Nigeria Matters

Abia State has become the devil’s den with daylight robberies, killings and kidnappings. The state has become a free for all place for killers and armed robbers…

Around Amaechi are people one could call spoilers within. They are sharks that swallow both the small and big for the hunger of wealth…

If you sample the opinions of the so-called “most enlightened” segment of the populace as to what constitutes the most formidable challenge – out of a multitude – militating against …

Bishop Kukah’s lecture was also remarkable for a more dubious reason, one that pertains to me. In a bizarre turn in his talk, the bishop singled me out for furious …

A common issue concerning the distribution of the things we all aspire to in our country has been a denominator dominated by unevenness. There has never been any kind of …

Unsafe abortion has lingered as one of the chief factors for the increasing maternal death rate in the country. The level at which unsafe abortion is destroying the lives of …

The rising incidences of kidnappings, assassinations, terrorism and other acts of violence across Nigeria has elicited critical questions from Nigerians bordering on the readiness of the country’s security forces to …

Wole Soyinka turned 80 at the very beginning of this week. For many, that milestone must seem incredible. He looks scandalously young and vibrant, his physique trim, his mind ever …

The much debated and contentious Petroleum Industry Bill 2012 is a quantum leap in the remaking of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, if and when it becomes the law of …

The Third Term’s failure that led to Obasanjo vacating power made it difficult for Washington to be calling the oil shots. And despite Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s sickness, he stopped Washington …

The topic of this essay bothers on semantic erudition. It will dissect the theme within the context of political theory and practical politics.The essay will confront the political ideals of …

The foundation of democracy is the ability and readiness of the people to replace those political office holders perceived as betraying their votes. There can be no functional and effective …

Since the onset of the insurgency in some parts of Nigeria’s North, the U.S has consistently offered some low level – mainly technical and tactical- support to Nigeria’s security forces …

Politically, this President has been adroit regardless of his misgovernance; fighting back while keeping to time-worn political battle principles that will make Sun Tzu and Machiavelli very proud. Not a …

The emergence of Prof. Joseph Eberendu Ahaneku as the Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka came with its own dose of politicking, brickbats, ethnic and sectional sentiments but …

The victory by Fayose was almost incredible because he overwhelmingly defeated Governor Fayemi. Political observers and pundits were stunned by the zenith of the defeat…