Archive for category: Opinion

Abimbola Adelakun: Fashola, the CON and the MESS

Abimbola Adelakun: Fashola, the CON and the MESS

1 / May 17, 2012 6:00 pm

by Abimbola Adelakun The case of Lagos State Government vs. doctors took a bizarre turn when 788 doctors were summarily dismissed and replaced with 373; the alarming shortfall seemingly papered over. And, so far, there are at least three factions of reactionaries:

Segun Dada: General Buhari spoke my mind

Segun Dada: General Buhari spoke my mind

1 / May 17, 2012 3:30 pm

  by Segun Dada “Except there is justice in the conduct of the elections, blood will flow because there will be bloodshed between the dogs and the baboons.” This is the statement reportedly made by General Buhari on Monday, the very

Patricia Omoqui: The roller coaster of addiction- 7 Strategies for a safe ride

Patricia Omoqui: The roller coaster of addiction- 7 Strategies for a safe ride

0 / May 17, 2012 2:00 pm

 My relationship with Cindy generated emotional swings in me - from moments of joy when Cindy took steps toward healing to heavy disappointment or raging anger when she went back to her drugs.   Several years ago I met a young

Opinion: Why Arunma Oteh needs to go … NOW

Opinion: Why Arunma Oteh needs to go … NOW

0 / May 17, 2012 1:30 pm

 by Garba Shehu An Indian friend once recounted a story about a former president of the United States of America, Calvin Coolidge. President Coolidge had a reputation not just for word economy, but also many without an intimate knowledge of Coolidge had mistaken

‘Tunde Fashola: A Senior Advocate or a Senior Adversary?

‘Tunde Fashola: A Senior Advocate or a Senior Adversary?

2 / May 17, 2012 12:42 pm

        I have not written to take sides with the Lagos State doctors, I have written to tell Fashola that if he refuses to reinstate these guys and return to the negotiation table, history and posterity may

“Informed comments have been replaced by Twitter fastfood” – Youth minister

“Informed comments have been replaced by Twitter fastfood” – Youth minister

0 / May 16, 2012 1:30 pm

  The Honourable Minister of Youth Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi delivered these remarks at the conference on New Media and Governance organised by the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Foundation and EnoughisEnough Nigeria on 15 May, 2012. Clearly, he is not impressed! The rise

9,000 doctors working for government, 998 sacked – Let’s talk about the numbers

9,000 doctors working for government, 998 sacked – Let’s talk about the numbers

0 / May 15, 2012 1:15 pm

by Adebowale Adejugbe   Can we talk? Yes? About the doctors’ strike? Yes? Thank you, let’s get straight into it. Using the data provided by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) as at January 2012, Nigeria has produced 42,575 doctors since independence

This logic matter: “Let’s do what they’re incapable of doing in Aso Rock; let’s think!”

This logic matter: “Let’s do what they’re incapable of doing in Aso Rock; let’s think!”

0 / May 14, 2012 1:00 pm

by Rotimi Fawole  I would rather logic prevailed over intuition. They say the mark of having had a fulfilling time in the university is that not only do you pass through the university but it also passes through you. I’ve never

Osyman Dias: Something is rotten in the state of Nigeria

Osyman Dias: Something is rotten in the state of Nigeria

0 / May 14, 2012 10:00 am

The only way anything that is going on in Nigeria makes sense is if it is looked at purely through the prism of organised crime. Something is inherently rotten in the state of Nigeria. A country with no pretence of

Celebrity Me: I only sing in my bathroom, but I’ll give Beyoncé a run for her money

Celebrity Me: I only sing in my bathroom, but I’ll give Beyoncé a run for her money

9 / May 12, 2012 3:00 pm

by Temitope Shittu-Alamu We all deserve to be celebrated. And I mean ALL including those mallams who polish shoes for a living.  Earlier today, I thought about the word “celebrity”, from the root word celebrate. Now to celebrate is to