Nigeria Matters

The age-long ethnic division and mutual suspicion among Nigerians have been brought to the fore once again. President Buhari recently announced the appointment of six individuals including the Secretary to …

Let me make a confession from the outset. I have always been a fan of President Muhammadu Buhari and I didn’t hide my admiration for him. On the four occasions …

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep – Holy Bible …

Hurray! It is September and Nigerians from the South can now expect to be called upon to serve their country as members of President Buhari’s cabinet. No, they are not …

When there was oil boom and a somewhat stable economy, the issue of unemployment was a very big problem. Now that Nigeria is experiencing economic crisis, one wonders what the …

The title of this essay is not original. The credit for its invention should go to one of the military governors during the Babangida or Abacha military era. He was …

“Just as it is impossible not to taste the honey or the poison that finds itself at the tip of the tongue, so it is impossible for a Government servant …

“Failure is not an option for us. We will not contemplate it’’. These were the words of President Buhari at the United States Institute for Peace in Washington DC during …

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 …