Nigeria Matters

“Prof. (Ishaq) Oloyede of JAMB has remitted 5billion to government early in August and yesterday announced another 3billion is ready to be remitted this week making it 8billion. The Finance …

Perhaps, one of the critical takeaways in the recent indisposition of President Muhammadu Buhari is the importance of the Vice Presidential and deputy governorship seats in the conducts of states’ …

The Actions of the ignorant, muddied IPOB and the Soldiers of the Nigerian Army are condemnable. The two players’ actions are like mess and salt in the famished and thirsty …

You probably saw the video the other day…of Nigerian army personnel in an Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), being pelted with stones, bottles and all other kinds of projectiles by a …

For quite some time now, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has elected for himself the role of the main opposition to the All Progressives Congress, the ruling party in Nigeria …

“If the elements of the past reappear in the present, the future can (easily) be predicted.” – Abdullahi Saidu Wasagu In legal parlance, it is generally opined that he who …

A more coordinated and articulated Ojukwu failed to win an unwinnable war. Reason: he was fighting a country that had all the instruments of war at her disposal. Kanu, the …

This statement by the late great Madiba, Nelson Mandela, a true African son and only one of its kinds is what I consider the apt title to this piece. It …

“Listen! We have done this and we have done it! That’s it! Nothing is going to happen! All that you are seeing right now…all those people shouting all over social …

“Nigerian leaders on Friday (28 February 2014) called on Nigerians to work harder towards ensuring the country’s unity”, with ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo averring that Nigeria will not break up. Former …

For over five decades, the Nigerian nation has been in existence. A heterogeneous, multi plural society that is blessed by God, we are peace loving and enterprising. Nigerians never ask …

The Nigerian journey into the unknown is very scary. The solutions to her mundane problems seem to be not in sight. I am absolutely terrified any time I have a …

When the sad news of the abduction of a gentle, soft-spoken brother, bosom friend and school mate filtered into the air on August 8, 2017, it was another rude shock …

The words of the late sage, Obafemi Awolowo, are still very much fresh in our minds and instructive to the Nigerian authority. The government of Muhammadu Buhari needs to consider …

If you believe strongly in the courage of your convictions, your efforts at achieving your goals might temporarily tarry, but it will not tarry in the end. Decades ago, two …

Following the 3-month quit notice handed down to the Igbos living and working or doing business in the northern states, the Biafran agitation on one hand and the restructuring of …