Are we witnessing an Obama 'Wag the Dog' moment with Boko Haram in Nigeria? I say yes. Consider all the scandals facing… — Allen West Copy Share Image
The opportunity beckoned me to play for England, but I chose Nigeria because it has always been my ambition to play for… — Victor Moses Copy Share Image
I was asked by a journalist to sum up the story in a minute, and I was like, 'No.' It goes from… — Christopher Wylie Copy Share Image
You could think about Vietnam and at some point in time about Nigeria. And then you head to South America: Argentina, Columbia,… — Martin Sorrell Copy Share Image
Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all… — Olusegun Obasanjo Copy Share Image
The idea [the government's 'You Win' campaign] is that instead of young people in Nigeria waiting to get employment, they should create… — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Copy Share Image
The Nigerians have been very instrumental in preserving stability in Sierra Leone. They have done this at considerable cost in dollars and… — Ed Royce Copy Share Image
I loved Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi. Its about a first-generation African family living in America that has to return home… — Uzo Aduba Copy Share Image
“English, although the official language of Nigeria, was a formal language with which strangers and non-relatives addressed you. It had the potency… — Chigozie Obioma Copy Share Image
I find Nigeria very frustrating. I am not alone in this. There are many Nigerians abroad. As you know, the brain drain… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Every Day Is for the Thief, by turns funny, mournful, and acerbic, offers a portrait of Nigeria in which anger, perhaps the… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“It cannot be denied that the principal cause of this misery in Nigeria lies in the actions of the leaders themselves, who,… — Barack Okaka Obama Copy Share Image
From 1967 to '70, Nigeria fought a war - the Nigeria-Biafra war. And in the middle of that war, I was 14… — Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Copy Share Image
At about the age of seven … I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading: All my characters were white… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
One reason why I am quite angry with what is happening in Nigeria today is that everything has collapsed. If I decide… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
The process of decolonisation in Nigeria was a very untidy one. The British, when they were leaving finally and knew exactly who… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
Nigeria has moved into low-middle-income, but their north is very poor, and the health care systems there have broken down. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I am one year older than Nigeria at 51. In a human life, 51 might be old. But it is very young… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
I've had trouble now and again in Nigeria because I have spoken up about the mistreatment of factions in the country because… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Heirs Holdings has the ambition to generate at least a quarter of Nigeria's power consumption needs in the next five years — Tony Elumelu Copy Share Image
My brothers and sisters, we are all winners. In this context there is no victor and no vanquished. We have demonstrated, even… — Goodluck Jonathan Copy Share Image
Over 270 girls were kidnapped for going to school in Nigeria! They are still missing! I'M outraged and you should be too!!… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
“The instability and disorderliness we have in Nigeria today and Africa at large is totally due to the absence of this light.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“Men without honor cannot build an honorable country. It is height of hypocrisy to expect a country of equity from such men.” — Olawale Daniel Copy Share Image
May Christ the Savior give peace to Nigeria, where more blood is being shed and too many people are unjustly deprived of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
My father was a black, working-class man who arrived here with no money in his pocket from Nigeria; my mum came from… — Chuka Umunna Copy Share Image
“I hate our current leaders becouse they don't know the value of there people, but like there ideas because it will soon… — Hamzatribah Copy Share Image
As an NBA executive, I'm always looking for untapped potential. As a proud native of Nigeria, I believe that Africa is one… — Masai Ujiri Copy Share Image
How is it that Nigeria's military, which has a good record across West Africa, cannot claim back to 14 out of 774… — Muhammadu Buhari Copy Share Image
Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven’t been. — Tinie Tempah Copy Share Image
Women in Africa, generally a lot needs to be done for women. Women are not being educated, not only in Angola but… — Mia Farrow Copy Share Image
“The INEC postponement is an obnoxious odoriferous political crinkum-crankum aimed at exposing Nigerians to emotional hullabaloo.” — Olawale Daniel Copy Share Image
At age 20 I went to go find my father in Nigeria. And after much toil, I finally figured out exactly where… — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
People are always surprised when they meet me. I was in Nigeria and I went to one of the radio stations and… — J Hus Copy Share Image
In Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Angola and Cameroon maize is a staple, yet the earliest mention of maize in west Africa comes from… — Kwasi Kwarteng Copy Share Image
“I have learnt from the politics of my great country, Nigeria that there is nothing wrong with the heads of states, but… — Ogwo David Emenike Copy Share Image
People in Nigeria weren't happy that I went to Qatar. They said 'why did you go there of all places?' They missed… — Jay-Jay Okocha Copy Share Image
I admit that living in Nigeria sounds romantic, but Africa isn't America by a long shot. It's a different world and a… — Esther Rolle Copy Share Image
Nigeria is every Nigerian's land. And until we learnt to respect each other, like dogs we will bark and bite each other. — Abbakhuwa Copy Share Image
“Our nation Nigeria CAN & MUST become a great place to live, otherwise we will have to answer to more than just… — Fela Durotoye Copy Share Image
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