Nnaemeka Oruh

Apparently, too much attention is being paid to the ‘Nigerian problem’. To a lot of people, the only way to solve the Nigerian problem is to remove the adjective ‘Nigerian’. So patriotism wanes...

The re-orientation of our people is one of the most important tasks that this country needs to attend to. The proper re-orientation of the people on the ideals of patriotism and other forms of social etiquettes will definitely be an important major step towards making Nigeria a better country...

Often, we all talk about scam as it concerns basically what we have come to term ‘yahoo yahoo'. Only on few occasions do we make reference to the scam that is perpetrated by corporate bodies...

It seems to me that the majority of Nigerians are prisoners. From the inmates of kiri-kiri, through the millions who have had their rights denied them in one way or the other, we are all prisoners in our motherland...

Obasanjo should face trials for violating the human rights of the Odi people, for violating the rules of engagement, and for ordering a full scale military operation in a civilian territory...

That Yar’dua procrastinates in decision making is his style. That style, we accept is clearly not acceptable. To me, it is that lack of action when action is needed that mars an otherwise excellent government...

It is our duty to at all times express our support to those of our children who manage to occasion grand exploits despite the inhibitions inherent in our society...

Apart from armed robbers - and perhaps kidnappers - it seems that the only other class of people feared so much by most Nigerians are the Police...