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Ololade Ajekigbe: The Venus Williams masterclass

by Ololade Ajekigbe “My motto is: I’m alive, so that means I can do anything” – Venus Williams It was a fairy tale that failed to happen. With millions rooting for her in her bid to become the oldest woman in the Open era to win a Grand Slam at the age of 37, Venus... Read More

“Terrific all-round display”: A review of Meek Mill’s Wins and Losses album

by Umar Hassan Meek Mill’s Meekend Music 2 EP dropped a day after Tunechi’s In Tune We Trust and though Tune’s Mula Gang was by miles the dopest song of both 4 track EPs (Wayne only laid a verse mind you), Meek had the better mixtape with 3 good songs out of 4 in Organized Chaos,Save Me and... Read More

Hip hop heads, Meek Mill's new album, music review, opinion, rap music, Umar Hassan, Wins and losses

Cheta Nwanze: Fayose as a metaphor for APC’s “change”

by Cheta Nwanze Is Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, a good governor? Any one who can, without shaking, owe pensioners for 11 months straight, is definitely not a good governor. But can a bad governor do a few good things? The answer is definitely yes. And therein lies the irony. Ayo Fayose, for... Read More

Belief in Nigeria's education system, Cheta Nwanze, Fayose, Fayose vs Buhari, good governance, opinion

Pius Adesanmi: APC’s obstinate journey to shame via London

by Pius Adesanmi Those interested in the dustbin of Nigeria’s history will one day find APC inside the rubble, among the putrefaction, just beside PDP, and bring out her carcas for examination. Such students of the dustbin of history will likely conclude that APC’s signature contribution to the Nigerian tragedy is not in the empirical... Read More

APC, Buhari, nigeria, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, Politics

Pius Adesanmi: Women versus woman palaver

by Pius Adesanmi I should have known that there is no such thing as a sobolation-free, drama-free trip for me. Shuttle from the hotel to the airport in Istanbul was pleasant and enjoyable. It had been pre-arranged but I was surprised that the shuttle service sent a gleaming, brand new G Wagon, allowing me to... Read More

Amebo, culture, gist, nigerians, Pius Adesanmi

Opinion: Why CAF moving the African Cup of Nations to June/July makes sense

by Tim Konyehi When African football experts gathered in Rabat Wednesday and Thursday for CAF Organised Extraordinary Football Symposium, the biggest elephant in the room was the decision to leave the African Cup of Nations’ schedule as it is (January – February) or for it to be moved to June-July. National teams and European clubs... Read More

african cup of nations, caf, football, opinion

Opinion: Many are “mad” but few are roaming

by Aigbokhan Emmanuel Stigmatisation and discrimination against the mentally disabled is a practice, albeit dispiriting, that pervades every culture in the world to varying degrees. And while many societies consciously make efforts to deter the practice, a few others simply aren’t doing enough. Mental disorders like many other organ related disorders have specific symptoms which... Read More

discrimination, madness, mental health, nigeria, opinion

Opinion: Electing Femi Fani-Kayode as party chairman will bury PDP quickly

by Olalekan Waheed ADIGUN It has become a pastime for me to write about political parties and movements since I submitted my first degree dissertation, Political Parties and Democratization: The Effects of Party Politics on Nigeria’s Democratic Experience (2003-2011) at the Department of Political Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 2012. My fascination with... Read More

APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, nigeria, opinion, party politics, Party supremacy, PDP

“I heard a voice from heaven” | A review of Waje’s ‘Mountain’

by Micheal Ace When the speaker blares and you find yourself beating the force of gravity, walking the path of your pores into your soul and making ways in the air- you’re finding home. You hear your heart leap and touch your lips to find joy beaming to the world. This is exactly what happens... Read More

Lire, Music collaborations, music review, Nigerian Music, opinion, Waje

Opinion: Now that Nigeria is planning to start collecting tax from beggars, what’s next?

by Tony Ogunlowo In an attempt to raise much-needed funds, the Finance Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, has come up with the most ludicrous suggestions of all time: she plans to tax even beggars on their ‘earnings’. She made this perfectly clear at a news conference in Lagos recently. May I remind the Honourable Minister that... Read More

beggars, Federal Government, kemi Adeosun, nigeria, opinion, Taxes

Opinion: The top 3 tribes in Nigeria and their vicious power struggles

by Isqil Najim Looking at socio political mood of the country, I can see that there are three powerful tribes in Nigeria right now. All cohabiting in the same geographical entity. Each with its own mindset and clan. Each struggling for recognition and power. The first tribe is the masses whose reality is dictated... Read More

