Nigeria Matters

The Fulani (Fula, Fulah, Fulbe, Fellata) is one of the most written about ethnic groups in the world. I am not certain that they are, in total, up to 70 …

Nigeria needs help. Like seriously and fast. We all must accept this, especially from the many intractable issues of insecurity, infrastructural decay and the political anemia of the present dispensation. …

Chinua Achebe has stolen my thunder by stating that the trouble with Nigeria is leadership. In my own book, the trouble with Nigeria is a house. Yes, the source of …

I cannot rule out the possibility of an invention that will have a fundamental impact on tomorrow’s people much more than how the internet has impacted our world. Man has …

For those of us in the Diaspora, there is need for absolute caution on how we yield our platforms for some felonious elements who masquerade as business or political leaders …

Fellow tenants in this mad-house called Nigeria, lend me your ears! Whether Cesar should be buried or praised, is Mark Anthony’s business. Mine is to unmask the epistemic plagues afflicting …

A few days ago, some youth groups in the Niger Delta region aired what they termed their resentment in the appointment of Mr Effiong Okon Akwa as Sole Administrator of …

President Muhammdu Buhari’s popularity rating must be currently at its lowest ebb, consequent to the plethora of debilitating crisis situations his administration is being forced to grapple with. Sequel to …

In October, 2020, Nigerian youths stormed the streets of some of Nigeria’s major cities in massive protests against police brutality and gross human rights abuses. In what became known as …

The problem of insecurity and lawlessness has forever been with us in Nigeria. What is, however, particularly alarming about the new state of insecurity in the country is its pervasiveness. …

One of the reasons why Muhammadu Buhari was said to have ‘chosen’ Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, to be his running mate for president of Nigeria was that apart from being …

An Attorney is a person designated to transact business for another – a legal agent with the authorization of a principal to do what the principal can lawfully do. The …

People living in Anambra State may not always appreciate the uniqueness of the state since the last few years until they hear stories of what happens elsewhere or, better, travel …

Niger Delta people will, for a long time, remain wholeheartedly grateful to President Muhammadu Buhari, for the immense goodwill he has shown to the good people of the Oil rich …

Are there any indications that Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki may walk his policy talk concerning human capital development in Edo State? From inception as governor, Mr Obaseki had relocated …

Some weeks ago, the youthful segment of the Nigerian population staged series of peaceful protest marches across some of the country’s major cities, calling for an end to police brutality …