Nigeria Matters

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 …

Gowon unleashed three Divisions on the Igbos during the war and these three Divisions were commanded by ruthless and merciless human beings. In fact, those commanders were sub-human, judging from …

Gowon unleashed three Divisions on the Igbos during the war and these three Divisions were commanded by ruthless and merciless human beings. In fact, those commanders were sub-human, judging from …

By failing to implement the Aburi decisions, Nigeria missed a golden opportunity to find a constitutional arrangement acceptable to all of its constituent parts…

Looking back, the EFCC was created to smoke-screen Nigeria with an anti-corruption crusade, while the nation was besieged by the swooping masquerade of massive looting…

I sincerely hope that it would turn out to be true that no form of sabotage was at play in this mysterious fire that consumed the official residence of the …

Two weeks ago, there were reports that Nigeria’s former president, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo was trapped in a traffic congestion for about two hours…