Nigeria Matters

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 …

I am not asking social critics and commentators to give the President a free ride for eternity. I am not asking that they abandon their constitutional responsibilities. But this President …

It is often advocated in politics, that it is advisable to keep one’s ‘enemies’ within sight in order to keep a close eye on them. But in the case of …

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 …

I saw energetic young immigration officers looking smart and sharp in their starched khaki uniforms. It was almost as if they were on a mission to restore the pride and …

The main issue from the national crisis occasioned by Yar A’dua’s recent health crisis is that the country, must as of compulsion, discuss the possible alternatives open to the country …

A president’s declining health or death adversely affects the psyche of the citizenry. This is so because a president is a thread in a nation’s blanket…

As far as Nigeria’s political power brokers and kingmakers are concerned, this may be the time to ponder, plot, and perfect their political game strategies in respect of who occupies …

An Igbo man once asked me in London whether I am a Yoruba man, that my surname looks like one. I just laughed and politely asked the man to pronounce …

It is beginning to appear to me late in the day that President  Umaru Yar’Adua was imposed upon us not because of his ability to transform Nigeria but more for …

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 …