L.Chinedu Arizona-Ogwu

Even if our governments are not the only ones that are bad, they have ranked low for decades on most international comparisons of corruption, state failure, red tape, lawlessness and dictatorship...

Nigeria's long suffering people are all too frequently caught in the crossfire of rampaging wars, millions afflicted with diseases, preyed upon by greedy despots and prevented by corrupt leaders and bureaucracies in a kleptocracy from obtaining basic schooling, medical attention, and any semblance of economic opportunities...

 I am not an expert on road safety. What I can do though, is apply the free common sense that God gave me. Common sense tells me that the entire system is bankrupt...

Ever since oil drilling got under way in the Niger Delta’s Oloibiri in the early 1950s, the communities that surround this stormy body of “oil-hood” have lived in dread of an environmental failure...

Ever since oil drilling got under way in the Niger Delta’s Oloibiri in the early 1950s, the communities that surround this stormy body of “oil-hood” have lived in dread of an environmental failure...

It is time we stop having others come and tell us about ourselves, the Niger Delta issue, our plants, lands, animals, genes, diseases, health, drugs, etc. The numerous problems facing us must be dealt with by Nigerians to benefit Nigerians...

In an apparent move to consolidate power, President Yar'Adua has made sweeping changes to the federal ministries. It is believed to play the part of efforts of this administration to fast-track and effectively coordinate the implementation of her seven-point agenda...

Last June, Yar'Adua was forced to remain indoors for two days with a congested nose and sore throat. In July a slight cold helped him lose two of the seven pounds which he had picked up during his Asia vacation. In August another head cold and touch of fever again confined him to bed...