Opinion: President Buhari’s northern agenda, in whose interest?

By now, things are already adding up and the services of a naysayer may not be needed to see the direction the Buhari led government is headed. Prior to the 2015 general election, many of my friends who were staunch supporters of the former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan had travelled to their respective wards with... Read More

September 20, 2015

Samson Aregbeshola: It’s the economy, President Buhari!

There have been numerous studies and debates around the world as to how much influence presidents have on the economy but regardless of the outcome of such studies and the differing views in the debates, the stark reality is that President Buhari will be judged based on the economy aside from security and the fight... Read More

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September 19, 2015

#OgaLawya: Mr music producer, 10 reasons why artistes are ripping you off

Dear Mr. Music Producer, I know you are a creative, and you’re very busy and may not be interested in legal jargons but I’m sure you are interested in making some more money. Stated below are some reasons why the artistes you give your beats, are ripping you off. 1. You are not taking steps... Read More

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September 19, 2015

Commentary: The Panacea for Nigeria’s many problems

Nigeria’s condition today causes disquiet and anxiety to whomever has something to do with Nigeria. Frustrations are undermining the happiness of our homes. The cost of terrorism, bitterness and fear skyrockets daily as corruption becomes the order of the day. Are we truly looking for a remedy that can cure Nigeria and Nigerians... Read More

September 19, 2015

Favour Afolabi: The ‘Dasukilization’ of Bukola Saraki

When as a Democrat, you sit by as “Democratic Institutions” are used to maliciously to deal with others, you never know the day it will be your turn. From all indications, Saraki is about to become the next public official [ex or serving] that will be commando-ed by security forces by force or by fire... Read More

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September 18, 2015

Opinion: The needless drama surrounding Buhari’s assets declaration

Saturday, September 5, was exactly 100 days since Muhammadu Buhari took the oath of office as President. His four-year term has 1,461 days and 100 days are only 6.8 per cent of it. Though it has almost become a global convention to assess the achievements of an administration, particularly in a democracy, in its first... Read More

September 18, 2015

Garba Shehu: President Buhari’s memorable trip to Paris

We here had a good meeting. Is your President happy? This was a very senior French cabinet official talking to a Nigerian diplomat, shortly after a one hour tête-à-tête between our visiting President Muhammadu Buhari and the host French President Francois Hollande. They felt the pulse of each other behind closed doors. From this meeting,the... Read More

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August 16, 2015

Memo to President Buhari on the Economy

Over two month now, President Buhari is yet to unveil his economic plan and policy direction in spite of growing concerns by investors and the business community. President Buhari need to be offered some solutions to the current economic crisis that threatens to ground the country. ‎I will attempt to make a contribution because I... Read More

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July 27, 2015

Edward Israel-Ayide: Putting it mildly, Buhari’s America trip was a waste

by Edward Israel-Ayide Summarily, nothing new is being brought to the table, the United States has gotten what it wanted; give Obama’s administration an opportunity to score a massive PR hat-trick by benefiting from photo-ops and launder his image regarding his nearly non-existent African relations. Luckily, they get to do it with the poster child... Read More

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July 27, 2015

Opinion: Why Radio Biafra must be ignored by Igbos

by Chris Nwogodo Radio Biafra is the opium of the historically illiterate, benefitting from the pervasive ignorance about Nigeria’s past that plagues the post-civil war generation. No one who actually witnessed the war or who has studied it diligently craves an encore. A few weeks ago, I was on a trip below the Niger when... Read More

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July 27, 2015

Opinion: Is America for us or against us?

by Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu Moreover, did Nigeria’s president simply waste days and expend public funds in the United States on a ‘mere picnic’ or were other useful issues, besides security, discussed? Was the problem of epileptic power supply that Nigeria has been battling for decades discussed with those relevant to solving this on the visit? Prior... Read More

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July 27, 2015

Waziri Adio: Why President Buhari must remove all fuel subsidies

by Waziri Adio Besides, it is only those who live in urban areas who enjoy the subsidy at the moment. Outside of Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and a few other Nigerian cities, petrol is sold between N100 and N200 per litre in most parts of Nigeria, even when sold directly from the pump. About two... Read More

