Citizens Quote by Nnimmo Bassey

“The Niger delta as a matter of urgency needs to re-think its development strategy by developing her non-oil sectors. There is no easy way…

— Emi Iyalla

“If we ran Nigeria like this cell," he said, "we would have no problems in this country. Things are so organized. Our cell has…

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The Okavango Delta is an astonishing sight: the great Okavango River, rather than flow towards the sea, flows inland, into the sands of the…

— Alexander McCall Smith

Nigera is what it is because its leaders are not what they should be.

— Chinua Achebe

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor…

— Desmond Tutu

In Iraq, State Department civilians and U.S. soldiers have been operating in the same location in an active war zone. While the troops have…

— Erik Prince

The U.S. government understands the importance of Nigeria in Africa and the world at large.

— Muhammadu Buhari

Nigeria is not a nation. It is a mere geographical expression. There are no 'Nigerians' in the same sense as there are 'English,' 'Welsh,'…

— Obafemi Awolowo

If you're able to grow up in Nigeria and go through certain things, you're able to tackle anything around the world because you're able…

— Nneka

Well, Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is democratic and…

— Susan Rice

The reality is, is that the military is full of native nomenclature. That's what we would call it. You've got Black Hawk helicopters, Apache…

— Winona LaDuke

The new nation called Nigeria should be an estate of our great-grandfather, Uthman Dan Fodio. We must ruthlessly prevent a change of power. We…

— Anonymous