On Tuesday, September 31, 2007, there were unconfirmed reports that the Economic and Financial crimes Commission was compiling a list of the twenty-three local government chairmen in Rivers State with a view at arresting them on trumped up charges. Less than twenty-four hours after, men of the Commission had stormed the state in a bid to carry out a high-profile plot to destabilize the Gov. Amaechi-led government, albeit with a view to 'teach' him some lessons.
2011 Elections: EFCC Invades Rivers

 
The sustained migration of peoples, especially the essential human assets from the African continent in general and Nigeria in particular to Europe, Asia and the Americas to seek asylum for enhanced opportunities in recent times ought to be a real source of concern to any responsible governments, businesses and the citizenry at large.

 
It is often said that a hungry man is an angry man who, of course, can do practically anything to keep his body and soul together. Common among other social vices which such a man can resort to are armed robbery, thuggery, kidnapping, brigandage, prostitution, and the like.

The recent 63.7 percent increase in the national minimum wage, from N11,000 to N17,000 (or is it N18,000?) has generally been seen as good news for workers – despite the increase coming short of the N52,000 originally demanded by the Nigerian Labour Congress.  The pay rise, effective from August 2010, and graduated across the levels, will make the highes

 
“I am about the only one left of my generation that fought for Independence. I would be very sad if I die leaving Nigeria behind the way she is now. My goal is to help... see Nigeria better governed; then, one might leave,” an elder statesman and one of the founding fathers of modern Nigeria, Chief Anthony Enahoro, a few years back, was quoted as making this earnest assertion in an interview published by a leading weekly news magazine in the country few years back.

 
“If Nigeria dissolves into the ocean today, ... what do you think the international world would miss?” Sounds puzzling and somewhat embarrassing to answer? Your response to this poser may be right or wrong, depending on how passionate you are about Nigeria and your honest perception of the country as an active yet currently less-respected member of the international community.

 
Nigeria and values-based leadership - By Gbenga Kayode