Nigeria Matters

The just concluded 2011 general elections in Nigeria have been widely acclaimed to be successful but not without the usual problems, drama and controversies which characterize Nigeria’s elections since independence…

Nigerian electorates are getting wiser by the day and can no longer be taken for granted. Politicians must learn to come forward and speak on issues that matter most to …

The people cannot be ruled by force, and tyrants can never be part of democracy. The All Progressive Grand Alliance in Rivers State had said that the April 9 National …

Unless we want to deceive ourselves or we genuinely fail to see reality then we must accept that the voters that went to the polls last week to decide who …

Unless the equivalent of a judicial earthquake happens, it is safe to assume that Goodluck Jonathan is going to spend the next four years at the helm of Nigerian affairs. …

Yuguda was reported to have said that the dead NYSC members were destined to die the way and in the circumstance they died. He added that he too was attacked …

History is the memory of mankind and philosophy of history is the analytical ability of man to distinguish what’s correct from what’s incorrect. Human beings have the ability to create …

Why did Buhari sob before 150 million Nigerians and the entire world? What altered and changed the solid frame of this Idiagbon’s principal. What made the military strongman not to …

A question I frequently hear these days is: What happens if there is failure of election in Imo State? Worse yet, I also hear described various scenarios that can happen …

Folly; whether recklessness, thoughtlessness, unreason or misguided undertakings is the rule in governance in Delta; so is avarice, acquisitiveness and cupidity…

Because Ngige is a man of the people, those aligned with Dora are now saying that they respect him, but he should have contested in another senatorial district and not …

The 21st century Nigeria with many challenges may not find succour in a clueless and somber President who is only trying to prove himself and make sense of his command…

Is the president elect responsible for Borno State and most states in the North having the worst Human Development Index, HDI, in the whole of West Africa?

As Nigeria concludes an important but tortuous milestone in her history, we are reminded of our past, our present state and an unknown future…

The power of ideas is enormous but the power of prophecy is awesome. Those who have rigged elections or caused elections to be rigged on their behalf, the guilt shall …

Until recently, I had retained residual hope in the prospect of the birth of a viable nation out of the space called Nigeria. I’m now – I must confess – …