Nigeria Matters

Where is Nigeria’s national development plan today as it prepares for the next All-African games in Algiers, the Afro-Asia Games in China, and the Olympic Games in China?

Without any exaggeration, the forthcoming election will most likely be a turning point in the history of Nigeria in the quest to build a democratic and prosperous nation…

When I write, like many patriotic Nigerians, it is to beam some light on some of the darkness in our polity, hoping that those in whom the power to effect …

When I write, like many patriotic Nigerians, it is to beam some light on some of the darkness in our polity, hoping that those in whom the power to effect …

“Where did you order them to take me, white one? To kill me?” I abused him well and launched violent torrents of vituperative criticisms on Bush and his descendants even …

In the street fight between the president and his “vice” truth is indeed very scarce to come by. Both camps have behaved as if they have the monopoly of truth…

Just this morning I was informed that no pastor works alone. I was told that it is a cooperative effort between the men of God and other men of gods, …

I cry for my beloved country Nigeria. I cry for missed opportunities for development, advancement and greatness! But I never, ever cry for looters. I never cry for those responsible …

The Minister of the Federal Capital, Nasir el-Rufai and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Aminu Bashir Wali, addressed the press at the United Nations as part of the …

I have never been to Ghana but those of my acquaintances who have, summarize their experience in a sentence made up of only two words: GHANA WORKS…

There is every cause to welcome the new Naira notes inscribed in Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba, and the subsequent proscription of the use of Arabic on the national currency…

I wish you could be here to see these fellows who send you letters of urgent business proposals. They are school drop outs, unemployed graduates, homeless tramps and victims of government insensitivity…

Atiku Abubakar is not an admirable symbol of the rule of law, due process, democracy or anything good for Nigeria! That much should be clear to all by now…

What he is desperate for I do not know, but for sure he is desperate. His speech betrays him. He appears to be fearful for nothing. For how else do …

Is Nigeria now ready to genuinely address the deep-seated injustice in the Niger Delta? Or is this all political game, political expediency, a thing of the moment on the part …

Ndi-Igbo forefathers placed their personal enthusiasm less than the interest of Nigeria. Such elders were people like Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Chief Akanu Ibiam, amongst others. They chased the mouse while …