Nigeria Matters

A rabid, malignant cancer of tribalism has eaten deeply into our national psyche so much that all mental and physical actions of almost every Nigerian are dictated by personal and …

As Mr. Ige’s body is set to commence its decay in the bowel of the earth, there remains the unresolved imbroglio between Governor Ngige and those who used the deceased …

So, what type of political intrigue does Anambra State define? Certainly not one that promotes democracy; its state governor is right in the warning that the political upheaval may subsume …

Why must Nigeria continue to go along with ex-military leaders to guide our ship of State? More than 30 years of pure Military rule and 8 years of transitional para …

Since 1993 what has IBB done to improve himself? Did he go back to school? Has he now got any training in Economics, a Law degree, MBA in Management or …

All of what is happening in the Peoples’ Democratic Party is parallel to the mischief characterised by the British Conservative Party in the United Kingdom immediately after the departure of …

Almost every Nigerian of voting age is aware of the atrocities committed by the various military leaders who had unleashed their autocratic reigns on our nation in the past. IBB …

Modern ifa like the rest of us is not stupid. It instinctively knows who is qualified to be King at a time the town's people no longer financially support their …

I must confess that I do not always agree with Achebe, especially on his views about Christianity, which like many intellectuals, he sees from a negative and largely misunderstood perspective…

I do not discuss my family because along the years, I have had to determine who is in and who stays out. I come from one of those families with …

A wife gets home to her home in Iyana Ipaja, and makes to prepare a special meal of white rice with fresh fish stew for her husband. It is their …

Nigerians have not yet mentally embraced the notion of Representative Democracy. The Politicians are still revered as some ‘big men’ who do the people a favor when they are around…

Government is not solely about controlling a bloated and corrupt bureaucracy and dishing out favor to cronies in the ‘come chop’ tradition. Government is also about issues, vision and principles…

One would have thought that given the affected moral air the foreigners in our midst flaunt before us, they would have found ways of complementing the concern of many us …

If Dr. Odeniyi and President Obasanjo want to consult with God, well, that’s all fine and dandy; but they should do it in the privacy of their homes and hearts. …

Nigeria has become such a country that glorifies graft and celebrates ill-gotten wealth that “public service” has become an oxymoron, a blatant paradox when viewed against the warped tapestry of …