Nigeria Matters

One of the burdens of being a longtime commentator on issues Nigeriana is that people frequently search me out, via email, text messages, and phone calls to ask questions about …

Strange and worrisome as the decision by the Buhari administration to limit its ongoing probe of public officers and institutions to the era of the regime it took over from …

The immediate past prodigal administration would remain a reference point in the annals of our nation’s history as the most corrupt and insensitive government in our nations’ democracy. Corruption reigned …

Some days ago, President Mohammadu Buhari gave the Nigerian military an ultimatum of three months to put a final end to the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-Eastern part of …

Everything in and about Nigeria is in a waiting pattern. Everybody, Nigerians and foreigners alike, are waiting on President Muhammadu Buhari. This pattern is a profoundly sobering lesson. It is …

It is shocking and disturbing to read about Rev. Mathew Hassan Kukah’s disposition to official corruption in Nigeria. Our word is our bond for legacy and posterity. I think Nigeria …

The ugly cry of witches which in the not too distant past were incubating resound both day and night in our garden of change. Could these be the cry of …

Mathew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, who was also a member of the National Peace Committee that went to see President Buhari the other day, spoke out …

Updated version: Goodluck Jonathan gave one of the most shameful and ridiculous excuses of any person who ever occupied the exalted office of President when he claimed ignorance of the …

To be your own worst enemy: to cause most of your problems or most of the bad things that happen to you yourself, because of your character. A few years …

The large number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) occasioned by the Boko Haram scourge in the North East of Nigeria represents to most Nigerians their only knowledge of IDPs and …

Now, majority of Nigerians through social media are no more apathetic to politics in Nigeria. It is a big sigh of relief and a welcome development. The temerity and confluence …

The origin of inexplicable wealth often displayed by some Nigerians has been laid bare to ridicule by the Buhari administration, in its anti-corruption drive. The former rulers during the era …

“Whoever that is indicted of corruption between 1999 to the time of swearing-in, would be pardoned” – President Mohammadu Buhari on March 11, 2015 at a Campaign rally in Kaduna The …

During the 2015 general elections, APC won across most states, had a majority in the National Assembly and also won the presidency. The progressives were excited while the conservatives and …

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.  -John F. Kennedy The increasing wave of agitations by pro-Biafra groups for the establishment of a Sovereign State …