Category: Opinion

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 4, 2017

Opinion: The road to February 6 | #IStandWithNigeria

by Adesina Tosin Nathaniel This time Monday, February 6 2017, the first major protest in 2017 will be shaking the ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 4, 2017

“I unreservedly apologise” | Audu Maikori retracts statement on #SouthernKaduna killings (READ)

by Audu Maikori Following the statement by the College of Education, Gidan-Waya Kaduna and the Kaduna State government refuting the ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 4, 2017

The Thread: When CBN ‘fell the hands’ of Nigerians

Last year November, Oo Nwoye began a petition to get Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor out of office for dastardly monetary ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 4, 2017

Reno Omokri: Jonathan’s prophecy, Buhari’s heresy and Tuface’s bravery

by Reno Omokri On December 11, 2014, then President Goodluck Jonathan accepted the presidential nomination of the Peoples Democratic Party ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 4, 2017

Opinion: Tech events have become a waste of time. Here are 3 things organisers get wrong

by Ade Olabode For tech entrepreneurs, events are sometimes the ‘juice that keeps us going’. We think they’re great because ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 4, 2017

Harmony Levin: Nigerian, male and feminist [NEXT]

by Harmony Levin In the past few years since I took up the fancy title of being called a feminist, ...

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EditorFebruary 4, 2017

Analysis: The Lagos police commissioner is trying too hard to impress his bosses #IStandWithNigeria

by Mark Amaza For the past couple of weeks, the most dominant topic of conversation has been the planned rallies ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 4, 2017

The Church Blog: Our favorite song on Obiwon’s new album just got its video

After ending 2016 with a late year album release, Obiora Obiwon begins 2017 with the live recording visual for his ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

Opinion: Is The N5000 stipend a necessity?

by Otolorin Olabode Would the N5000 be enough for the poor? Would it serve its purpose and live up to its ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Maje Ayida, Toke Makinwa, Mugabe, #BBNaija’s Gifty’s ‘boyfriend’ and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

The Thread: “We live under a state of repression and tyranny”

The opposition flung at the February protest got many wondering what sort of state Nigeria really is. Here is @gidimeister’s ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

Opinion: Why Nigerian property prices are still not coming down in this recession

by Bolarinwa Durojaiye The What Drive around the Osapa/Idado/Chevron axis of the Lekki-Epe expressway and you will not fail to ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

The Thread: Femi Kuti clears the air on his protest comments

Another day, another controversy. This one involving 2Baba and the son of afrobeat music legend, Fela Kuti. A video was ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

Cheta Nwanze: Blessed are the peacemakers

by Cheta Nwanze   I feel good having averted some bloodshed today. So what happened? I won’t put the names, ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

The Thread: Oby Ezekwesili takes the Federal Government to school | #IStandWithNigeria

It is looking like this subject will continue to gain traction till February 6th comes and goes. As the debate ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

The Thread: Adopting Trump’s strategy in resolving Nigeria’s power problems once and for all

If you take a poll, lack of electricity will feature as one of the top three problems in Nigeria. It’s ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

Douglas Murray: Who will protect Nigeria’s northern Christians?

by Douglas Murray Another day in northern Nigeria, another Christian village reeling from an attack by the Muslim Fulani herdsmen ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

Opinion: The new National Industrial Court Rules will change the face of litigation as we know it

 by Kayode Adeniji The loss of precious time spent by litigants in court on the resolution of simple and straightforward ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

Opinion: Apostle Suleman, free speech and consequences

by Ike Klinsmann Ohamadike It all started when the Byzantine Emperor, Alexis Comnenus, requested aid from the west against the Muslims. ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

Opinion: Blackface’s beef against 2Baba is justified

by Simon Utsu ‎ I read Blackface’s open attack on his cousin and former business partner, 2face a couple of ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

Nene Henshaw: What would make you still consider a relationship after four abortions? [NEXT]

Someone asked me once, “how do you measure your self-worth?” Few days ago, I ran into a primary school classmate ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

The Thread: It is illegal for the Lagos police to ban 2Baba’s protest | #IStandWithNigeria

The campaign of calumny against 2face is disgraceful&says more about the character assassins after him. What would Fela make of ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

The Thread: “It has the hand of the world inside” | Hilarious reactions to Seun Egbegbe’s theft

It’s agreed: Seun Egbegbe, Nigeria’s no.1 con man needs help, but exactly of what sort remains up in the air. ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 3, 2017

The Thread: This is why we march | #IStandWithNigeria

Still on the matter of this 2Baba protest scheduled for the 6th of February, Juliet kego has advanced reasons why we ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 2, 2017

Today’s Noisemakers: Beyonce, Seun Egbegbe, Charly Boy and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 2, 2017

The Thread: “woman” “goddess” “fashion icon” | Top 10 tweets about Beyonce’s pregnancy

So yesterday, the first day of Black History month, Queen Bey succeeded in sending social media into a tizzy over ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 2, 2017

Peregrino Brimah: #IStandWithNigeria | Why we must all rally against malgovernance

by Peregrino Brimah   Nigeria has not found the ‘change’ it fought for that the Buhari administration promised and was ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 2, 2017

Opinion: Understanding ‘executive orders’

by Jideofor Adibe   Since formally assuming office on January 20, two things seem to have defined the Trump presidency: ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 2, 2017

The Thread: Omojuwa stands with 2Baba, explains why protest is necessary

Romania is protesting against the decree made by its government to free officials jailed for corruption. America has protested the ...

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Op-ed EditorFebruary 2, 2017

The Thread: “We cannot continue suffering and smiling” | #IStandWithNigeria

The harder the opposition tries to shut this march down, the stronger it is gathering more storm- at least on social ...

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