Nigeria Matters

There has been criticism on the use of the funding and other monies that NGOs raise. Criticisms range from pointing out that only small percentages go to people in need, and some …

Some of us are keenly aware of the fact that some of those who sponsored and led the movement against term extension/elongation, were no democrats…

The Nigerian media knew that left alone, the legislators would cower to pressure and greed. It therefore put a camera and reporter on each and every one of the legislators. …

In a society where people’s sense of history is not so warped; where heroes are recognized and adulated, where the generality of the populace is not led by the nose …

We mostly allow the most mundane and the most primitive issues swallow and engage our sensibilities, I guess because we still are unsure what we want of ourselves and of …

Can we move on from this loose talk of winning team? Can we stop the loose talk of South-North presidency, East-West candidacy? Can we start seriously digesting and probing the …

There is nothing wrong or illegal with Obasanjo using his position to enrich himself, but I have observed a pattern in his propensity to want to cash in on every opportunity …

There is a lot of ignorance today concerning the HIV-AIDS pandemic in spite of all of the publicity and the interest it generates with the world’s governments. There is also …

The buccaneerish Lamidi Adedibu does not have a dog in the gubernatorial fight of 2007. Not yet, at least. With Adewusi running rings around Adedibu, Alao-Akala skeptical of Adedibu, Ladoja …

When the euphoria, self-congratulatory celebrations and hoopla over the third term ends, Nigerians would have to settle down to chose a person that will be president…

When the euphoria, self-congratulatory celebrations and hoopla over the third term ends, Nigerians would have to settle down to chose a person that will be president…

Does Nigeria have any laws concerning the limit of contribution party members can make? Is it being enforced? Who is responsible for the enforcement and how is it being done?

The media purposely made most of the anti-third term legislators’ sound better than they really did on the floor while speaking live. Most of them could not even marshal two …

The media purposely made most of the anti-third term legislators’ sound better than they really did on the floor while speaking live. Most of them could not even marshal two …

Ours is a generation of supermodels and pageants who catwalk the fashion-walkways to flaunt their treasures- their bodies, and not their brains. Ours is a generation that inherited a debased …

It is a shame that Mr. President allowed his integrity to be battered because of the selfishness of his advisors and the agents of doom that he has appointed as …