Reuben Abati: America and the randy Nigerian lawmakers

There has been no shortage of controversy and hair-raising incidents from the 8th National Assembly of Nigeria, but nothing breaks the heart more than the name-them-shame-them letter that has been sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives by the US Ambassador in which he accused three Nigerian lawmakers of sexual misconduct during an... Read More

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June 18, 2016

Opinion: Why Nigerians must agree to disagree on the ‘Nigerian question’

By Ayodele Adio Just recently, former vice president Atiku Abubakar made bold proclamations on restructuring the Nigeria’s socio-political land scape. This time he wasn’t a lone wolf, other prominent Nigerians like Balarabe Musa and Dr Junaid Mohammed, just to mention but a few all seconded this fine line of thought. Let’s be frank, there is not... Read More

Atiku, awolowo, Balarabe, Buhari, Federalism, Niheria, north, Politics, socialism, south, south east

June 18, 2016

‘$12.9bn, ₦1.4trn…’ | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

Every week, different figures make news headlines. While some numbers are bereft of impact in the general scheme of things, a few others tend to be significant, and as such they stand out. In essence, they are important and should matter. These are the numbers that mattered this week. ₦93 billion The amount, in Naira, set... Read More

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June 18, 2016

eXploring ‘Market’ Review: Everything really starts small

From a song about New York titled “Empire State of Mind” by American rapper Jay Z is the line “…and since I made it here, I can make it anywhere”. That iconic line represents a lot of things that have been said about Lagos. The hustle, the speed, the hunger and drive to succeed, and... Read More

Aswani market, Denola Grey, eXploring, Jay-z, market review, Zina Anumudu

June 18, 2016

Lolade Nwanze: Hell or High Water – Time well spent

So It was date night again yesterday; it’s been a while. Husband said there was a private movie screening and we were on the list. Boy was I delighted to dress up and get out of the house?! We got to The Palms, Lekki and I was surprised they had also started charging for parking... Read More

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June 18, 2016

Reno Omokri: How Ibe Kachikwu taught Amaechi how to be a ‘Minister’

By Reno Omokri By now, you probably have watched the viral video of the town hall meeting organized by the ministry of masquerade dressing (otherwise known as ministry of information) in Uyo the Akwa Ibom state capital. At that event, the mild mannered minister of state for petroleum resources, Ibe Kachikwu, proved that you should... Read More

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June 18, 2016

Dele Momodu: Hillary Clinton’s date with destiny

By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, please, permit me to invite you on a flight to the United States of America this weekend. You must be wondering what is my own with American elections, I’m sure. Many have asked me to my face if I’m able to vote in America or why am I flexing muscles... Read More

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June 18, 2016

‘Don’t be afraid of failure, every rejection is a lesson’ | Leading Ladies Africa speaks to Michelle Dede

Everyone knows her. With a name that is synonymous with Television, Entertainment and Fashion, Michelle Dede is a Multilingual Host, Actor, Event MC, Brand Ambassador and Producer. With a career spanning a decade, and a repertoire of massive projects like Big Brother Nigeria, Desperate Housewives Africa, and Flower Girl to her credit, she’s become one... Read More

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June 17, 2016

Babajide Ajidagba: Rationalising governance beyond ‘economic diversification’ (Y! Naira&Kobo)

By Babajide Ajidagba One of the often used words by President Buhari, Vice President Osinbajo and others on their team during the last general election and the year since is “economic diversification”. The Presidency believes our economy isn’t diversified and aims to cure Nigeria’s overdependence on the oil and gas sector. Periodic economic data released by... Read More

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bank, diversification, economy, Forex, naira&kobo, petrol

June 17, 2016

POETRY: Buhari, My President

By Isa Eneye Mubarak BUHARI, MY PRESIDENT My president is from the North, South, West and East, He is realistic, Just and he is full of intelligence True Man of every culture, religion and creed, My President is strong, competent and has common sense He is Buhari, He is my President Faith is his armor, and... Read More

June 17, 2016

Opinion: How are the mighty fallen?

