Archive for category: Opinion

Shahab Usto: When the saviours are savaged

Shahab Usto: When the saviours are savaged

0 / May 12, 2012 12:00 pm

Tragic events like the killing of Dr Dale will cause more embarrassment to the state that remains eternally war- and natural disaster-prone. “This event has totally devastated us in all forms, but more so it has damaged the hope of

“Rashidi Yekini was killed” and someone should ask his family questions – Segun Odegbami

“Rashidi Yekini was killed” and someone should ask his family questions – Segun Odegbami

1 / May 12, 2012 9:48 am

by Segun Odegbami This is one of the most difficult articles I have ever written. I now believe that the universe sought me out some months ago for an assignment, to bear witness and to testify in the unfolding events surrounding

Dele Momodu: Between D’banj and Don Jazzy

12 / May 12, 2012 6:49 am

by Dele Momodu By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please let’s leave politics for this week and discuss my primary constituency, showbiz. I’m always happy to see young people break barriers of poverty through creativity. This is why I have invested

Ugodre Talks Figures: Review of Ndi Okereke Onyuike’s appearance at the House of Rep hearing on Capital Market

Ugodre Talks Figures: Review of Ndi Okereke Onyuike’s appearance at the House of Rep hearing on Capital Market

0 / May 11, 2012 1:00 pm

 Companies flouted rules and regulation as they hardly filed annual reports and accounts, failed to publish quarterly reports and committed all sorts of frauds such as insider training, arbitrage etc.  It was fun today at the House of Rep hearing

Modenine vs Muna? I feel so sorry for Muna…

12 / May 9, 2012 5:45 pm

; by Hauwa Gambo Many weeks ago, a colleague of mine Chi Ibe wrote an article about Don Jazzy and how he honestly felt, despite being the man’s fan, that the producer can’t make it without D’banj. As I watched

Femke van Zeijl: A Journalist’s checklist in times of terror

Femke van Zeijl: A Journalist’s checklist in times of terror

1 / May 9, 2012 12:00 pm

Do not publish about bomb scares. We do not publish about false fire alarms or almost accidents either. I have been criticised on Twitter about not saying much on Boko Haram. I have explained that Boko Haram gets enough free air time as it

Rejoinder to Kathleen Ndongmo’s ‘A doctor a day’: A con(solidated) mess

8 / May 9, 2012 10:54 am

by Joachim MacEbong The dispute between Lagos state doctors and the state government took a dramatic turn on Monday, as over 700 doctors were relieved of duty, and the move to put their replacements in place started in earnest. The root of the

Elnathan John: Beyond Boko Haram: Working for a more tolerant North

1 / May 7, 2012 7:28 am

by Elnathan John The heat of the Sunday sun is sweltering. I have wound down all four of my glasses but I feel trapped in this boiling box that is my car. I am driving slowly between Makera and Kakuri

Dele Momodu: When Danjuma speaks, we must listen

Dele Momodu: When Danjuma speaks, we must listen

3 / May 5, 2012 10:12 am

by Dele Momodu Everything continues in its state of rest or uniform motion   Except an external force acts on it” – Isaac Newton, First Law of Motion Fellow Nigerians, it must be miserably obvious to everyone by now, except

Wale Adetula: Cute, pretty and sexy

Wale Adetula: Cute, pretty and sexy

0 / May 2, 2012 2:00 pm

To be honest, despite her recent attempts at sexiness, I still don’t think she radiates sex when I look at her but does this mean I’ll pass up a chance at a romp in the sheets with her? Err… Do