Nigeria Matters

How could a man so graceful and rich in his humanity, so accomplished yet so gregarious and approachable, a man possessed of the deepest, most resonant laughter I ever heard – how could such a man die?

There is something about Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia state, which sticks to your face, making it almost impossible to ignore him, while at the same time alarming your instincts not to feel very comfortable with him...

I have never met with President Jonathan before, and I am not interested in meeting him personally. But I claim a right to reply to Amuta's vitriol because I am convinced that his vilification of the president stems from the mindset that certain geopolitical zones should not aspire to Nigerian leadership...

Many foreigners with close ties to Nigeria often wonder how Nigerians manage to take life easy even in a myriad of poor infrastructure and bad leadership...

Last night 33 Nigerian miners were trapped underground and the government decided to send a Nigerian capsule down to rescue them one after the other...

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan's demeanour is somewhat less presidential than should be expected. He has achieved greatness by providential streak of goodluck which is rare in the African political history, a dark history...

These are very delicate times in Nigeria. The challenge of another peaceful democratic transition through democratic elections early next year - 2011, stares us in the face...

Let’s look at what 50 years of uninterrupted rule by men has brought Nigeria: civil war, one million dead bodies in the space of 3 years, systematized corruption, destruction of national morals, ostentatious living, and decadence that would make the ancient Romans blush...