Kidnapping business and its posers
Dear Reverend, you were on the spot with your indepth analysis of the phenomenon of failure of governance in Nigeria and lack of political will to stamp out kidnapping in Nigeria. Though a regrettable development, kidnapping is better than its predecessor, ritual kidnapping. All the same, a sad commentary on our national life.  -By Jide Ojo

Lessons of Nigeria’s bloody July
This is an impressive brief catalogue of Nigerian’s political journey. We are fed up with state of insecurity, massive looting of the treasury, armed robbery, poor leadership of the PDP,  election rigging, poor roads, poor infrastructure and poor leadership in general. If history is not going to repeat itself in the near future, the party in power must do a better job of providing security for all Nigerians at home and full employment for all post-high school and university graduates. –Julius

The First Republic politicians took many things for granted and the nation paid dearly for it. Election rigging was seen then as part of the political game. During the 1964 federal elections and the 1965 Western Regional election for instance, politicians played God, thinking that no one could question their actions and/or inaction, most of which were because of the prevailing situation at the time of the first military coup on January 15, 1966. It was not difficult to read ethnicity or sectionalism into the coup, especially vis-a-vis the composition of those who planned and executed the coup. Hence, the July 29, 1966 coup also wore the garb of sectionalism. After the coup, the nation appeared to have been thrown into a stage of no return in political schism. -By Ekuson Debango

Nothing has changed in my humble opinion. Things have even got worse. You mean to tell me that names like Ademoyega, Atom Kpera lent an ethnic slant to this sectional coup? Try again, pal. The sad thing about Nigeria is the attempt to sweep the state-sponsored massacre of innocent Igbo civilians in the Northern part of Nigeria, under the rug. Nigerians tend to forget that just as the Abiolas will never forget what happened to their father, not acknowledging this wrong will continue to fester like an old wound. It was the first attempt in Africa at exterminating a people. I was an eye witness as well as a victim/survivor.  -By Bioseh

Children of Satan are here
Quite an educative and interesting episode. It just tells you the kind of society in which we live in these days. I reside in the UK, and like many Nigerians in the Diaspora, it's becoming a great concern for most of us to come home either for holiday and particularly to settle back home. Whenever I come home, it's either police harassment, armed robbery, fraud or your close relatives, including your siblings, wanting to kill you in order to inherit whatever you might have laboured for. The most surprising thing is that you see churches and mosques almost everywhere, yet the attitude of our people does not show any sign of godliness. On the contrary, in the UK and other European countries, they are not particularly church goers, but very respectful of their people. The welfare of their people is imperative to them and will make sure everyone is catered for, including foreigners.  -Jay Jay UK

I don’t think we have sensible leaders in Nigeria today. The majority of our leaders are there for their own purposes and not to serve the people. Nigeria is a failed nation. We are just deceiving ourselves. We celebrate 50 years without any provision for school children to show them what we are celebrating. In 1960, year our freedom, all the school children had a very good time, but today, none of the leaders thinks about this. Some of our leaders have neither ideas nor creativity. When you put dummies as leaders, this is always what you get. Nigeria can never move forward with these leaders.  -Munir Sorunmu

IBB and South-West
I am a Yoruba man as you can tell from my e-mail address. The Ibos have called the Yorubas many derogatory names like, lazy, coward, party animals, to mention a few. What they haven't called us is bastard. I am waiting to see a governor from any part of the South-West that will support Babangida. That is when I will actually know that such a governor is a bastard, considering what Babandiga and Abacha did to eliminate the Yoruba tribe. -By Obodun

I concede to you the right to express your feelings about the military junta headed by General Badamasi Babangida. However, it is not right to attempt to rewrite history. ibb did not annul the June 12 election. It was the military regime that did. Ibb did not kill mko Abiola. -Scoculo

I have not seen a reason for the Ibos to have continued to use every medium to throw tantrums at the Yorubas. I have said it times without number that the Ibos will never have a taste of the No.1 citizen of this country because of their greed, avarice and docility. Tell me how they suddenly became so sure that Babangida would 'singlehandedly' hand over power to them in 2015, as if he has the power to do so and considering his antecedents? Tell me, who would be president of this country for just one day and would relinquish such? Ibos should stop being docile and vulnerable. -Chucks

The man is arrogant, devilish and proud. Reasonable Yorubas do not associate with such except those that do not have their origin from Oduduwa. It is only those that want to feed from the looted proceeds that will welcome him. -Tolabi

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comrade
written by Abdullahi Abubakar Yahaya, November 14, 2010

fellow Nigeria, it sadden to know that we have allowed ourselve to be divided by no less than 1% of nigerians who had the opportunity of ruling this great Nation in tribal, regional, sectional, and religious bygotry. IBB and co. are and will continue to be responsible for their actions come what may, we must appreciate Might of God for creating UNITY in diversity, nigeria is biger than all of us, we have a greater challenge before us by letting go trivial issues. what brings us together is greater than what put us apart. i i enjoy all of us to but all this sentiments and bitterness behind us a path way for success. Nigeria is first and above whatever tribe or section we might be propagating.

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SOS MR PRESIDENT
written by Emeka, February 10, 2011

Mr President,there is no gainsaying the fact that we all are behind your Leadership.For a long time in our history,no one has captured the hearts of Nigerians as you have done. I am not praise-singing,am stating a known fact. I sincerely plead that you look into the health Ministry. We are on strike now,same with many hospitals across the nation and many will join this week. You need to see patients suffering because of this strike action embarked upon by NUPTHAM.NAMN and SSANUTHRAI. The Health minister has clearly shown that he is the minister of health for Doctors alone by his flagrant circulars and unilaterall directives which has ended up on the poor masses of this nation. He is a member of your government and any position he takes is largely seen as the position of your government which he represents in the MOH,I plead with the tears and blood of dying Nigerians in the hospitals and ask that the Health Minister be relieved of his job and a good replacement done. I pray that this humble plea of mine will receive the attention of your good office. (CDU)

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