Victor Ehikhamenor: Those ruling Nigeria must be blind
by Victor Ehikhamenor Whereas a minister accused of misappropriating public funds is allowed to remain in office, a central bank governor has been hounded for seeking the president’s intervention in a...
View ArticleTunde Leye: The primary schools in Lagos are in a very sorry state
by Tunde Leye I live in Lagos, and so cannot speak for the rest of the country. But here in Lagos, most of the government run primary schools are no better than rundown buildings which stand...
View ArticleChuba Ezekwesili: The effect of ‘I no get change’ policy
by Chuba Ezekwesili Interestingly enough, the issue of change might have a smaller counter-effect of increasing the exchange of goods and services. In scenarios of ‘change deficiency’, people end up...
View ArticleYNaija, the high priest of Nigerian youth culture, nominated for the Creative...
YNaija, the Internet Newspaper for Young Nigerians, has been nominated for the Creative Industries Awards. The site features in the blogger category and is nominated alongside the Linda Ikeji blog,...
View ArticleOpinion: Nigerian security agencies’ failure in the fight against Boko Haram
by Abubakar Sadiq Aruwa A growing trend that must also be checked by the NSA is the allegation that some of the nation’s security agents seem to have been compromised either ideologically or...
View ArticleDele Momodu: A tale of 3 political parties
by Dele Momodu Since we cannot import saints from heaven, we would have to manage the ill-assorted bunch that comprise the opposition which we have on parade at this difficult moment. Fellow Nigerians,...
View ArticlePerry Brimah: Jonathan and his third term ambition
by Perry Brimah The result of OBJ’s desperation to stay in Aso rock a third time is history. Yar’adua was unable to rule for a great part of his term, died in office and predictably, Jonathan, a...
View ArticleGimba Kakanda: Make no mistakes, #GenVoices is not #OccupyNigeria
by Gimba Kakanda So GenVoices is to end that tradition that reduces the youths to mere aides. We deserve more, more presence as substantial and influential leaders, not as adjunct and inconsequential...
View ArticleOpinion: Mr President, it’s never too late to make a difference
by Olufemi Osho Mr. President, while on my part I have resolved to turn a new leaf in my attitude toward you, I believe it is not too late for you to begin to right every wrong, within your power, in...
View ArticleOpinion: Those who criticize Pres. Jonathan will face God’s wrath
by Olalekan Adetayo If you are the type that always gather with anti-Jonathan elements both within and outside the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, your case was also brought before God’s judgment...
View ArticleOpinion: Nigeria – Governance has been put on hold till 2015
by Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri Here we are witnessing what appears to be an unsavory season of political pacification and compensation, while citizens watch in utter helplessness, the unfolding weakening of...
View ArticleTunde Bakare: Why I distanced myself from the APC merger
by Tunde Bakare On whether I see the APC as credible alternative to the PDP, particularly with the type of people the party is currently fraternizing with, let me put it this way, if you take on a...
View ArticleFemi Aribisala: Why women cannot stand Apostle Paul and his manipulative...
by Femi Aribisala What we find therefore is that Paul came up in his epistles with a number of diabolical precepts against women that rolled back Jesus’ redemptive examples. The tragedy of the...
View ArticleOpinion: Is it not time we talked about Biafra?
by Tobe Osigwe Two incidences that occurred in recent years have made me question seriously the unity of this country. First, was when Chinua Achebe memoir, There Was a Country, was released. Most...
View ArticleSimon Kolawole: Lagos-Ibadan Expressway – The FG has a lot of explaining to do
by Simon Kolawole The Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Expressway always inspires me to think of what is possible in Nigeria. I dream of driving between Lagos and Ibadan on such a wide and smooth road. I was over...
View ArticleSonala Olumhense: Sanusi donations, anti-gay law and the Devil’s road blocks
by Sonala Olumhense The donation to Madalla was not made, apparently because the parish priest was not available. Still Sanusi, completely without shame, led his delegation to the Emir of Kano and...
View ArticleElnathan John: When she insists on paying the bills
by Elnathan John Suddenly the staring eyes feel like tooth picks in your side and you want to disappear. It does not occur to you that they are perhaps looking because Nigerians will stare unashamedly...
View ArticleTunde Fagbenle: In visionary leadership, Obafemi Awolowo was above his peers
by Tunde Fagbenle Amongst the majority of the Yoruba, then and now, the image of Awo looms large; he is the most politically accomplished and revered Yoruba, perhaps second only to their mythical...
View ArticlePius Adesanmi: Why you’re no different from churchgoers eating grass in South...
by Pius Adesanmi So, I ask myself, why should I continue to swallow Panadol on account of the headache that these folks claim they don’t have? In my Facebook inbox, in my gmail inbox, you have been...
View ArticleOpinion: Muhammadu Buhari – But why always him?
by Sabiu Zaranda The worst part of the campaign to tarnish Buhari’s image is the one recently plotted by associating his candidature with the power rotation imposed by PDP between north and south where...
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