3 Nigerian tribes, 3019 elections, nigeria, Politics, Power

Pius Adesanmi: Orijin will see me through

by Pius Adesanmi When a culture that defines economic opportunity as the massive manufacture of inferior material quick fixes for Africa (China) meets, falls in love with, and marries a culture that is pathologically resistant to maintenance (Nigeria), the results can be devastating. From Lagos or Abuja to the hinterland, you keep changing rooms within... Read More

nigeria, opinion, Pius Adesanmi, Poor maintenance culture, substandard living

Opinion: The mantra, ‘Nigerian unity is not negotiable’, is pseudo-nationalism

by Jideofor Adibe Nigerians love mantras – statements or slogans repeated frequently enough that they begin to sound like established facts or self-evident truths. Recently in this column (on June 22, 2017), I interrogated the mantra of ‘generation shift’, which was renewed with vigour following the victory of Emmanuel Macron, 39, in the... Read More

Nationalism, Nigeria's unity, opinion, patriotism, restructuring, self determination

Opinion: “Underestimate Saraki at your own peril” | 2019 Presidential elections and the likely contenders (Pt 1)

by Chinyere Akataobi Alignments have started, friends are turning foes, brothers are turning enemies and life-long friendships are being thrown aside for power. The games concerning several thrones are about to begin and by the end of the current year, politicians across the entire nation will be at each other’s throat for positions they hope... Read More

2019 Elections, Buhari, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, Politics, Saraki, Sule Lamido

Nigeria’s Cybersecurity: FBI, Kaspersky halt this nonsense and make some sense

This week, I had the privilege of making a presentation on Cybersecurity and Trust as a resource person in the area of cyberspace law at the recently concluded Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) in Kaduna. You could check up discussions and action-plans on www.nigf.org.ng. Afterward, I traveled for a speaking engagement at Ahmadu Bello University,... Read More

cybersecurity, FBI, Kaspersky, nigeria, technology

Opinion: 5 popular myths about NYSC camp

by Chris Izuchukwu Okafor You’ve probably read a lot of thrills and feels, exclusively online, about the NYSC orientation camp- Except, of course, you exclusively do only WhatsApp data plans, because I doubt if any publisher will devote a paperback to those sort of things. So, back to the story. The experiences you’ve read about,... Read More

Camp life, corpers, Life hacks, nysc, opinion

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Olusegun Adeniyi: What are we restructuring?

by Olusegun Adeniyi Nobody needed any telling that he was angry as he made his presentation. “Nigeria is a failed state”, Dr Abubakar Othman, who teaches African Poetry and Creative Writing at the University of Maiduguri, repeatedly declared before launching into a song, or more appropriately, a chant, rendered in a “strange” language. Even when... Read More

boko haram, KABAFEST, nigeria, Olusegun Adeniyi, opinion, Politics, restructuring

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Opinion: 3 reasons why Lai Mohammed’s proposed ban makes no sense

by Abayomi G. Omotayo This is for all the current opposition parties who may one day become the ruling party. A vociferous spokesperson of your party does not necessarily translate to an effective Minister of Information and Culture. Halo effect it is called. Thoughtless people are careless talkers. Nigeria has a fair share of thoughtless... Read More

Ban on music production, lai mohammed, nigerian entertainment, nollywood, opinion

Opinion: Rape, incest and the culture of silence in Nigeria

by Stand To End Rape (STER) Initiative Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPP Act) 2015 clarifies that rape is intentionally penetrating the private part of another person with any other part the body or anything else when the other person does not consent to the penetration. It is also rape if consent is obtained forcefully... Read More

E, incest, nigeria, opinion, silence, Stand To End Rape Initiative

Tribute to Victor Umeh, the compassionate leader at 55

by Michael Jegede Chief Victor Umeh, OFR, an accomplished estate manager, surveyor, and valuer turned politician is 55. At 55, the former National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) can be said to have lived a fulfilled life, with his selfless service to humanity and invaluable contributions to nation building. A God-fearing and compassionate... Read More

