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Nasir el-Rufai: The Presidency’s budget of waste
by Nasir El-Rufai Unfortunately, the Presidency’s current budget proposal shows no indication of any real progress or positive change, only the jamboree mentality that has become a hallmark of...
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Perry Brimah: Bama’s 8 hours of Armageddon – How angry should we be?
by Perry Brimah What has happened to the war against Boko Haram since Lt. Col. Sagir Musa was pulled out of Borno and since the new morbidly obese, politically and tribally selected army chiefs were...
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Opinion: By honouring Abacha and IBB, Jonathan has canonized dictatorship
by Adeolu Ademoyo As a witness to the truth of that deadly period of Nigerian history I will like to know if President Jonathan asked for the Mohammed Gambo Jimeta panel report of the death of Dele...
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Opinion: How the Boko Haram war should be fought
by Jibrin Ibrahim I am writing this column from Niamey in Niger Republic where I have just arrived. Two items related to the war were on the news last night. The first is the burden of caring for the...
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Opinion: Is the US government responsible for Boko Haram?
by Ifeanyi Uddin For evidence of the United States of America’s perfidious role in the escalation of our domestic insurgency, my interlocutors point at Boko Haram’s growing sophistication, and the...
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Japheth Omojuwa: Why the Nigerian Presidency must address this Wendell Simlin...
by Japheth Omojuwa Reno Omokri remains officially a staff of the presidency and the presidency must take absolute responsibility for his indiscretions. This is not just your everyday indiscretion;...
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Demola Rewaju: Attitude! The second wisest poem ever written
by Demola Rewaju For me, the wisest poem ever written is that Yoruba poem titled ‘Ise L’Oogun Ise’ written by J.F. Odunjo. I might just publish it sometime this week and add an English translation and...
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Opinion: Nigeria’s centenary and the urgency of now
by Jaye Gaskia And whereas Lugard may have made a mistake in the course of promoting the selfish interests of British colonialism 100 years ago in 1914; the real challenge, the real problem lies with...
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Femi Aribisala: Nigeria cannot survive without the Igbos
by Femi Aribisala Even the bitterest adversaries of the Igbo cannot but admit that, as a people, they are very resourceful and ingenious. Indeed, this has often been the cause of their envy and...
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Bankole Eniola: We are Nigeria’s new majority (Y! FrontPage)
by Bankole Eniola This is a generation that as embraced the diversity of the many parts because we know that the sum of the parts is not greater than the whole. The new majority will define what next...
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Japheth Omojuwa: Our Nigeria… their ATM machine
by Japheth Omojuwa They have monetized our geographical space, they have formed units out of our common heritage and they have made sure to share its profits, not equally but to at least share it...
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Opinion: The Presidency’s attempts to frame up Sanusi is simply disappointing
by Sabiu Zaranda Talking about the ill plan of Mr Reno Omokri Special Assistant to President Goodluck Jonathan on Social Media to framed the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi...
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Opinion: Dear Mr. President, the unemployment rate in Nigeria is alarming
by Oladele John Nihi Your Excellency Sir, it’s my humble opinion that if there is a presidential directive mandating all federal government agencies both in the civil service, military and...
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Jude Egbas: From Wendell Simlin with love
by Jude Egbas Okupe: I still can’t wrap my head around how you dropped your guard so badly. I mean, it was a bit out of character. You left traces all over the place. The Galaxy backbone, the...
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Demola Rewaju: In LASU, the chickens have come home to roost
by Demola Rewaju Despite its Awoist pretensions, the AD/AC/ACN/APC governments in Lagos have made no secret of their desire to commercialise education as much as possible as far as the tertiary...
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Ayodeji Rotinwa: Chimamanda Adichie – Beyoncé’s favourite novelist? Or great...
by Ayodeji Rotinwa Please, do bare in mind that some of us would never know of Chimamanda if it wasn’t for Beyonce. The truth is, I got the album and have been listening to ***Flawless over and over...
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Opinion: The petrol-crazed night (Poetry)
by Ayokunle Somefun The cabals in control may be happy, They may smile at their overflowing monies. Oil Business is good business. The sorry state of Nigeria’s centenary is indeed nothing short of...
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Opinion: Has your bank account fared better simply because Jonathan is partly...
by Olumuyiwa Olumide A public servant is just what the names implies he/she is: he should be at your beck and call and cleaning your shoes if that is part of his job deliverables. We have grown...
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Opinion: Nigeria is gradually descending into disorder
by Stephen Oyedemi When a government fails to provide the basic enabling environments and security for citizens to prosper in their activities, businesses and engagements, what we see is a descent...
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Olaronke Morgan: The day I will never forget (30 Days, 30 Voices)
by Olaronke Morgan “Things seemed to brighten up, until the call came in.” Even if I get hit by a bus today, the most memorable day of my life would remain June 19 2012. It was the beginning of...
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