Nigeria Matters

There must be something combustible in the air of peaceful Sundays in Lagos, something that sets off bombs…

Bomb warehouse in central Lagos, truckload of arms and ammunition in Jos, political violence in Nigeria has tripled as the election draws nearer, what could be going on?

Has Reverend Okotie demonstrated his possession of a political soul?

Nigerian politicians are using God and religion as a ruse to misrule and swindle. They remind me of the early missionaries to Africa who came with gun in one hand, …

Bad news is like a thief. It doesn't knock to be let in. It finds an open window, it slips in and surprises you…

The days of grand ideas are long gone. In the current political climate, all you need is a sack full of money or a lorry load of vagabonds to intimidate …

In Nigeria, we all remember where we were and what we were doing when the world came to a momentary end on January 27th 2002…

Are there similarities between Osoba and William the Conqueror, the King of England and Duke of Normandy? Is it the reputation of their tenacity or brutality…

Gani is unequipped to govern Nigeria. Why he cannot concentrate his endeavours in the Courts of Law is beyond me…

The lunatics that prance the streets stark naked in broad daylight weren't born that way…

Once I considered the US as a symbol of freedom and the rule of Law; but no more. I have visited the country on several occasions, so much so that …

What is it that makes a New Year better than the previous one?

What galls me is the hypocrisy, the duplicity and the chameleonic nature of all those that are calling for Obasanjo’s head. None of them can perform better; none of them …

IBB is a mere man, a sad and scared man, pursuing a vain campaign to reconstruct and rewrite history…

Buhari has reportedly told his Arewa brothers that his government will ensure that sharia gets the kind of recognition "it deserves" when he comes into power. The question is, how …

Party primaries: Why are military men winning everywhere?