Nigeria Matters

If anything is to be learnt from Alamieyesegha’s brazen escape from London and the bravado with which he has reportedly “resumed” his “authority as governor” of Bayelsa state, it is …

Corrupt friends of President Obasanjo are untouched while his enemies are hounded by the EFCC. The thinking in British Government circles is that Pres. Obasanjo is using the agency to silence his …

I have taken time to examine the various tributes paid to late Stella Obasanjo by several characters that have over the years over-tasked the public space with their uninspiring presence…

I am still hoping that Agagu and his Deputy would allow wiser counsel to prevail, and not assume that once they have finally given Akure a new Deji, theirs and …

Nigerians need to actively engage and participate in making public and private institutions in Nigeria serve all Nigerians for our common good…

Alamieyeseigha did not get to where he is without help and encouragement. He was helped and encouraged by the deafening silence of some Ijaw leaders who also participated in the …

Perception is not easy to change. Corruption is debilitating. It is injustice. It leads to mismanagement and waste…The EFCC delivered almost five million dollars to an 88 year old lady …

It is debated in intellectual circles that the current group of leaders has also failed to start.  If that is true, could we not start again?  If you were given …

Barrister Fawehinmi ignored all precepts of decency as he engaged in his garrulous commentary at a time Nigeria mourned the death of 117 passengers and crew of the ill-fated Bellview …

This week the Nigerian University Commission announced that due to the falling standards in Nigeria universities, first degree will become a requirement to study professional courses…

What kind of Government is Agagu running in Ondo State, if he is allowed to brazenly circumvent the Law? A Governor who will sanction this kind of coup, would have …

After many years of witnessing the deaths of a member of the Nigerian ruling class, I am hardly fazed by the honor paid to them at death. Apart from Abacha, …

If a man wants you to cook and clean, well, that may be okay if in turn he is willing to do the carpets, the laundry and the garden and …

Why is Nigeria incapable of purchasing the requisite equipment for attending to emergencies like the recent plane crash? Why would a whole nation put all its hope in a private company called …

Do you think journalists are better than other Nigerians? You must be naïve to think they were not paid by Ibori to kill the story. I know for a fact …

At independence the Northern region was given more seats in parliament than the two Southern regions put together.  This meant that no meaningful governmental decision affecting Nigeria could be taken …