have no doubt in my mind that Dora Akunyuli means well for the nation. However, the Minister’s strategy is fundamentally flawed, because it …

I am writing this letter to present an alternative vision of the Niger Delta to its present reality of widespread poverty, environmental devastation through oil spillage and gas flares, armed …

The governance process in Africa is reflective of the current democratic wave and to this extent; it is abundantly evident that increasingly the continent is shifting away from the pervasive …

If only we could be wise, patient and discern what the end would be for Dora? How could we doubt the possibility that one woman, a witch for efficiency, superwoman …

Mrs Akunyili, do I really care if India has a lot of poverty and is yet more internationally accepted than Nigeria, if my child still remains jobless five years after …

Nobody is willing to stand tall and question the source of the wealth of the overnight money-bags who are now being heralded. The demise of the traditional policing system is …

Although much of Colonel Umar’s time since his departure from the armed forces has been spent in the company of ostriches, he has not shown any signs of mimicking their …

There can hardly be a greater obscenity than having a clergyman’s aircraft, just by sitting idle in a hangar at an airport, gulp millions of worshipers’ money every month while …

On a balance of political probabilities, it would not seem too farfetched, I think, to postulate that come May 2011, there may very well be a different Helmsman at the …