Nigeria Matters

Now that Baba Obasanjo is deputizing, Okey Ndibe is still not happy. And he has now set his eyes on President, Alhaji, and Mallam Musa Yar’Adua. Yar’Adua is the man…

At last, a man in possession of strong moral capital has come to the throne and Nigeria is about to rise and shine…

Azikwe and Awolowo were the greatest leaders our Nation ever produced. Both deserved to lead the Nation for whose independence they had put their lives on line, but neither got the chance …

The first rule of the political game is political survival. It is never over and the battle carries on for as long as one has in his possession the prized …

A time has announced its arrival for President Umar Yar’Adua to be a hero or villain in our obscure search for a stable nationhood. The choice is wholly his!

If Obasanjo or his cronies were to plan a military coup today with his scions in the barracks, and notifies Yar’Adua by cable, my bet is that Yar’Adua will simply …

It is not inconceivable that every Ijaw man and woman in Bayelsa State know of one or two sorry story to tell…real life stories of teenage girls engaged in partial …

You Nigerians are funny, so because oil has been discovered in Ghana, that is why you are rejoicing and getting ready to go to another man’s country…

Again, of all the major groups in Nigeria, the Ijaw elite have, for the most part, been the least useful to their own people. And in fact, account of their …

As an introspective person, you have a rare opportunity that Providence grants few in their lifetimes to do well and affect the collective destinies of multitudes of persons. By now, …

Nigeria is a country living well below its potentials. It is a country that has managed to curb its people’s hope, aspirations and possibilities…

There may be trouble ahead, but we should still be hopeful and optimistic for Yar’Adua’s new government…

The first time I heard the name of the current Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sullivan Chime, the first thing that struck me was the exotic nature of the name – …

Since 2003, the good people of Oyo state have known no peace. Like their kith and kin in Ekiti and Anambra states, they bore the burden of quarrelsome leadership and …

Today, the Yoruba Council of Elders is crying hoarse and canvassing for a Sovereign National Conference because it feels that the Umar Yar’Adua-led government has sidelined the Yorubas in the …

It bears emphasizing that Gani is, in the eyes of many, a victim of both impetuosity and ‘senility’. The degeneration of a hitherto great legal mind has struck us, his …