Nigeria Matters

For heavens sake, let's stop this nonsense! Insulting our president will not make our nation better or greater, or make us look great in the eyes of the world; but …

The democratic practice that has become popular in Nigeria is one in which our elected government who claim to represent the people steadily encroach on the powers and rights of …

Where do the Ijaws belong? Where do we belong? What is our destiny? Why do we remain part of a republic that treats us like a broken piece of glass? …

This minister has the combined benefits of time and youth to retract his political steps; change direction from being a bull in a china shop and appreciate that in politics, …

It is true that the developed nations have better standards of living, which may cause many Nigerians to emigrate in search of greener pastures; but all Nigerians must realize that …

In plain language, Obasanjo's moral standing is beginning to be dented. And, to consider that this is the same man, who came from prison to praise and from praise to …

Don’t allow your wife to take what rightly belongs to you to another man. Come and pick up an envelope…

Tafa Balogun was accused of corruption and of extorting some government functionaries. Whatever became of those allegations? What happened to the vice president after being accused of illegally amassing real …

Publication of a letter to an individual in our national newspapers, oftentimes, offend and serve no purpose…

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court verdict to free Amina Lawal, the chest thumping began and personalities and groups claimed her acquittal was a victory for themselves and their …

No one is going to rescue us from our burden. No one is going to free us. We know what to do to get out of the mess we are …

Over the years, Nigerian political parties and parliaments have sometimes proved to be the most discredited institutions, with low levels of trust from the electorates…

In the past one hundred and six days, Africans all over the continent, those who could afford cable tv subscriptions or a television set for those who caught the programme …

I want to ask the men and women that stroll along the corridors of power in the various tiers of government, just one question: Are you all blind? I am …

Nigeria must resist not only the symbolism of harbouring Mr. Taylor in exile. As a nation, it is time to show leaders like him that not a single country would …

Having been denied true leadership in recent times, many Nigerians will not be able to recognize one if they saw it. Any critical analysis of successive civilian and military Nigerian …