Nigeria Matters

Has anyone ever wondered what the ‘second’ democratically elected presidents of Nigeria and South Africa had seen in their deputies that motivated them to make overt efforts to prevent their …

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 …

It is instructive to state that the life and times of Masaba and his current travails epitomise the inherent contradictions in the Nigerian state. One is left perplexed by the …

 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 …

Genuine, tangible and constructive changes must be premised only on structural revolution which addresses leadership, content and character – in essence, the human element…

Because Yar’Adua never won any election, he is sorely scared of his own shadow and in this state, has formed a fetish of seeing treason in every move aimed at …

The issue of the new special ministry of Niger Delta just created by Yaradua is so important that no amount of space and time devoted to its analysis could be …

The issue of the new special ministry of Niger Delta just created by Yaradua is so important that no amount of space and time devoted to its analysis could be …

The issue of the new special ministry of Niger Delta just created by Yaradua is so important that no amount of space and time devoted to its analysis could be …

You know that Nigeria is Sisyphus in the hands of this parasitic and unimaginative cartel that has recycled and reproduced itself so brilliantly since independence. Every time you think that …

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 …

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 …

What was left for us by the British as a legacy of colonialism, we found it difficult to build on, not to talk of sustaining and improving it, contrary to …

This is our toast, the toast of a long lasting covenant, the covenant of love and peace, that the Kebbi people shall remain united and that their leaders will strive …

Is Nigeria worth saving? Why is Nigeria worth saving? How do we save Nigeria? Can this about to be forty-eight years old be redeemed from itself?

The recent times in Nigeria resemble a drama containing scene after scene with no discernable plot or any conclusion in sight.  The Nigerian audience is served and presented with one …