Nigeria Matters

And it came to pass that there was great rejoicing over the solomonic wisdom of Iborilech, son of Ahimelech the Jebusite. And Moloch Yaddie said unto Iborilech: “verily verily I …

The assurances of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua notwithstanding, an indication of the possibility of Nigeria not achieving the Millennium Development Goals was given recently…

Policy continuation is something that is lacking in Nigeria . Once a new government takes over power, they usually abandon previous governmental policies or programs…

If there is one country in the world where the thesis of Karl Marx on the STATE has been proved and concretely established in very crude, crooked and wicked ways, …

Are Nigerians mere lazy interlopers and sheepish followers of foreign leaders of thought, products and processes? What have we imposed on the world and what can we impose on the …

No sight could be more bizarre than this. Young men hawking Parmanet branded mosquito insecticide treated nets in the traffic. My greatest regret was not having a camera on hand …

To those who may think it unthinkable that there can ever be a successful observance of a ‘national non-stealing day’ in Nigeria, I say it is worth a go nonetheless…

In Nigerian society today, we tend to take the accolades for our achievements, but finger certain forces behind our failures…

What is wrong with you poor people? Why can’t you let us be? This country has worked, and is working well. Let us talk about tenure elongation. Furniture allowance, etc. …

Slums in Nigeria are usually identified with poverty and underemployment. Some have described a slum as an over crowded district of a community usually inhabited by poor people…

To many Nigerians, Zik was an enigma. Richly endowed by Deity with an array of talents, Zik could rightly be described as a man who came before his time.  To …

Anyone conversant with the murky politics that Anambra State has been known for will not be surprised at the political adrenalin that has been injected into politics in that state …

The Nigerian socio-political space is now a socio-pathological “Absurdistan”; an iniquitous amphitheatre, dedicated to the atrocious eroticization of political stupidity. This arena has degenerated into an essential arena where hopeless …

There is raging debate between Nigerians as to whether or not Nigeria indeed requires branding or re-branding, and if so, whether such effort ought to be Nigeria’s priority…

There is raging debate between Nigerians as to whether or not Nigeria indeed requires branding or re-branding, and if so, whether such effort ought to be Nigeria’s priority…

One year after the death of Chief Abiola, General Sanni Abacha died. Though his death was unexpected and sudden, it was a welcome relief to the people who have for …