By Joseph Edgar… I have been waiting for this verdict before I put pen to paper. I must confess though that I have not really shown...
By Ademola Babalola…The Edo poll came to a conclusion on Thursday, September 29 with the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission that the All Progressives...
By Joseph Edgar… The title of this piece is very long and you will forgive me. There is no way that I could have captured what...
By Dele Momodu… Fellow Nigerians, the biggest story everywhere at this moment is that Nigeria is broke, as poor as a church rat. The frustration of...
By Prince Charles Dickson… “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”–Socrates. One...
By Isaac Aluko… Nowadays, even children are aware of the existence of the supernatural realm. There is indeed more to the physical world than meets the...
By Reuben Abati… There have been interesting arguments over Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun’s observation that “recession is just a word”, and NAN MD, Bayo Onanuga claiming that...
By Pius Adesanmi… Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, made a Facebook update today. Before I express any opinion on the...
By Okey Ndibe… Last week, Nigeria hosted one of the central deities in the global revolution called social media—in the name of Hon Triple High Chief...
By Femi Fani-Kayode… In the northern part of Nigeria two vessels were used as vehicles for conquest by the Fulani: religion and language. Islam was imposed...
By Farooq A. Kperogi… Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg sparked a raucous socio-linguistic debate in Nigeria after he disclosed in Lagos that Facebook’s platform now supports the...
By Reuben Abati… When our public officials fall asleep while attending a meeting, or an official function, the standard Nigerian reaction is to have a hearty laugh at...
By Reuben AbatI… Mark Zuckerberg’s two-day visit to Nigeria has done a lot for the country; it is a pity no government official or agency has tried to...
By Jude Ndukwe… It is a season of the absurd. Nigeria is hemorrhaging uncontrollably, left for too long to bleed and now in a near-comatose situation. Truly,...
By Tony Ogunlowo… Ever since oil was discovered in the Niger Delta more than sixty years ago the lives of the people there have been blighted...
By Femi Fani-Kayode… The butchers from the north are better known as the Fulani militants and herdsmen. They have unleashed horror and levied war against the...
By Reuben Abati… Last Friday, my phones rang again and again (thank God for dead phones gradually playing Lazarus), but what triggered that ring-ring was the article: “The...
By Reuben Abati… The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one...
“I won’t be surprised if the man arrested for naming his dog Buhari is arraigned before Justice Okon Abang. There is nothing beyond this government”- Mr....
By Reuben Abati… Essential elements of intelligence and the intelligence cycle in overseas relations include what is better described as “the cover story”. It is an...
“If the facts are contrary to any predictions, then the hypothesis is wrong no matter how appealing.”- David Douglass By Fejiro Oliver… If there are ten...
By Remi Oyeyemi… There is fire on the mountain. And that mountain is Nigeria. To put out this fire there is need for leadership from all...
By Dele Momodu… Fellow Nigerians, you must be wondering what this title is all about. Please, calm down, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, one of Nigeria’s iconic...
By Reno Omokri… I never believed that true life is stranger than fiction until I read the case of Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, the young man who...
By Tony Ogunlowo… As the budget padding controversy rages on members of the public wonder what’s next. When it comes to pilfering public funds Nigerian politicians...
Femi Fani-Kayode… When I warned the Nigerian people about what the APC represented and that, if given power, they would be the most reactionary, repressive, vindictive,...
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo… As we ecstatically inch towards the finale of the greatest sports fiesta in the world, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in...
By Bola Ahmed Tinubu… My Dear Tunji Abayomi, It is said that to err is human. By your letter to me, it seems that you seek...
By Femi Falana… Last week, Honourable Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of the House of Representatives arrogantly maintained that he would not subject himself to the investigation...
By Reuben Abati… One other outcome of our democratic experience since 1999 is how demanding and insatiable the Nigerian voter has become, and because political office...
Dear Asiwaju Tinubu,… The ignorant may not actually know our relationship. We share the struggle for democracy which conjured regard for the independent right of our people...
By Reuben Abati… In some other countries of the world, a bronze medal at the Olympics is not something to be talked about or celebrated. Not even...
By Femi Fani-Kayode… Sadly many in the conservative core north remain unconvinced. For example, the Arewa Consultative Forum issued a statement on the 7th August in...
By Okey Ndibe… Two curious events took place last week. In one, the leadership of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) announced their choice...
By Majeed Dahiru… President Muhammadu Buhari came to power with a lot of promise. He enjoyed enormous good will from a cross section of the very...
By Paul Michael… For sometimes now, the mainstream media and the social media has been agog with discourse and criticism of the act of budget padding,...
By Levi Obijiofor… National Assembly members past and present have been the butt of public criticisms owing to their involvement in shameful behaviour. Their shredded image,...
By Femi Fani Kayode… “If Boko Haram kills Christians and burns down churches, we will slay Muslims and raze down mosques. We want to warn them...
By Tony Ogunlowo… Right now more and more people, hostages, are being rescued from the clutches of the Boko Haram sect. Many of them who were abducted...
By Reuben Abati… “ I hear we are no longer Nigeria, but the United States of Nigeria” “You didn’t hear anything. Stop being hypocritical, my friend.”...
By Olusegun Adeniyi… Because I know my readers very well, the expectation would most likely be that today, I will go after the PADDINGtons in the...
By Reuben Abati… If there was any hope that Donald Trump would change tactics and be more restrained after winning the Republican party Presidential nomination for...
By Comrade Shedrack Fubara… The fundamental aspect of Nigeria’s national life that must be restructured is the current structure of governance of Nigeria. In looking...
By Reuben Abati… I was shocked by the trenchant reaction to my piece on the July 15 attempted coup in Turkey from at least two persons. The piece...
By Okey Ndibe… Junaid Mohammed may be the closest thing Nigerians have to a bipartisan gadfly, an equal opportunity traducer of the country’s rulers. A legislator...
By Femi Fani-Kayode… Forgive me for my curious silence over the last few months but this was due to circumstances beyond my control. As you know...
By Lawrence Chinedu Nwobu… There is the truism that “the greatest obstacle to setting a slave free is the slave himself.” This is perfectly captured in...
By SONALA OLUMHENSE… Every soldier knows it: the most dangerous opponent is the one within. This is one of the reasons why loyalty is such a...
By Reuben Abati… Nigerians love events and ceremonies. The engine of governance in fact runs on this special fuel, which in many ways has become an occasional excuse...
By Ifeanyi Izeze… Now that President Muhammadu Buhari’s focus on the Niger Delta question has been “sharpened,” the need to help him see clearer the genuine...