By ‘Kayode Oyero I was at the Alausa Lagos office of the Corporate Affairs Commission in Jobi Fele axis of the state recently. Done with transaction, I proceeded to the wicket gate of the two story building. Two men chattered loudly at the exit point: “Remove that cap!” one said to the other. Of course... Read More

June 17, 2016

The week ahead – A light has appeared at the tunnel’s end

The CBN has finally let go of pegs on the naira, allowing the market forces to determine the true value of the local currency against other currencies across the world. Godwin Emefiele, governor of the CBN, said that the bank will operate a single trading window, which will take off on June 20, 2016, adding... Read More

CBN, dollar, Godwin Emefiele, naira, NBS, SBM Intelligence

June 17, 2016

Reuben Abati: The legend of Fela like you’ve never read before

On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Benson Idonije, who is arguably Nigeria’s most informed analyst of jazz music and an enthusiastic promoter of popular culture and music has released for public review and consideration an absolutely well-informed biography of Fela, the Afro-beat music maestro. The book is a useful contribution in my opinion. But... Read More

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June 16, 2016

Opinion: Taking extremism out of Islam

by Victor Terhemba If it has to do with religion I’m always careful not to lend a voice because many of the faithfuls are already brainwashed to believing the religion they practice and how they practice it is the best and should therefore not be questioned. In last article, a satire, “how to be a... Read More

extremism, hadith, islam, Muslim, nigeria, terrorism, violence

June 16, 2016

Opinion: Before you think your hearing is good, read this

We tend to think that hearing problems only occur when we work in noisy environments or with age. However, we are constantly exposed to various levels of noise in the course of our day: blaring horns, work equipment, sound of heavy machinery, life style choices (use of earphones at extreme volume levels, closeness to speakers... Read More

blogs, Doctors, ears, Health, hearing, medical, safety, Ulomka

June 16, 2016

Opinion: The hypocrisy of Americans and the Orlando massacre

By Abiola Akintunde The mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando has revealed the subtle biases in the language that public officials use to define human right abuse or terror and who is eligible to perpetrate it. One thing is clear about American politics in light of the massacre in Orlando: Muslims who commit mass... Read More

America, killers, mass, obama, opinion, Orlando, shootings

June 16, 2016

Opinion: Why propaganda against Amaechi will ultimately fail

By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze Jordan B Peterson, a psychology professor at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist must have had Chief Nyesom Wike the Rivers State Governor in mind when he postulated his famous quote that, “When you tell a lie often enough, you become unable to distinguish it from the truth”. Paul Watzlawick writing... Read More

amaexhi, corruption, governorship, opinion, propanganda, Rivers, sycophants, wike

June 16, 2016

Opinion: How Tourism’s growth is tied to Aviation

by Rex Showunmi Early in life while studying Homer’s Ilyad and the history of Ancient Greek, especially the story of Achilles and all the adventures that checkered the ten years Trojan war, I understood that some deeds are more of instrumental good than intrinsic (borrowing Aristotle’s thinking model). Presumably, every of life’s actions it seems... Read More

aviation, growth, national carrier, nigeria, tourism

June 16, 2016

Opinion: 2 coaches, 2 changes and 2 days

by Lakunle Jaiyesimi Two eminent Nigerian coaches, Stephen Keshi and Shaibu Amodu, discovered and joined two different coaches on the train that journeyed to a different realm. The latter only allowed 2 days to pass before joining the former on this train. Change is constant, so they say, maybe it’s the only constant thing in... Read More

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June 15, 2016

Uzoma Erondu: So what exactly is ‘an enabling environment’? (Naira&Kobo)

By Uzoma Erondu A lot has been said about how Government needs to create an ‘enabling environment’ and this has become a cliché in Nigeria. So what exactly is ‘an enabling environment’? I will give a quick analogy of how inefficiencies by government officials comes back to affect its citizenry. A country right here in... Read More

June 15, 2016

Opinion: The gospel of change according to St. Internet

by Adeniruju Adedapo The online community is growing very fast and might someday outnumber the world’s population – with over a billion websites now online. More so, it’s fast becoming an integral driver of development in today’s societies. This has positioned it as the fifth estate of a society rather than the outranked entity it... Read More

June 15, 2016

Opinion: Labour unions and economic reforms in Nigeria

The history of labour unions in Nigeria dates back to 1912 when the Nigeria Civil Service Union, NCSU, was formed. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC was however formally constituted in 1978 to continually promote, defend and advance the economic, political and social well-being of Nigerian worker and ever since, they have played a prominent role... Read More

Civil service, economic reform, Labour, labour unions, nigeria, nlc, oil revenue

June 14, 2016

Open letter to men: Women are as much flesh and blood as you are

by Anifowoshe Titilope “I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence would save us, but it won’t.“- Andre Lorde It is in vain to say human... Read More

June 14, 2016

Opinion: How to make complaints appear as compliments

by ‘Kayode Oyero It is human to be sick and tired of other’s actions, inactions and behavior that you find unpleasant. At such moments, you can’t just take it anymore. Going confrontational seems the solution. “Enough is enough!” you declare matter-of-factly, eyes smoldering with anger. It is understandable. You have suppressed and tolerated enough and... Read More

