Nigeria Matters

OBJ gave up Charles Taylor in a dramatic manner to warm himself into the heart of George Bush on the eve of his scheduled meeting with the latter. He then …

The most ardent of the critics of the Obasanjo administration have now agreed that Nigeria is worth dying for. This newfound faith in the polity is being demonstrated by those …

The virulent strain of Islamic fanaticism is growing deadlier, recognizing no brother or sister, and this is partly because we are conceding a lot to it. Concession fertilizes fanaticism…

People have said that the riots in Nigeria were generated and influenced by a semi-literate elite that needed to show solidarity with the rest of the Muslim world. Why they …

I think that Shagari and his likes should go and bury their heads in the sand. It was their mismanagement of our economy that opened the back door for the …

What kind of a man is President Olusegun Obasanjo? What type of a president is this who can not keep his words, especially when his promise was not made under duress?

It is a well known fact that the power of the gun, the power of information and the power of legitimacy are necessary to maintain any government in power. As such …

Mr. Obasanjo has, in various capacities, served his country for most of his life in what many would agree, in a creditable manner. He was there during the civil war. …

Obasanjo has repeatedly admitted the failings of his regime that, to right-thinking persons, are sufficient to establish the ordinariness of his standards and performance to date. He has, for instance, admitted the …

It probably makes a lot of sense to compare Murtala to Obasanjo, and to find out how much they truly differ in their personality, their character profiles, their value system and the …

Chris Ngige came into power through a skewed electoral process, shook off the stigma of stained personalities and worked for the good of his people. This is not to sanction …

I rather feel that Paul Adujie hasn’t really been receiving a fair treatment, because some of the attacks on him have been malicious, as if calculated to run the brother …

To you my readers this king needs no introduction. Having been on the throne for ten years, he is the longest serving king in our little kingdom; our kingdom of …

The Niger-Delta. My Niger-Delta. Why has it been difficult for me to jump in the fray for as long as the conflict in that area has lasted? Am I immune …

There were reports of overwhelming pressure mounted on the Election Petition Tribunal in Awka to cancel the Gubernatorial Election in Anambra and order fresh polls. But this failed because the …

I don’t know what to make of this unsolicited email from someone I do not know but whom I choose to call a ‘new breed’ politician, though not in the …