Op-ed Editor

The Thread: The dumbest reactions to Kemen’s disqualification from #BBNaija

Nigeria is such a strange place. Matters that are black and white elsewhere take on a coat of many colours in Nigeria. For instance, it is quite clear, more so with the evidence presented, that a sleeping person cannot consent to sex. In Nigeria, it isn’t. So tweets like these sampled below abound. Video Evidence... Read More

BBNaija, consent, ignorance, kemen, nigeria, Sexual assault, tboss, The Thread

Opinion: What has happened to Port Harcourt (my birth city!)?

by Paul Confidence Recently, in our country, Nigeria, a lot of sectors and industries have started embracing technology. Few years ago Nigerians were barely interested in technological development but today the reverse is the case. The very interesting part of this tech revolution is the emergence of tech and business hubs in some part of the... Read More

Opinion: Pension scam- APC’s show of knavery

by Anthony Ademiluyi The then conservative minister president of Prussia, Otto Von Bismarck presented an evergreen idea to the German Reichstag in 1881. He presented a blueprint for a financial support system for the aged members of the society which will be government backed and partly financed by their contributions throughout their active working years.... Read More

APC, nigeria, opinion, pension scam, Politics

Opinion: The saint Farooq Kperogis of this world and the emerging commercial intellectual writers/activists

by Mu’awiyyah Yusuf Muye Since the coming of this government, a lot of critics have emerged as expected. What has been hard to swallow is how some critics allow their selfish agenda to becloud their sense of reasoning. One of those critics is Professor Farooq Kperogi, who has been the hardest non-partisan critic of President... Read More

Buhari Media Centre, Farooq Kperogi, journalism, Media, opinion

Farooq Kperogi: The vicious lies of the Hausa Service of the Buhari Media Center exposed

by Farooq Kperogi The Hausa version of the Buhari Media Center is infinitely more vicious and more shamelessly immoral in its lies and propaganda than the English version. I have never in my entire life seen a morally depraved and debauched government like this! These contemptible dolts wake up every single morning and think of... Read More

Buhari Media Centre, Farooq Kperogi, Hausa service, nigeria, opinion, president buhari

The Thread: Here’s how Kemen can save himself | #BBNaija

Because this is Nigeria and Kemen getting disqualified and evicted from Big Brother Naija is not the end of the road for him, professionally or otherwise, someone has asked a pertinent question about laundering Kemen’s image and the Olivia Popes have come out to play. Question: You're a PR professional & Kemen has hired you... Read More

Debbie Rise, kemen, nigeria, PR magic, sexual harassment, tboss, The Thread

Arit Okpo: What Zamfara taught me [NEW VOICES]

by Arit Okpo I did my National Youth Service in Zamfara right around the time that Sharia started in the state. Getting my call up letter threw me into a blind panic that lasted until I actually got to Zamfara and realized that it wasn’t as bad as I had thought it would be. On... Read More

Arit Opko, Hate Speech, New Voices, nigeria, Zamfara

Ayo Sogunro: Rediscovering critical thinking in Nigeria

by Ayo Sogunro Every now and then, I catch myself somewhat frustrated by the contradictions that engulf Nigeria and its people. Nigeria is a great country, we say. Yet, my daily experience of governance, society, and citizenship continues to be negative. The more I travel the world and interact with the governance systems of other... Read More

Ayo Sogunro, Critical Thinking, nigeria, opinion

The Thread: If GEJ really rejected Britain’s help to rescue the Chibok girls, he was right

Nigeria has been taking a beating from the foreign media- CNBC, The Economist, New York Times, to mention a few. As if to distract from this unwholesome international attention which carried headlines such as The Case of Nigeria’s Missing president: Nigeria’s economy is in crisis. But President Muhammadu Buhari is not even in the country;... Read More

boko haram, Britain's Commandos, Chibok girls, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, terrorism, The Thread

Peregrino Brimah: As @GovKaduna el-Rufai once again defends barbarian behavior of Fulani terrorists

by Peregrino Brimah “We will write this for all to read. Anyone, soldier or not that kills the Fulani takes a loan repayable one day no matter how long it takes.” Those were current Kaduna state governor Nasir el-Rufai’s words on July 15th of 2012. The words he again defended this Month while asking for the head of... Read More

defending terrorism, el rufai, Fulani herdsmen, opinion, Peregrino Brimah, Southern Kaduna

The Thread: Why is consent is so hard to understand? | #BBNaija

Big brother Naija housemate TBoss was assaulted by Kemen yesterday and he was disqualified and given the boot. You should have seen the uproar that caused. The bone of contention became why Big Brother punished Kemen for something that TBoss had asked for, ‘tacitly’ and otherwise. This, inspite of the video that told a different... Read More

BBNaija, consent, kemen, nigerians, Rape culture, Sexual assault, tboss

The Thread: #BBNaija proves Nigerians will always blame the victim

After today, Kemen’s name will be synonymous with pevert. Actually, if Twitter NG is anything to go by, majority of Nigerians already considered Kemen a pervert. You can’t blame them; actions speak louder than words. Do see below video of Kemen fondling TBoss under the covers while she was alseep. In case you missed... Read More

Big Brother Naija, Debbie Rise, Disqualification, kemen, Sexual assault, tboss

Opinion: Territories, territorial spirits and spiritual warfare

by Isaac Aluko Ademoroti The chances are that most people already know that for political and administrative purposes, the entire world is divided into continents while continents are further sub-divided into countries. Furthermore, countries are divided into regions or states. Again, regions and states are divided into local government areas or boroughs. Finally, local government areas... Read More

