Nigeria Matters

The Niger Deltans should not be naive nor have any illusion as regards to a new ministry set up by Yar’Adua and the criminals surrounding him. Suffice to say that …

We are a very poor country that is heavily indebted to other nations and overseas lending institutions! And we may get poorer if corruption is not controlled…

In the continuous struggle to improve the living conditions of our people, there are battles between those who will lose out if there is fair distribution of the national cake …

The modest option left, for mostly Southerners, is to take a firm but conditional resolution to leave for good the following Northern cities and towns, namely, Kano, Sokoto, Katsina, Daura, …

In as much as Nigerians cannot wait for government to solve all their problems, government must at least carry out its responsibilities by creating jobs for the teeming population of …

The two legislative chambers are saddled with many responsibilities as enshrined in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, but the common man is yet to feel their impact…

Can you remember when the uniform of any security personnel represented security and peace? Then, there was truth and respect in and for the uniform, but not anymore. Not when …

In spite of the massive wealth arising from petroleum, some commentators  claim that there is still a lot of material deprivation in the Delta…

It is dooms day for Dr Mimiko and the labour party as the end of lies, sentiments and propaganda has come…

Obama got elected partly because of his campaign to aggressively promote alternative energy and wean America of its dependence on oil. What part of the global drift towards a post-oil …

Today, I am subpoenaing my humble self to the court of public opinion. Such rigid, scrupulous, self-probing and creative scrutiny becomes necessary in order to clarify obfuscation and possibly gag …

Nigeria belongs to me and writing is the vehicle I happily use to share her with other Nigerians and the world – joys, flaws, missed opportunities, corruption, sadness, poverty, insanity …

Despite the presence of abundant law courts located in every nook and cranny of this country, the Nigeria police and their security counterparts are fond of, harassing, intimidating and killing …

Professor Iwu and his Electoral Commissioners must realise that they have only a limited window of opportunity within which to address, some or all of the serious failings which characterised …

Why is Abati enraging his admirers? In one sentence, Sahara Reporters alleged and screamed that Reuben Abati, the deified priest of our moral grove, is involved in a land heist …

Labour’s resolve to ensure the approval of a living wage for workers this year shows that the NLC is back again. The NLC was reported to have made a call …