Opinion: An ode to Professor Dora Akunyili
by Kingsley Ahanonu Many are disenchanted with the exit of Dora But we’re fortunate to have been left for a succour with her aura (Though I’ve done a tribute for Prof. Dora, I still can’t brush down...
View ArticleTunde Fagbenle: As Sanusi Lamido Sanusi fulfils his lifelong ambition
by Tunde Fagbenle If the maverick prince, now King, truly sees the throne as higher an office than any other — be it governor or president, regardless of the contradiction of being sackable by the...
View ArticleDeji Ashiru-Balogun: Things you should know before getting a new puppy (Y!...
by Deji Ashiru-Balogun The big question on getting a pup is how to housebreak him. Again, opinions and methods vary. The first thing an owner must realize is that an 8-week-old pup cannot hold urine...
View ArticleSonala Olumhense: Nigeria – How do we speak with one voice?
by Sonala Olumhense Mrs. Oduah? Her legacy is not of service but of corruption and scandal, including status-forgery, for she was the one who smuggled herself into a Ministerial chair wielding an...
View ArticleFemi Fani-Kayode: National Conference and the explosive words of Dr. Junaid...
by Femi Fani-Kayode Junaid speaks for many in the north and the implications of his submission are obvious and far reaching. Particularly those contained in the last sentence about resource control...
View ArticleWaziri Adio: Ekiti and Osun States as political battlegrounds
by Waziri Adio Of the two however, President Jonathan carries the lower risk. With the Labour Party-controlled Ondo State an ally of PDP, a win by his party in one of the two states will significantly...
View ArticleOpinion: #BringBackOurGirls – The Chibok girls should not be victims forever
by Joan Osa Oviawe The prospect of a normal life is improbable. Beyond the physical and psychological trauma, which would not be easy to recover from, there is also the substantial weight of...
View ArticleTunde Leye: The Champagne class and the rest of us in 2015 (Y! FrontPage)
by Tunde Leye On both sides of the divide, we have teams of people that remind me of Squealer from Animal Farm. Where their party is concerned, they justify the actions of the politicians. The...
View ArticlePerry Brimah: Yahoo-yahoo boys are better than these crop of politicians
by Perry Brimah And then when we find some hungry fellow who steals some pepper, we, the same we are brave and energized to call them out as thieves and beat and stone and burn them to death, pushing...
View ArticleFemi Aribisala: Stephen Keshi is the wrong coach for the World Cup
by Femi Aribisala Coaches like Keshi may be good enough to get Nigeria to win the African Cup. But they are not good enough to take us to the World Cup. This World Cup is done and dusted as far as...
View ArticleLanre Olagunju: #AfricanChildDay – Raising the bar for the well-being of...
by Lanre Olagunju The most important factors to be considered in raising the bar for the African Child is ensuring that all pre-requisites to keep them in good health are taken seriously and also...
View ArticleOpinion: Sanusi and the prospects of radical Emirship
by Jubrin Ibrahim The radical agenda that we all hope HH Sanusi II will seek to exercise his influence on is clear. The first is the promotion of education in general and girl child education in...
View ArticleAdaobi Okwy: ‘Well meaning folks’ are the problem of this country (Y!...
by Ada Okwy Nigeria is a nation of defeatists. We’re all about eternal forbearance. A nation of hopers waiting for ‘the beautiful ones’ to be born. “A battle is won by the side that is absolutely...
View ArticleSuraj Oyewale: Dora Akunyili’s refund and lessons in honesty (Y! FrontPage)
by Suraj Oyewale No one retires government money. Even if retirement is an obligation, it is a matter of claiming that the surgery actually took place. But not Akunyili. She voluntarily refunded the...
View ArticleOkey Ndibe: Nigeria and Biafra’s wasted memory
by Okey Ndibe For all the cash that Nigeria has thrown to the wind, I’d suggest that the country’s greater tragedy is its refusal to be instructed by the lessons of the Biafran War. And this...
View ArticleEddie Iroh: The national conference and the Igbo question
by Eddie Iroh How then can one avoid thrashing them out without the hindsight of the tragedy of the Civil War? That would be utter delusion, deception and denial It is perhaps appropriate that I...
View ArticleOpinion: Nigeria – A nation skate-dancing on thin ice
by Qansy Salako These are hard questions from Nigerians that won’t go away. They are about progress reports on the Chibok girls rescue and general control and containment of our state of fear,...
View ArticleEky Shirley: Girls and the friendzone question (Y! Superblogger)
by Eky Shirley Whether girl or guy, being friendzoned has got to hurt; especially when you see your ‘friend’ going through the same vicious cycle over and over again and you have to be the shoulder...
View ArticleNkechi Eze: Ladies, tell me, what is your price tag?
by Nkechi Eze Gone are the days when men were fasting and praying against gold diggers. Men nowadays even pray for women to prey on them, enticing women with their wallets. Have you ever heard girls...
View ArticleDele Agekameh: The forgotten girls of Chibok
by Dele Agekameh Unfortunately, days have turned into weeks and months, and nothing tangible or cheering has been on the horizon about the girls’ return to reunite with their loved ones. On...
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