Nigeria Matters

Where there is a need to grant Kudos to Mr. Obasanjo; where it is appropriate to accept that he has grown in stature greater than any Nigerian living or dead, …

Okadigbo came, saw and conquered nothing. He played, changed the rule, but at the end, he won nothing and may never be remembered for anything politically speaking…

One has often wondered when individual Nigerians would begin to ask themselves questions such as “what can I do?” or “what can we do?” to solve the nation’s myriad of …

The Life and Music of I. K. Dairo, Rex Jim Lawson and their protege, Wale Glorious and Orlando Owoh…

OBJ is laughing like a hyena. Twice in less than six months, the Chicken Farmer has gathered the tribes from across the world in an orgy of extravagance…

Here is something to ponder. Have you ever wondered why most businesses in Nigeria die once the proprietor is no longer alive?

Do you know that it is possible for a minister to refuse meeting a foreign delegation whether from a little known hamlet in the United States of America or other …

Multinational corporations are looking for large population with reasonable low labor cost where they can relocate some of their operations. Nigeria is being overlooked because it is not doing well …

Mr. Obasanjo likes the company and output of thinkers; he listens less to opinions of others because he has a deep suspicion that many Nigerians are self-serving…

While much has been written and speculated about the "Igbo" coup of January 1966, almost nothing has been said about the counter-coup that occurred seven months later. The void of …

Today, some Nigerians think fondly of Abacha. Is collective amnesia setting in? Wasn't this the man who, not too long ago, made our country a burning hell at night and …

The predisposition for decent people to want to step up to the plate and to offer their services to Nigeria is often based on the assessment of those called to …

As the big boss fondly recalled his younger days as a Barrister, he intimated how Mr. Dikko had placed a called to a City Law firm requesting one of the …

The African Film Festival, probably the leading black and African film gathering in the world, is validating the Nigerian movie industry and cinematographer Tunde Kelani…

Mallam el-Rufai is not an “ordinary” Nigerian. His integrity and reputation is at stake and so we have to be mindful of that. We also have to be mindful of …

I return to this same topic to conclude a private dwelling in a public space by stating louder than the chiselling of the printed word can allow… Jack has taken …