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June 14, 2016

Boko Haram: The insidious annihilation of a radical Islamic death cult

Apparently credited with the colossal extermination of more than 25,000 mortals within the ambit of the north-eastern sphere of world’s most populous black nation and the displacement of about 2.6 million since 2009, Nigeria’s radical Islamic death cult, Boko Haram, has luxuriated in the definitive profundity of death related from contemporaneous terrorism. Transformation From A... Read More

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June 13, 2016

Opinion: Purging the hypocritical NYSC scheme of its remaining sharp practices

by Jotalo Samuel In the third quarter of 2015, August to be precise, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FG) announced the Treasury Single Account, TSA. The TSA was not a new strategic concept. It was just not implemented under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. This noble policy was a fiscal strategy aimed at blocking financial leakages,... Read More

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June 13, 2016

Opinion: As impunity thrives in PenCom

by Ikechukwu Amaechi The Pension Reform Act (PRA), which established the National Pension Commission (PenCom), was enacted by the National Assembly (NASS) in 2004 to create a body that would regulate, supervise and ensure the effective administration of pension matters. Before then, pension schemes in the country were bedeviled by many problems, including the fact... Read More

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June 13, 2016

Opinion: With Okezie Ikpeazu, Abians got it right

by Chinyere Akatobi Choosing or electing a leader from a poll of qualified or unqualified candidates can most times be tricky and difficult. Politicians approach the electorate wearing their best possible behavior, they exude the meekness of a sheep, the kindness of a shepherd and a charm that can hardly be resisted. Promises of paradise... Read More

Abia, Abians, infrastructure, Okezie Ikpeazu, politicians, roads, schools

June 12, 2016

Opinion: Why Nigeria needs to urgently diversify its economy

By Ola Rotimi Currently, Nigeria’s economy is faced with venomous challenges- 27 of the 36 states in Nigeria are unable to pay workers’ salaries, the existing infrastructures are swiftly becoming poor while new ones are not in place, power generation has degenerated significantly, the financial system is crumbling, foreign investors are shunning Nigeria’s bonds and... Read More

agriculture, diversification, economy, facilities, Food, storage, substance

June 12, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Buhari’s changing body language and 4 other things

By Simon Kolawole At the end of the day, President Muhammadu Buhari appears to be loosening up. He came to power with a set of ideas, with the best of intentions, undeniably convinced that those ideas would help produce the Nigeria of his dreams. But as ideas go, they are not etched on the marble.... Read More

body language, Buhari, flexibility, issues, Keshi, Politics, statism

Reuben Abati: America and the randy Nigerian lawmakers

Opinion: Why Nigerians must agree to disagree on the ‘Nigerian question’

‘$12.9bn, ₦1.4trn…’ | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

eXploring ‘Market’ Review: Everything really starts small

Lolade Nwanze: Hell or High Water – Time well spent

Reno Omokri: How Ibe Kachikwu taught Amaechi how to be a ‘Minister’

Dele Momodu: Hillary Clinton’s date with destiny

‘Don’t be afraid of failure, every rejection is a lesson’ | Leading Ladies Africa speaks to Michelle Dede

Babajide Ajidagba: Rationalising governance beyond ‘economic diversification’ (Y! Naira&Kobo)

POETRY: Buhari, My President

Opinion: How are the mighty fallen?

The week ahead – A light has appeared at the tunnel’s end

Reuben Abati: The legend of Fela like you’ve never read before

Opinion: Taking extremism out of Islam

Opinion: Before you think your hearing is good, read this

Opinion: The hypocrisy of Americans and the Orlando massacre

Opinion: Why propaganda against Amaechi will ultimately fail

Opinion: How Tourism’s growth is tied to Aviation

Opinion: 2 coaches, 2 changes and 2 days

Uzoma Erondu: So what exactly is ‘an enabling environment’? (Naira&Kobo)

Opinion: The gospel of change according to St. Internet

Opinion: Labour unions and economic reforms in Nigeria

Open letter to men: Women are as much flesh and blood as you are

Opinion: How to make complaints appear as compliments

Boko Haram: The insidious annihilation of a radical Islamic death cult

Opinion: Purging the hypocritical NYSC scheme of its remaining sharp practices

Opinion: As impunity thrives in PenCom

Opinion: With Okezie Ikpeazu, Abians got it right

Opinion: Why Nigeria needs to urgently diversify its economy

Simon Kolawole: Buhari’s changing body language and 4 other things

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