Nigeria Matters

The Nigerian state has been taken over at all levels by a criminal cartel and if we are to move forward we need to take them on…

In Igboland our political elite are completely detached from the suffering of the people. Based in Abuja, Enugu, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Awka or Owerri they partake in the national dispossession …

We should put issues in perspective and be a bit more realistic and impartial, at least as far as Democracy, Nigerian-style is concerned…

We should put issues in perspective and be a bit more realistic and impartial, at least as far as Democracy, Nigerian-style is concerned…

Between Yar’Adua’s asset declaration and Jonathan’s intransigence in declaring his publicly is a battle for legitimacy.  Both of them were not really what we wanted. Believe me…

Alams did not live on the streets or in a shelter before becoming governor. He owned a couple of houses. But in the short time since he took over the …

Alams did not live on the streets or in a shelter before becoming governor. He owned a couple of houses. But in the short time since he took over the …

“Could you please address me as “Your Excellency.” My official position demands you address me as such. You know I have a doctorate degree, I have chieftaincy titles five times …

It is my observation that in rushing to judgment, the revered Court of Appeal omitted one important facet of our law, Due Process. The Court of Appeal did not allow …

What Vice President Jonathan Goodluck should do now, for his and for the sake of the government in which he is the number two man, is to publicly declare his portfolio…

VP Goodluck was over the weekend pontificating on why he did not believe declaring his assets publicly is worthwhile…

In a way, I can not help but have some sympathy for the men and women of the Nigeria Police Force. They work very long hours. They are very poorly and …

In a way, I can not help but have some sympathy for the men and women of the Nigeria Police Force. They work very long hours. They are very poorly and …

What is most annoying, disappointing, incomprehensible and incredible to believe is the condemnation of the arrest of Kalu for embezzlement by the  Igbo Youth Congress…

What is most annoying, disappointing, incomprehensible and incredible to believe is the condemnation of the arrest of Kalu for embezzlement by the  Igbo Youth Congress…

Whether you like OBJ or not, the EFCC is one beautiful gift he gave to Nigerians. The Commission will not catch all thieves, but it will catch some and deter …