Nigeria Matters

I especially wonder why the Nigerian intelligence community has had so many “failures.” Why for instance, have these agencies not been able to imbed some of their members in the …

While I am in total agreement that the president’s language is an embarrassment to the nation for which he ought to apologise, one is much more concerned about what his …

How long will this nation continue to sit still and watch JAMB continue frustrating out intelligent students from University education, while privileged dunces get all the priority placements in the …

What is the level of “federal presence” in Ijaw land? How many colleges of education, polytechnics, colleges of arts & science, roads, hospitals and clinics, bridges, highways, and the likes …

Since the President has evidently got this right, I feel like letting the whole world know that all critics of the Obasanjo are not criticizing because we hate him or …

Rumored coups, attempted coups, or successful coups have become a staple of Nigeria’s culture and political history…

Educating children in well-kept surroundings teaches them to extend the responsibility to their home environments. Is it difficult to fathom children educated in dilapidated buildings will not expect differently in …

I had a premonition in which this government did not survive its constitutionally allotted time…

How many retired Colonels are so rich and powerful enough to have their tender toes stepped upon by the nation’s president? And how many of them could be diagnosed with …

If Nigerians are vilified for asking the difficult questions, the President had better be prepared for the judgement of history…

I am sure that President Obasanjo, in his own mind, probably believed he was doing something praiseworthy and proper by his decision to offer Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala the job of …

Creating a special cadre of public servants like Obasanjo has done is not the way to go at all. The case can now be made that Obasanjo's declared intent to …

Nigeria is like George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” where some few “smart” individuals will take advantage of the conditions and emotions of an impoverished people to feather their own nests…

The Nigerian government has never shied away from its responsibility to do whatever is necessary to protect revenue from oil. Anyone in doubt of this merely needs to recall or …

The cost of allowing the NYSC to remain far outweighs its benefits and a rapid, dramatic rule driven by the intent to create a model for future leaders, augmented with …

We need a sincere, dedicated leader who knows how to practice tough love with a passion for result and an understanding of how to reenergize the nation under a new …