Nigeria Matters

Mr. Dimeji Bankole, the speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives has finally conceded to a probe, over the car purchase contract scandal rocking the lower house at the moment…

Nigerians are the worst of dysfunctional optimists in the world. But shock awaits their timidity. Umaru Musa Yar Adua will never lead Nigeria anywhere. He is grossly ill equipped for …

There are legitimate questions to ask about Fashola’s road to office. It is a photocopy of Yar’Adua’s route to Aso Rock: the route of brazen, nepotistic, and muscular godfatherism…

Some Nigerians who are seemingly unqualified to drive but who obtain driving licenses indiscriminately contribute to the rise in motor accidents as well as swell the ranks of those who …

What will you do for Nigeria? In ten years time what will people say about you in Nigeria? What will the growing generation of Nigerian’s write about you?

From what we are seeing, the Federal Government is not behaving as if it is aware that a devastating tragedy is lurking at the corner, waiting to strike…

What happened to Nigeria? Simple. It’s been run by thieves and morons for decades and ignorant Nigerians keep on electing them…

The Nigeria anti-corruption watchdog, the EFCC, is running off-track towards useless but controversial case-hunt, running from pillar to post just to witch-hunt, kill and tarnish the opposition’s political careers…

For a nation as terribly sick as Nigeria is, when exactly would its healing and reclamation commence? When would men with vision, mission, skill and verve come on board to …

Does my country love me? Does my fatherland appreciate and reciprocate the patriotism and loyalty I have displayed over the past couple of decades of my existence?

For those who think I have an ax to grind with the Ibru Family, well, let me say here and now that nothing can be farther from the truth. A …

Where two or three or more Nigerians are gathered together in the name of Nigeria, one can be certain, that right there, in the midst of them, is an impassioned …

Do the dirty looking barracks leave any impression or affect the psyche of the Nigerian Police? Is this dirty feature just one that occurs in the city of Lagos or …

I see in the many government actions or inactions rarely any capacity for straightforwardness, directness or transparency.  For it appears it is congenitally incapable of being frank, clear or assertive…

Since the re-introduction of democracy in Nigeria, the Federal Government of Nigeria has repeatedly promised to reform the justice system to avoid overcrowding in the prisons and accelerate the pace …

If a trader has to bribe his way through clearing goods and is unsure of overhead costs from one shipment to another, then how on earth is he going to …