Nigeria Matters

Leadership is an important element in a democratic institution, where change is the norm. In fact, the power of a leader in a democratic system being derived from the people …

Apart from the corruption of our political leaders, if there is one of their characteristics that I abhor, it is their hypocrisy…

The federal government must know that it does not have a monopoly of violence, or of savagery. For some silly reasons, Nigeria keeps tempting fate…tempting the Ijaw nation. How unwise!

Yes, we have been writing about and exposing corruption to no end. What Nigerians  have been asking are: What are the practical solutions? How do we rid Nigeria of all …

At the moment of this writing, my brain throbs to fish out names of heroes, young and old, dead or alive, but what comes readily to me is an endless …

It is good that at long last, Sergeant Rogers, the dreaded hitman for the late demented despot, Sani Abacha, is confirming our worst fears that nothing was spared by the …

Poorly maintained roads in Nigeria are often cited as a cause for the country’s high rate of traffic fatalities. Nigeria’s bad roads aren’t just a matter of inconvenience. They also …

For the knowledge of those Nigerians in the Diaspora who have been curious about how we have been surviving in a debilitating environment, a typical day…

What accounts for the rampant corruption in the country? To understand the existence of this difficult and complex social canker, we must examine its historical character…

What accounts for the rampant corruption in the country? To understand the existence of this difficult and complex social canker, we must examine its historical character…

Any person who wants to know why the nation is not developing as rapidly as it should, should visit any of the local government areas…

In Nigeria politics has no deep meaning or import outside helping known crooks and criminals seize control of instruments of power and authority from where they organize robbery forays…

Recently, Lamido was reported to have belched hot venom and sulphuric acid on all those that refuse to buy into his come-and-eat feeling that Obasanjo, his father and benefactor is …

What will it take to free Nigeria? Can one man do it? Can we do it together? Should the will of the majority be held perpetually in bondage by the …

Bayelsa is today a cathedral of broken dreams, a valley of pain.It is a state where political incest, debauchery, and cardinal sins have become a way of life…

Anyone who has had the opportunity of interacting closely with our traditional rulers will readily agree that some of them are sound and first class individuals…