Christianity, opinion, Religion, Spiritual wafare, Territorial spirits

Hooked on drugs, addicted to sex, I wanted to die but Jesus saved me

by Gaza Knigami Precious I’ve been scared to share my testimony People (in church most especially) knew me as that talented daughter of my father that loves God. I was living a double life. Now, it’s time to come out and share what God has done for me really. Most things will shock you… lol…... Read More

Christianity, drug abuse', Jesus, Love Story, parenting, salvation, Sex addiction

Opinion: Millennials, has the Church failed us?

by Jesse Dan Yusuf More and more millennials are leaving the church in America, reports the 2015 survey conducted by the Pew Research Centre. A lot of millennials (anyone born between the years 1980 and 2000) currently identify with no religion at all. I wonder what the data is like across other nations. Here in Nigeria,... Read More

Christianity, Fathers of the faith The Nigerisn Church, millenials, opinion, Religion

The Thread: Oge Okoye and all the other hilarious moments from AMVCA2017

We are still talking about the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, and it is clear that the viewers are opinionated about a number of things. Do see below: Remembering Oge Today is #amvca2017 how will Oge Okoye attend it now ? pic.twitter.com/OBRfXVzsTl — “Ólori On Radio” 🎈 (@OneBlesseddSoul) March 4, 2017 so if Oge Okoye... Read More

AMVCA, Award shows, nigeria, nollywood, The Thread

The Thread: The #AMVCA fashion this year has us terribly confused

The Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards is ongoing. Ladies always use this opportunity to work what their mama gave them. The gents do not like to be left behind either. This thread captures the questions on our minds: Who slayed? Who bombed? @iamTONITONES didn't come to play at the #amvca2017 and I'm here for all... Read More

AMVCA, Award shows, movies, nigeria, nollywood, The Thread

Opinion: The Buhari/Osinbajo Initiative and the Niger Delta

by Dele Awogbeoba For a while now, the Niger Delta has been on the boil again. Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers and Akwa Ibom constitute the major sources of oil revenue that makes up over 60% of Federal Government foreign exchange earnings and over 50% of Federal Government Income. Ondo, Imo, Abia, Anambra and Lagos states contribute... Read More

Buhari, Niger Delta, nigeria, opinion, Osinbajo, Politics

Opinion: Wanna write a proposal? Think love letters!

by Olufemi Babalogbon I like love letters. LOL. They are the typical example of what a proposal should be. The mistakes people make is that they get too serious while writing proposals, so much that they end up with a quasi-accident of a business write up. What is missing in a lot of business proposals... Read More

Business writing, Love letters, opinion, Proposal writing

Opinion: I am not a Geek, but I need a job too

Maintaining relevance in this 3rd era of automation by Benjamin Dada For real, this is me on a normal day (or how I like to be): But now I need to become like this: Why?! Simple answer, Technological anxiety (oh yes, it is a thing). I don’t want to be a victim of the... Read More

automation, coding, Geeks, Jobs, opinion, robots, the future, unemployment

The Thread: Will ethnicity ever cease to matter in Nigerian politics?

It’s doubtful. And that’s because we have made it the bedrock, the corner stone, the essence of politics. But it’s more than that, as @KingDouyeAlfred explains. Do see below: 1-"Ethnicity doesn't matter! I just want a country that works" LOL Naivety at it's peak As usual, we don't ask the right questions — King Alfred... Read More

ethnicity, Ethnocentric, Federal Allocations, Land Use Act, nigeria, Politics, The Thread

Farooq Kperogi: Propagandocracy and the Buhari Media Center

The Buhari government is an absolute propagandocracy, that is, a government conducted by intentionally false and manipulative information. And this is so because the very foundation of the government is fraud. When you defraud people into electing you and you have no substance to justify the trust they invested in you, you either apologise and... Read More

Buhari Media Centre, Farooq Kperogi, libel, nigeria, opinion, propaganda

Reno Omokri: How Amaechi and Buhari induced Nigeria’s recession

by Reno Omokri This has been a most interesting week for me. As many of my readers may have become aware, the minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, gave an interview to some select papers (THISDAY thankfully not included) and repeated the lie that former President Jonathan pilfered $49.8 billion from the national treasury and that... Read More

amaechi rotimi, Economic recession, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, opinion, Reno Omokri, the economist

Pius Adesanmi: Federalism is doing Like This

by Pius Adesanmi One of the more curious consequences of President Buhari’s prolonged medical absence from Nigeria and the criminalization of questions about his condition by the President’s people is an emergent practice of federalism which speaks to Nigeria’s tendency to bastardise just about everything she touches. For the record, we already practice a bastardised... Read More

Aregbesola, Audu Maikori, el rufai, Federalism, Godwin Emefiele, govrnment bullies, Masari Pius Adesanmi, nigeria, Osinbajo

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Opinion: Aregbesola has a special place in history

by Abiodun KOMOLAFE “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” – Albert Schweitzer, 1875 – 1965. It is a long established fact that men have different motives for seeking power. Some are altruistic and some are... Read More

Aregbesola, education, nigeria, Osun State, political power

Eketi Edima Ette: The single girl’s guide to house hunting in a Nigerian city

by Eketi Edima Ette Are you a single girl? Are you or have you been searching for a house? Are you searching for that house in a metropolitan or sub-metropolitan city in Nigeria? Then get in here! Come, let me share some helpful tips on how to be a successful house hunter. These tips are... Read More

agents, Eketi Edima Ette, house-hunting, Landlords, Life hacks, nigeria, single girls travails

Letter from the son of man: Our hope has nothing to do with Buhari

by ‘Lakunle Jaiyesimi Dear Hannibal, “This is a court of law, young man, not a court of justice”, are words attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s great Justices (as he then was). They were uttered in response to the argument of a young lawyer who mentioned severally while... Read More

Buhari, hope, nigeria, opinion, Osinbajo

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