Nigeria Matters

Southwest and the power of early preparation

The Southwest, although it now laudably has a Development Commission, ought to project a future that will match the best days of the past....

El-Rufai’s Detention: Justice, Political Vendetta Or A Test Of Nigeria’s Rule Of Law?

The continuing legal battle involving former Kaduna State Governor, NasirAhmad El-Rufai, has become much larger than the fate of one politician. Ithas developed into...

Osun: Long live Edenisation!

With the prospect of a Second Term - whether deserved or not - on the table, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State now needs...

Making Lagos Roads Safe For Pedestrians

The nature of Lagos roads is increasingly making it unsafe for pedestrians. You will be foolhardy to think that the pedestrian walks available, if there are any, are meant for you!

Amnesty for Corrupt Government Officials in Nigeria

Amnesty for corrupt officials may sound silly and unconscionable. In fact, in so many ways, it is. But that is exactly why I am proposing it...

Mediocrity Rules In The Ministry Of Justice

When it seems that sanity and confidence in the Nigerian legal system is being restored after the atrocities of the Abacha years, and the uncertainties of the Obasanjo Administration, we are now regressing...

Mediocrity Rules In The Ministry Of Justice

When it seems that sanity and confidence in the Nigerian legal system is being restored after the atrocities of the Abacha years, and the uncertainties of the Obasanjo Administration, we are now regressing...

Is Nigeria Safe From Terrorist Attack?

Given the strategic importance of Nigeria as the fifth largest supplier of oil to the US and the sixth largest producer of the product in the world, how immune to terror attacks are we?

Dinner From A Lagos Dustbin

It was a very beautiful evening in Lagos. I was in the car, waiting for my wife to get her bag from her office so we could go home together. Then, I saw him...

Dele Momodu And The Mad Man At Charles De Gaulle

Perhaps Mr. Momodu would have been excused over his blanket condemnation of immigration if he is not an immigrant himself...

Re: Ojo Maduekwe’s “Citizenship Diplomacy”

We are glad to know that at least a Nigerian Government is starting to take note and make moves to address the problems of Nigeria’s negative global image. It has long been overdue...

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When the ‘good ones’ leave you with not even a farewell chance

When people talk about closure in relation to the death of a loved one, I often wonder what clear signs are there to show to the bereaved that they have finally found closure. Does finding closure mean that the pain of losing that person no longer exists...

Chinua Achebe: A Legend and Master Storyteller

I had the rare honor and luck of being close to the revered Achebe for some thirty years. In that time, he was an inspiration, model, beacon of moral clarity and intellectual integrity as well as my teacher in the best, broadest sense of that word...

Matters Sexually Miscellaneous

Some weeks back I had stumbled upon a news...

Ibori Associates’ Trial In Southwark Crown Court, London

The Court was due to resume sitting on November 24th 2009 but met for case management on Monday 23rd November 2009 during which it was presented with an email from Mr Dawodu...

Are there double standards with US Policies with Nigeria

Most Nigerians woke up on the morning of 3rd...

Nigeria Elects First Female Speaker!

It is heartwarming to learn that Nigeria’s National Assembly has been inaugurated to begin a new term alongside the new president of Nigeria, President Yar’Adua. It is particularly exciting to note the gender agenda progress that has been made since 1999...

Before They Chase Us Out Of Rivers

The fight in Rivers State, which Amaechi is fighting, should not been seen as his lone fight, but a fight for a true Rivers State...

The Role of Traditional Rulers in an Emerging Democratic Nigeria

Anyone who has had the opportunity of interacting closely with our traditional rulers will readily agree that some of them are sound and first class individuals...

South Africa and the Advent of President Jacob Zuma

So much for the naysayers of all complexions and complexities - within and without of Africa - who at the onset of majority rule in South Africa, predicted with prophetic certainty that that nation was doomed...

I See ‘Mcphilips Arts And Educational Foundation’ Achieving Global Recognition – Mrs. Nwachukwu

Mrs. Tyna Mcphilips Nwachukwu is the Director General of the Mcphilips...