By Reuben Abati… Fifty years after the civil war ended, Igbos do not yet feel a sense of belonging, acceptance or safety in the Federation called...
By Charles Ogbu… For sometime now, social media appear deeply buried in an argument between Nigerians of Igbo extraction who want Biafra and other Nigerians who...
By SOC Okenwa… Ambassador Babagana Kingibe is a Nigerian veteran politician who could be said to belong eminently to the gerontocratic generation. They have been pampered...
By Remi Oyeyemi… It was Eleanor Roosevelt who posited that no one could make you a slave without your consent. Some of us have resolved not...
By Azu Ishiekwene… The government of President Muhammadu Buhari just boxed itself into a corner and the National Judicial Council (NJC) is very pleased to beat...
By Christian E. Njoku… Deciding on this caption took immense contemplation and deliberation between my soul, heart and physical body, until the news of terror attack...
By Joseph Edgar… No word can be strong enough to express how I feel this morning, waking up to the declaration of the so called coalition...
By Churchill Okonkwo… The “Kaduna Declaration” of “war” on Igbos by some Northern youth groups is a reminder to those calling for the destruction of the...
By Churchill Okonkwo… Close your eyes, take a moment and look at the Nigerian political class. Roam your eyes at the gathering of the vultures at...
By Azubuike Ishiekwene… Whenever I’m about to forget what it means to be a politician in these parts, I remind myself of the Imo State Governor,...
By Louis Odion… Just when the rest of the nation on Wednesday began a postmortem of the Biafra Day celebration following media reports of “total compliance”...
By Mike Ozekhome… I am shocked that the Igbos are not speaking up at the apparent siege laid on their land by uniformed person of different...
By Farouk Martins Aresa… How can African countries prosper when prices of its human and natural resources are dictatedby aliens? 1972 was the last time Arab...
By Abiodun Komolafe…“This thing of being a hero, about the main thing, is to know when to die. Prolonged death has ruined more men than it...
By Abdulrazaq Magaji….By May, 2019, Bukola Saraki would have directly and indirectly maintained an unbroken 16-year asphyxiating grip on the destiny of Kwara state and her...
By Reuben Abati… It is sad that many Nigerians today talk glibly about the possibility of a coup or of military intervention in politics. They make...
By Remi Oyeyemi….In about 24 hours from now, President Mohammadu Buhari would have spent exactly 730 days in office. Yes, two solid years of anomie. As...
By Prof. T. Uzodima Nwala… Before I thank the organisers of this Conference and pay my tribute to the Memory of my friend, late Major-General Shehu...
The announcement that soldiers have been hobnobbing with politicians by the Chief of Army Staff not only threw Nigerians into a frenzy but succeeded in once...
“How long have you being doing it?” “Is this your first time?” “Is this a mistake?” “Is it the devil?” Those were the questions, as contained...
The letter transmitted to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari on the eve of his departure to the UK for medical treatment was kind of unusual....
The Daily Trust newspaper has published an interesting feature story (May 15), on the sudden surge in the number of First Class degrees being churned out...
Recently, I ran into a roadblock mounted by Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) of Lagos State on Liasu Road in Alimosho Local Government Area. Their presence gave...
By Joseph Edgar… Two things have brought my mind to this issue; Segun Adeniyi’s book and the on-going health crises of our dear President. The issue...
By Charles Ogbu….Make no mistake, it is a very big slap on our face as a people and a bottom-less mockery of our collective intelligence that...
Nnamdi has been released after meeting some of the most stringent bail conditions ever devised. Ever since, he has gone on an extended thank you visit...
By Joseph Edgar… The dark clouds have started circling again. The President was missing at Fridays Jumat Service, he has not attended the FEC’s meeting and...
By Reuben Abati… On March 24, one Ms Taiwo Titilayo Momoh, attempted suicide at the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. Both the police and concerned citizens rescued...
By Joseph Edgar… The Emir is blunt, deep and knowledgeable. He suffers no fools and speaks with the arrogance that comes with robust intellect. Ever since...
By Azu Ishiekwene… If like me, you supported a change of government in 2015 and have been asking yourself why, then you should read the new...
By Femi Fani-Kayode … The United States House of Representatives declared Nigeria as the most dangerous place for Christians to live in the world last year....
By Farooq A. Kperogi… It’s great that after much dillydallying President Buhari has finally summoned the intestinal and testicular fortitude to “suspend” “cash-and-carry” SGF Babachir David...
The interest of the nation and Buhari’s personal interests intersect at this point and a single action would serve both interests well. This single action is...
By Mazi Nnamdi Chukwuka… As a proud Biafran one must not fail to express his indignation as regards the lingering injustice, marginalisation and psychological trauma the...
By Reuben Abati… When last week, President Muhammadu Buhari decided to suspend the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and the Director General of the...
By Olawole Olakunle…..When Nigeria’s motion for independence was moved by Anthony Enahoro, the unified aim was to dislodge the common enemy (the British) from the helm...
By Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu… Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus lived between 155 and 240 AD. He was a conservative theologian who became more popular as Tertullian. He is...
By Joseph Edgar… They (EFCC) found the huge sum of funds somewhere nestled in a luxurious flat in highbrow Ikoyi. So many names have been mentioned...
By Farooq Kperogi… Someone suggested a few weeks ago on Facebook that President Buhari’s irrationally wild popularity in the Muslim north would require an entire doctoral...
By Remi Oyeyemi… The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) led by Mr. Ibrahim Magu is engaged in a game. And it is a game of...
By Jude Ndukwe… Ever since the whistle blowing policy of the federal government was announced in December of 2016, there has been a frenzy of activities...
By Chioma Obi… The information contained herein can affect your mood in a terrible manner. Deacon Sunday Ojeme commented today, April 14th, 2017, on the news...
By Pius Adesanmi… Those who are confounded or surprised that the stash of cash found in Ikoyi – we have at least, hopefully, gone beyond the...
Words, words, words is all we ever hear from political leaders when calamity befalls the Nigerian people, with promises which have become stereotype; the same speech,...
By Gimba Kakanda…. There is a reason the North of Nigeria is yet to be “on top of the situation”, as our policymakers tend to say...
By Jideofor Adibe… In a lecture in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on “The Role of the Church in the Fight Against Corruption in Nigeria”, the former President...
Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu Several years back, as primary school kids, one of the current affairs we learnt, ‘crammed’ and read out even when woken at midnight was...
By Femi Falana Introduction Following the loss of corruption cases last week many Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have agreed with the Federal Government that corruption is...
BY OCHO BABA… It is no longer news that Comrade Usman Okai Austin who earned for himself the title CFR (Certified Feather Ruffler) was on Sunday...
By Tony Ogunlowo… It’s the in-thing now: if you have it you must flaunt it – your wealth, status, possessions – in the most public way...