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July 26, 2015

Femi Adesina: From Washington with dignity

by Femi Adesina Same sex issue enters the scene. On Tuesday afternoon, President Buhari was in his right elements, as he attended a joint session by the Senate and House Committees on Foreign Affairs at the Capitol Hill. It was an official visit that attracted not only national, but also international attention. President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More

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July 26, 2015

Reuben Abati: The phones no longer ring

by Reuben Abati The number of phone calls began to drop. By May 29, my phones had stopped ringing as they used to. They more or less became museum pieces; their silence reminding me of the four years of my life that proved so momentous. On one occasion, after a whole day of silence, I... Read More

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July 25, 2015

Soji Apampa: The plot thickens against corrupt Nigerians

by Soji Apampa President Buhari needs to sign the Proceeds of Crime Bill into law and establish transparent institutional arrangements for how repatriated funds or funds recovered from corrupt persons would be received, declared and utilised. Could it be that President Muhammadu Buhari will be shown in the end to have been a wise old... Read More

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July 24, 2015

Gimba Kakanda: The real story behind Senator Shehu Sani, his camels and Mr. Abubakar

by Gimba Kakanda But Comrade was still a wise man, he asked for our advice, we the masses, on what to do with Abubakar, the underling who disrespected him. His reason for disowning Abubakar was that the suspected PDP mole worked against him in the last election. It was my cousin who first drew my... Read More

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July 24, 2015

Bamikole Omisore: Saraki and the ‘missing’ $20 Billion

by Bamikole Omisore It is on record that Dr. Saraki was the only Senator on the committee who refused to sign the report, even in the face of severe duress and personal inconvenience. Before President Muhammadu Buhari travelled to the United States on a four-day State Visit, one of the issues dominating the national discourse... Read More

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July 24, 2015

Ben Murray-Bruce: Kill fuel subsidy before it kills Nigeria

by Ben Murray-Bruce Moreover, the federal government can spend a fraction of the trillions of naira we are currently spending on fuel subsidy annually on social services that will have a direct impact on the well being of the poorest of the poor and boost out Human Development Index. If the whole idea of fuel... Read More

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July 23, 2015

Steve Ayorinde: Why Buhari should not give subsidy to pilgrims

Why should anyone speak against the folly of allowing private citizens fund their religious trips with tax payers’ sweat when beneficiaries cut across different strata of the society on a yearly basis? Almost two weeks after it was made public, the Federal Government is yet to authenticate the shocking news that President Muhammadu Buhari... Read More

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July 23, 2015

Olusegun Adeniyi: Dear Buhari, it is time for fuel subsidy to go

by Olusegun Adeniyi While I understand why the president may want to be circumspect about a potentially tricky issue as removal of subsidy, the fact remains that it is an issue he would have to deal with, especially if he must fight corruption and reform the oil and gas sector. Apparently in a bid to... Read More

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July 22, 2015

Chidi Amuta: Time out for Nigeria in Washington

by Chidi Amuta Therefore, beyond the diplomatic niceties and backslapping that will feature in Washington, there are clear expectations on both sides. Washington expects a great deal from President Buhari whose CIA folder has been mostly uneventful in the last three decades. On the scale of official grandeur and hospitality, President Muhammadu Buhari’s official visit... Read More

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July 22, 2015

Opinion: Buhari and the roots of corruption

by Bunmi Makinwa Working closely only with political leaders who mostly are neck-deep in corruption themselves means that President Buhari’s efforts are likely to touch just the surface of the problem. He has to mobilize people of like minds within the APC. Some fifty four per cent of the voters in the March presidential elections... Read More

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July 22, 2015

Opinion: President Buhari and our American frenemies

by Obadiah Mailafia The Goodluck Jonathan years marked the lowest ebb in our relations. In 2013 the Americans, partly for strategic reasons and partly on account of their own shale oil, took a unilateral decision to stop buying Nigerian oil while Saudi Arabia, with the same light crude as ours, continues to sell millions of... Read More

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July 21, 2015

Muhammadu Buhari: #BokoHaram – Nigerians should be patient with me

by Muhammadu Buhari While we work to defeat the terrorists, I ask the people of Nigeria and the world for resolve and fortitude. The campaign we will wage will not be easy; it may not be swift. This month, the world moved a step closer to the defeat of Boko Haram, the jihadist group that... Read More

