Nigeria Matters

I shake my head and bemoan an opportunity lost. If anyone tells you an election took place on Saturday, call such an individual a bold faced liar…

If we were really interested in building a strong, prosperous and united nation, we should be interested in choosing the best among us, irrespective of his tribe or origin…

Why do you think that it is only PDP that ‘rigged’ the elections? You can not blame only PDP and leave out the other political parties. They are all complaining …

The New York Times editorial, “Nigeria’s Imperiled Elections” published on 11th April 2007, clearly highlighted the open secret that most western media and their governments only moan about democracy when …

The forces of darkness that are bent on holding Nigeria down are still at work as has been conclusively proved by last Saturday’s governorship and State Assembly elections…

How many people can the Federal Government count on today to pick up arms happily, voluntarily, to defend its territory in case of an attack? Are you ready to pick …

It’s been five weeks since I retuned to Nigeria, am still trying to get a handle on a lot of things. And although I am very happy to be back …

The Niger Delta is a colony of Nigeria for the simple reason that they have absolutely no say in how their resources are explored…

Nigeria does not need someone whose orientation will be un-nationalistic, someone who will be more adherent to party constitution than the national constitution, someone with all the PhDs without a …

Why is President Obasanjo desperate? In the absence of any answers from the professional eggheads, I have decided to embark on a lone search for an answer…

Foreign workers with their wallets full of dollars often lure the very beautiful Niger Delta girls into prostitution. Unfortunately, many, due to their disastrous economic conditions, have fallen for the …

Has anyone located any of Prof Iwu’s polling centres? Has anyone seen where he has displayed the voters’ registers for the elections that are just a couple of days away? …

There are twenty-three candidates vying to oust the ruling party in Nigeria and its presidential candidate. It makes no sense…

“In the absence of set systems that work, leadership, good leadership determines everything in the fight against corruption…” – Nuhu Ribadu

Attention all readers! You have all being called upon to act as witnesses and jurors in a terrorist case. The Plaintiffs are the oppressed, suppressed, demoralised…

It is now settled law. INEC has the authority, through the Electoral Act and the Constitution of Nigeria, to determine who qualifies as a candidate for elections in Nigeria…