Nigeria Matters

I was disturbed by a report in last Sunday’s edition of The Punch newspaper. It read, “Buhari orders military to crush new Niger Delta militant group”. It’s meet to quote …

There seems to be some quiet in the South East after the national uproar that greeted the massacring of over 50 indigenes of Ukpabi Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government …

The Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) is not one without scandals from time immemorial. From 1999 when democracy was restored after the June 12 presidential imbroglio the NASS has not been …

No matter how hard one tries, it is difficult, almost impossible, for any Nigerian to pretend not to be angry with the way things are going right now. Even those …

Last week, alleged herdsmen armed with rapid-fire guns and machetes descended on the Ukpabi Nimbo community in Enugu State, killing and maiming scores of victims. Images of heaped corpses, including …

Labour Day which is observed annually as International Workers’ Day on the 1st of May had its origin in the May 4th 1886 Hay Market massacre. The massacre was as …

I have often hypothesised on the concept of power. I hold firmly to the belief in the beauty of democracy as the bastion of inclusiveness and participatory governance. I strongly …

The title of this piece, “Road Not Taken” was the name of Robert Frost’s poem written in 1916. The narrator regrets not following a particular branch to his destination, and …

If you happen to know any Nigerian armed robber, pickpocket, small-time con artist, low-level 419-er or participant in medium-grade crime, do invite them to read this important piece, a novel …

Corruption, which can be defined as dishonest or unethical conduct by a person entrusted with a position of authority, often to acquire personal benefits, has become a subject of negative …

Social Darwinism perfectly describes our current situation in Nigeria. This term was coined in the late 19th century to describe “the idea that humans, like animals and plants, compete in …

“There’s an evil in our land, And a foe we must withstand, Let us be strong to fight the wrong…” Jennie Evelyn Hussey. Nigeria has been given over to an …

The Greater London Authority Elections – where Londoners will vote for a new Mayor of London and Members of the London Assembly – is on 5th May 2016. Yet, I, …

Last Wednesday, I got a phone call from a reporter at one of Italy’s major newspapers, la Repubblica. It was the second anniversary of the abduction of more than 200 …

There is an open sore on the minds and dignity of many Nigerians that probably only President Buhari can quickly heal by saying something clear and loud about the sore …

This writer is from Igbemo town in Ekiti State. The state of intelligentsia. A state with the fountain of knowledge being ruled by artful dodger(Fayose) who nocuous(ly) continues to pickpocket …