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October 20 was a cold Friday night in the city of Lagos. Radisson Blu played host to the crème de ...
Reno Omokri: The APC and the season of hypocrisy
by Reno Omokri It is no longer news that we have a draught of men of integrity in Nigeria. However, ...
Opinion: Where Lagos stands in Nigeria’s emerging political order
by Tayo Ogunbiyi Like life itself, politics is very dynamic in nature. Sometimes politics could be both dynamic and dramatic. ...
Lateef Raji: The rise of Tinubu-led Progressive politics in Nigeria
by Lateef Raji In the contemporary political landscape of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains a force to be reckoned ...
YNaija Editorial: So, what is the Jonathan government getting right?
This president’s record on security can rightly be graded negative, we are not yet winning the war against Boko Haram ...
#RiddleMeThis: Who is the next public official to be impeached?
by Mayowa Aboah The Enugu State House of Assembly has formally commenced impeachment proceedings against the Deputy Governor, Sunday Onyebuchi. ...
Power pass power: Guess who Nasarawa Governor, Al-Makura met yesterday…
by Kolapo Olapoju He seems to be calming down. Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has held a meeting at ...
Square holes, round pegs – and more, in today’s news round up with Cheta Nwanze
But Mallam Shekarau appears not to be the only round peg in a round hole these days. The NMA tends to insist that only doctors be made minister of health, so one would expect some more concern from the current occupant regarding the Ebola thing that is rampaging across our sub-region.
Opinion: Dear NNPC, please bring back our refineries
by Solomon Ben Olonade The big question is simple: Should Nigerian refineries translate now from public to private ownership? ...
Tola Sarumi: Gov. Fayemi was simply let down by his party
by Tola Sarumi Real change has to be plotted from the community to community, let the local councillor go to ...
Ayomikun Soyombo: Though Ekiti has spoken, we won’t let Nigeria go (Poetry)
by Ayomikun Soyombo We can’t neglect this land We can’t give in yet Though the imprisoned seeks ...
Nigeria’s problem is not poverty – Jonathan explains
by Akan Ido President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, faulted the World Bank report which placed Nigeria among the five poorest ...
Saatah Nubari: Monsanto and the re-enslavement of Nigeria
by Saatah Nubari Our country Nigeria just became a member of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Initiative, an ...
Spiritualist threatens to expose Boko Haram sponsors (PICTURED)
by ‘Jola Sotubo A spiritualist in Adamawa has claimed to know the sponsors of terrorist sect, Boko Haram and has ...
Collins Uma: We will not infringe upon Nyako’s rights to associate with pigs (Y! FrontPage)
by Collins Uma The PDP, through the non-existent Wendell Simlin and its spokesperson, Olisa Metuh, started this mudslinging. We have ...
Collins Uma: Mr. President, this is not a crisis, it is war ( Y! FrontPage)
by Collins Uma And, while Nigeria burns, President Goodluck Jonathan is more interested in smiling for the camera. His administrative ...
Opinion: Are Nigerians really tired of bad governance?
by Umar Yakubu Thoughts around security, national budget, state of the economy are not debated. Instead, you will read a ...
Here comes the SSS: Tunde Bakare says ‘there’ll be violence’ if Jonathan seeks re-election
by ‘Jola Sotubo Controversial pastor, Tunde Bakare has spoken out about the 2015 elections and the picture he paints is ...
Alkasim Abdulkadir: Benue – Sewing the seams on these pockets of violence (Y! FrontPage)
by Alkasim Abdulkadir In a nation already struggling to feed itself and reduce dependency on food imports, the crisis faced by ...
Femi Aribisala: Nigeria cannot survive without the Igbos
by Femi Aribisala Even the bitterest adversaries of the Igbo cannot but admit that, as a people, they are very ...
Lawmaker stabbed to death by unknown gunmen in Rivers
by Akan Ido Sotonye Melford Georgewill, a serving member of the Legislative Assembly in Akuku-Toru local government area of Rivers State ...
Japheth Omojuwa: Why the Nigerian Presidency must address this Wendell Simlin scandal
by Japheth Omojuwa Reno Omokri remains officially a staff of the presidency and the presidency must take absolute responsibility for ...
Feyi Fawehinmi: How Wendell Simlin was unmasked
by Feyi Fawehinmi But it’s important to make the point that just because you remain in your job and you ...
British man pleads for gay Ugandan partner after their SEX tape is leaked (PICTURED)
by Adeola Balogun The crackdown on homosexuals in Uganda has continued to attract attention around the country with the list ...
YNaija Editorial: Sanusi made things messy, but his removal is not acceptable
by Our Editors The federal government based its decision to suspend the governor on the damning report by the little-known ...
Opinion: Why Pres. Jonathan must protect Gov. Shettima
by Zainab Suleiman Okino With Sanusi and other examples, Governor Shettima’s criticism of the government’s handling of the Boko Haram ...
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- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
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- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
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