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Song review: Asa’s ‘Dead Again’ is a class act through and through
by Henry Chibuzor Igwe She fails to plug the gap between her foreign listeners and the ordinary Nigerian audiences, so that what we have on Dead Again is one-sided, and pro-Europe at best. “Dead...
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Opinion: A letter to Tiwa Savage from a Naija housewife
by Naija Housewife My advice?…Please do not give into the pressure of “Sex Sells”-attitude in the music industry. We are shouting that Today’s Nigerian youth are losing their sense of culture and...
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William Wallis: 2015 Elections – Jonathan is still the man to beat despite...
by William Wallis Mr. Jonathan has yet to make explicit whether he will contest the election. But several new appointments and the defection to the opposition of many of his most vocal opponents have...
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Opinion: Why the South-south may return Goodluck Jonathan in 2015
by Diana-Abasi Alphonsus Udoh One zone that is note-worthy of political dissection in voting pattern is none other than Mr. President’s political backyard the South-South geopolitical zone. How the...
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Joe Igbokwe: #EkitiElections – The Police Commissioner and MOPOL chief should...
by Joe Igbokwe Now, it seems to me that PDP and their gang are bent on crashing this hard earned democracy and damn the consequences. These characters are ready to pull down the house if they cannot...
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Opinion: Are you for or against the gay orientation?
by Toks Ero Let me state, first of all, that I am unequivocally against the sexual orientation and activity of gays, lesbians and bisexuals I am forced to write this article based on an observation....
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Suraj Oyewale: Fashola, it’s time to blink | Sanusi – All hail the new Emir...
by Suraj Oyewale Of all the examples critics wield in support of their anti-Fashola elitism argument, the hike in fees of students of the state’s university is the hardest to defend. I have written...
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Femi Aribisala: Lamido Sanusi – The wrong Emir of Kano
by Femi Aribisala Make no mistake about it: this is a political appointment. Even more pointedly, it is an APC appointment. Governor Kwankwaso who made this appointment is a rebel PDP Governor who...
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Opinion: How to be a Nigerian
by Ifeanyi Uddin After all, what are these, but conventions that were bequeathed us by our colonial masters? And we have evidence that they were not an overly kindly lot. Why should their parting...
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Opinion: The kindred spirit of Femi Fani-Kayode and Pastor Tunde Bakare
by Tundun Sofoluke Let me at this point state clearly that I am not in any way implying that FFK and Pastor Tunde Bakare are one of a kind. No! I am simply trying to underline their similarities even...
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Ebenezer Obadare: Where is Daddy G.O?
by Ebenezer Obadare It is this very significance that throws the silence of pastor Adeboye into bold relief. Why, you may ask, does his voice matter? The reason is simple. His intervention matters...
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Opinion: Between Tom Ikimi and APC Chairmanship – This cap does not fit
by Adekunle Omobaba At 68, he was a divorcee and he had this to say: “I don’t have a wife now and I am not in a hurry to find a wife. I am available in case anyone wants to marry me (laughter). But I...
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Opinion: How much will you sell 2015 last?
by Raymond Inkabi The dream I had the other day, inspired me to write this. I dreamt that a hawker was trying to sell me. He was carrying me on his head, walking up and down shouting: “President for...
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Dele Agekameh: A military in tatters and the shameless onslaught against the...
by Dele Agekameh Basically, the press exists to serve the people, not the government or any of its agents. That is why when government buries its rickety skeletons, it is the duty of the press to...
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Opinion: Here comes Emperor Jonathan
by Zainab Suleiman Okino The backlash will be too grievous for their image. The roles of the executive and the media (the fourth estate of the realm) are well defined in the constitution. One cannot...
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Olusegun Adeniyi: A message for the Emir of Kano
by Olusegun Adeniyi Second, he has to rise above the immediate constrictions of a purely theocratic conception of his new office. An open reconciliation to the secular essence of the Nigerian...
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Abimbola Adelakun: LASU – Fashola’s unwinnable war
by Abimbola Adelakun One is that the LASU fee hike is economically justified. The stark reality is that tertiary education, worldwide, is by no means cheap. Students of the Lagos State University,...
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Opinion: Are we the rape condoning generation?
by Omotoola Fawunmi Is there something in our food that has hindered our men’s sense of reasoning, causing them to view girls and women as objects of pleasure, whether they are willing or not? Is...
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Okey Ndibe: Biafra, the ostrich mentality and Nigeria’s tragedy (Part 1)
by Okey Ndibe Alas, the defeat of Biafra birthed monsters that have since menaced all of us, exposing the seams and fissures in a space that continues to pretend that a nation already exists within...
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An open letter to Prof. Pius Adesanmi: Why should we click on knowledge?
by Toyin Aiyedogbon Let me also add sir, that your generation is the generation parenting my own generation. You are our parents but how are you parenting us sir? All around us, we look at your...
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