Nigeria Matters

Once again I am forced to write an article on the November 28, 2008 civil disturbance in Jos but this time around, I am suggesting the declaration of a state …

“Don’t ask me what my ideology or economic program is, I don’t know any law and I don’t understand economics, but I know it when my stomach desires pounded yam …

I have always been of the opinion that Lagos is the zenith in the comity of anarchic cities and if you can survive in Lagos, you can do so anywhere …

Barack Obama becomes president of the United States this Tuesday, 20th January, 2009. That time, he will have little breathing room to deal with ‘the horrible mess’ left by his …

I’ve always argued that Nigeria presents social scientists with the unique research situation of the citizen-as-state. Every Nigerian is a state. The UN needs to recognize all 140 million of …

The following is a review of independent party concept in Nigerian history, its impact in the United States of America, and the consequences for the African nation…

Nigeria is challenged. With growth, we have a chance to wipe out the stigma of abject poverty, and our people can enjoy the advantages of being citizens of an increasingly …

With all due respect to Mr. President, the political career of Umaru Yar’Adua is not the most pressing issue on the national agenda. What is most critical, rather, is that …

Across the nation today, different religious organizations offer prayers against bribery and corruption in Nigeria. Salvaging Nigeria from this scourge of corruption will definitely require a complete change in the …

For the first time in recent times, the House of Representatives has taken steps towards doing the right thing. The delay in its passage of the 2009 budget despite the …

Who are the people suffering and why are they suffering? Is it because the people don’t have money to buy what they need? Don’t they have land to cultivate their …

Recently, the Minster of Foreign Affairs has been making headlines and this is due to his non-appearance before the House committee on Foreign Affairs to explain the level of last …

There is always something about the behavior of the Nigerian state – the inactions and derelictions of her officials – that appears to have been lifted right out of my …

I have often tried to reconstruct the scene in my mind: three Youth Corp members on their knees, scared out of their wits; fifty or more ferociously armed guys dancing …

In many African countries the wrong kinds have made it to leadership.  They seek power for their own aggrandizement rather than having a real understanding of the need to improve their …

In many African countries the wrong kinds have made it to leadership.  They seek power for their own aggrandizement rather than having a real understanding of the need to improve their …