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July 20, 2015

Owei Lakemfa: The travails of Serena Williams

by Owei Lakemfa May it please this Court. This is the case of the State Versus Serena Jemeka Williams. She is charged with revolutionising the Tennis World, not only in dominating the women’s championships, which had been a preserve of whites, but also amassing a wealth of over $70 million and, more importantly, at 33,... Read More

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July 20, 2015

Why T.B Joshua and his church should be prosecuted

by Leo Igwe The prosecution should also be used as a means to send a strong message to the owner of the church, T.B Joshua and other charlatans across the country who claim to be faith healers that their time is up. Now, the Coroner has spoken, and the court has dismissed the obviously fictitious... Read More

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July 20, 2015

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Nasir el-Rufai, the NNPC slayer

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu Back in the day when I worked with him at the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), some us used to surreptitiously devise strategies to “help Nasir help himself”. Like several people who are passionate, he sometimes allowed his emotions to get the better of him. I have had the privilege of working... Read More

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July 19, 2015

Denrele Animashaun: Old soldiers never die

by Denrele Animashaun Last administration, in light of this, tried but failed to make a deal with the Americans to equip its military with Cobra attack helicopters, the Americans weren’t having it. Let me have men about me that are fat, Sleek-headed men and such as sleep a-nights. Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry... Read More

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July 18, 2015

Zizi Nwadike: Radio Biafra, the case for perspective

by Zizi Nwadike In 1999, I was arrested for possessing Biafran currency and possibly for being a Biafran irredentist. Charles Okafor, male, Nigerian citizen and factory worker of the Ikotun suburb of Lagos is a living witness. The years that followed did not make me bitter. ‎ My grandfather had fought in the Civil War... Read More

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July 18, 2015

Philip Amiola: Can we really trust Buhari to bring change?

by Philip Amiola You know what? Regardless of his perceived competence, experience and good intentions, President Muhammadu Buhari cannot bring the desired change without the support of dedicated lieutenants and committed citizens. The tension and anticipation that heralded the March 2015 presidential election will not be forgotten in a hurry. With Muhammadu Buhari of the... Read More

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Opinion: President Buhari’s northern agenda, in whose interest?

Samson Aregbeshola: It’s the economy, President Buhari!

#OgaLawya: Mr music producer, 10 reasons why artistes are ripping you off

Commentary: The Panacea for Nigeria’s many problems

Favour Afolabi: The ‘Dasukilization’ of Bukola Saraki

Opinion: The needless drama surrounding Buhari’s assets declaration

Garba Shehu: President Buhari’s memorable trip to Paris

Memo to President Buhari on the Economy

Edward Israel-Ayide: Putting it mildly, Buhari’s America trip was a waste

Opinion: Why Radio Biafra must be ignored by Igbos

Opinion: Is America for us or against us?

Waziri Adio: Why President Buhari must remove all fuel subsidies

Femi Adesina: From Washington with dignity

Reuben Abati: The phones no longer ring

Soji Apampa: The plot thickens against corrupt Nigerians

Gimba Kakanda: The real story behind Senator Shehu Sani, his camels and Mr. Abubakar

Bamikole Omisore: Saraki and the ‘missing’ $20 Billion

Ben Murray-Bruce: Kill fuel subsidy before it kills Nigeria

Steve Ayorinde: Why Buhari should not give subsidy to pilgrims

Olusegun Adeniyi: Dear Buhari, it is time for fuel subsidy to go

Chidi Amuta: Time out for Nigeria in Washington

Opinion: Buhari and the roots of corruption

Opinion: President Buhari and our American frenemies

Muhammadu Buhari: #BokoHaram – Nigerians should be patient with me

Owei Lakemfa: The travails of Serena Williams

Why T.B Joshua and his church should be prosecuted

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: Nasir el-Rufai, the NNPC slayer

Denrele Animashaun: Old soldiers never die

Zizi Nwadike: Radio Biafra, the case for perspective

Philip Amiola: Can we really trust Buhari to bring change?

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