Anambra State, APGA, Birthday Tribute, Career politician, opinion, Victor Umeh

Opinion: Wizkid’s Sounds From The Other Side is a futile effort for African music

by Michael Ace As much as it remains evident that this musical act is a beautiful product of Africa’s uniqueness and creativity, an unprejudiced mind will agree with me that Wizkid’s “Sounds From The Other Side” is another precise feat aimed at buying the whole world into his own pocket. Someone would tell me that... Read More

Afro music, Breaking international frontiers, entertainment, nigerian music industry, opinion, review, Sounds from the other side, wizkid

The Media Blog: Chai, Nigerian journalists have suffered – just see this headline

And why? “We have arrangements. Only the foreign media are permitted to enter the venue or snap pictures of Malala, we do not need local media,” the official said. “Only the [foreign] press and people in the entourage will go inside.” We have truly and fully suffered.

Malala, Nigerian journalists, Sahara Reporters, The Media Blog, UNICEF

Charly Boy: Lai Mohammed is the MC of goofs, gaffes and mumbo-jumbo

by Charly Boy The MC of goofs, gaffes and a lotta mumbo-jumbo Alhaji Lai Mohammed in one of his numerous jokes, probably scripted this time by Tony Okoroji, announced that the Federal Government is set to stop production of Nigerian movies and music videos abroad. This revelation was made recently on Saturday the 15th of... Read More

Charly Boy, lai mohammed, nigerian music industry, nollywood, opinion

#NotTooYoungToRun: Why Legislators must not kill this bill

by Hamzat Lawal To say that I, and indeed all Nigerian youth, are disappointed at the recent development in the National Assembly regarding the Not Too Young To Run bill, is an understatement. The truth is that when the reports filtered out at the end of the recently concluded joint retreat of national legislators on... Read More

Contitutional Review Committee, democracy, Nigerian Youth, Not Too Young To Run Bill, opinion, Politics, senate

The Media Blog: What Pulse is doing across Nigeria is ohmygosh amazing

So our editor in chief rushes into our small space raving about this ah-mazing thing Pulse is doing. We first roll our eyes (he gets so excited about too many things!) and then we go check. Grudgingly, we admit he is right. One of our favourite people at Pulse, Fua’d Lawal is living our lives... Read More

Around Nigeria in 72 days, Fuad Lawal, Nigeria's digital media, The Media Blog

Femke van Zeijl: ‘Oyibo’ is not a compliment

by Femke van Zeijl The opening commercials were running on the big screen but the lights were still on as we entered the cinema of Surulere’s Leisure Mall. About twenty people were already seated in the tip-up chairs, a small cluster of heads halfway up the movie theatre. ‘Oyibo!’ a man screamed at me as... Read More

Femke van Zeijl, Living in Lagos, opinion, Oyibo, racial slurs

Mercy Abang: Poverty within opulence- Water crisis at the heart of Nigeria’s capital

by Mercy Abang Miracle, age 9, lives in Gishiri, has a daily routine of fetching from a nearby pond. “My mum asked me to come fetch and bath” she said, standing beside her was her friend who was bathing from the unclean water with her uniforms on. Both girls reside in a community located at... Read More

Abuja, government, mercy abang, poverty, Water crisis

Opinion: How Fuji musician Muri Thunder’s career withered

by Olawoyin Oladeinde Few things amuse me like the paradox that is Fuji act MURI ALABI THUNDER’s somewhat withered career. And it’s quite odd that an admittedly talented artiste who once touted himself––and some would say ‘quite rightly’––as the heir apparent to Sikiru Ayinde Barrister’s throne would slide into a bottom-of-the-ladder position in the... Read More

Fuji music, Muri Thunder, Nigerian Music, opinion, Osupa-Pasuma

Opinion: Between the compulsive critic & the great leader

by Lai Labode While visionary leadership is not a promise of perfection, its inevitable shortcomings are judged with a malicious eye for the worst by the compulsive critics. Since the world is a great lover of great tales of success and failure, its ears are ever ready for all colours of lies, truth, rumours, misfortune... Read More

analysis, critics, leaders, opinion, Politics

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