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Opinion: OOU ASUU strike – In defence of common sense
by Ogunjimi Taiwo The sad thing is that the same students that are victims of government’s irresponsibility will be the same ones running around supporting APC when the same APC’s Governor Amosun...
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Opinion: I should have been a militant
by Muhammed Jimoh Unlike a more taciturn and media shy Tompolo, Asari is a boisterous, media celebrity and a regular guest at Aso Rock- the seat of Nigeria government. I doubt if any of our graduates...
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Femi Fani-Kayode: 12 years a slave and the case for reparations
by Femi Fani-Kayode It is incumbent on us all to stand up for the weak, the vulnerable, the terrorised, the despised, the enslaved, the voiceless, the ”different” and the persecuted wherever and...
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Olumide Oworu: The blue jerrycan in my trunk (30 Days, 30 Voices)
by Olumide Oworu ” I looked at my dashboard, the fuel light shot me a cheeky flash, almost like it was mocking me. ” It was ‘Jibola’s birthday, and he was hosting a get-together at Aguda. I decided...
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Opinion: A spotlight on Nigerian private universities; the Bowen case study
by Abiola Solanke It is alarming that in this 21st century, we have institutions that prevent her students from making use of gadgets such as Computers, mobile phones, I-pads etc. Many of them give...
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Bayo Oluwasanmi: The Lord is here but God is hard to find
by Bayo Oluwasanmi Every wise course of action to pursue is contrasted with a fool’s course of action to avoid. The pastors are rebelling against God and they will end up destroying themselves. They...
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Opinion: A critique of the Osu caste system in Igboland
by Emmanuel Okonkwo The Constitution frowns at any discrimination of a person on grounds of the person’s community, ethnicity, place of birth or origin, circumstance of birth, sex, religion, political...
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Opinion: The problem with Nigeria’s fuel subsidy programme
by Ifeanyi Uddin At this point, I can think of a dozen reasons why the fuel subsidy should stay. Easily the first is why any Nigerian should trust this government with any fiscal savings that arise at...
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Ayobami Oyalowo: Corruption as an art of governance in Nigeria
by Ayobami Oyalowo The Nigerian government as currently constituted is led by inept, unconscionable and wicked individuals who have all failed to grasp the simple notion of patriotism and nationhood....
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Opinion: What every Nigerian music artiste manager should know
by Agwu Obinna It’s the job of the manager to say, “hey, I fell in love with you because of this art form and I am convinced that Greatness resides in you and I can’t wait for the world to hear your...
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Perry Brimah: 10 real tips to becoming a billionaire like Dangote
by Perry Brimah The Dangote business model some are understudying can never make a penny outside Africa. Check his money making ventures—all are local. In America it takes ingenious thinking,...
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Ayomikun Soyombo: Lupita Nyong’o of life (Poetry)
by Ayomikun Soyombo I have kissed the glory of Oscar. Mighty hearts have honoured me. I became a slave. To be crowned a queen 1. I was neither born a slave Nor as a queen...
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Opinion: An open letter to the Jonatithes
by Ose Oyamendan-Eimakhu By the way, I hope you like the way I addressed you. It was a tough thing to coin. I have no clue how to address you. The Senators are called distinguished, the house of...
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Lagun Akinloye: NIS stampede highlights Nigeria’s youth employment crisis
by Lagun Akinloye …the stampede was not just a result of poor crowd control but a symptom of Nigeria’s desperate dearth of employment opportunities. Both Nigeria’s Senate and House of Representatives...
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Perry Brimah: Immigration scam – If I were President Jonathan
by Perry Brimah I will immediately return the looted $20 billion which will all be invested in massive job creation. Consequent to our critical criticism of the government, some have asked what people...
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Opinion: Death as an employment strategy in Nigeria
by Adeshina Afolayan Well, we sympathise with those who lost their lives. But then, government is just trying to fulfil its promise to close up the employment gap that has continued to grow yawningly....
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Kingsley Oronsaye: The thing about being a RAT (30 Days,30 Voices)
by Kingsley Oronsaye “As it is said; the excesses of the rich will always provoke the iniquities of the poor” One of the most startling news in 1988 was the death of Christina Onassis. She was the...
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Ijeoma Wogu : Of history, storytelling and connecting the dots (30 Days, 30...
by Ijeoma Wogu Do you know that if your Grandma suffered from Peptic Ulcer Disease, and your Father also suffers from same there’s a 50% chance that you may suffer from it too? My mother is a lawyer...
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Opinion: The tragedy of partisan politics in Nigeria
by Femi Owolabi Unconfirmed sources reported that Atiku had given N1b each to the ACN branches across the states of the federation. Yes, that is N36b! I was an ACN member. Money and other souvenirs...
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Opinion: Anti-gay law – Must we share a thing with them to stand for them?
by Kingsley Ahanonu If God, in his wisdom, could grant man the freewill, as evident in nature, to make his choices- good or evil, why shouldn’t man, in so much as it’s non-encroaching and does not...
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