Opinion

January 9, 2017

Edward Israel-Ayide: Dear Sen. Bukola Saraki, perhaps you can help #SouthernKaduna

by Edward Israel-Ayide Dear Distinguished Senator, I trust your past week has been great and you are getting set to begin work at the hallowed chambers of our legislature in the coming days. To say the past year has been chaotic for most Nigerians is not only an understatement, it would be tantamount to making... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

#SouthernKaduna, Bukola Saraki, CAN, genocide, Military, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, social media

January 8, 2017

Oby Ezekwesili: Chibok Girls – Painful memories of a thousand days

by Oby Ezekwesili On that 30th April 2014 when diverse citizens gathered to march in solidarity, no one could have imagined that any out of our 219 Chibok Girls abducted from their secondary school in April 2014 would remain in captivity of terrorists 1000 days after the tragedy. One recalls pictures of distressed parents supported... Read More

Citizenship, Featured, Opinion

#BBOG, #BringBackOurGirls, Chibok girls, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, Oby Ezekwesili, sambisa forest, sticky, UNESCO

January 8, 2017

Opinion: Stop putting pressure on your children

by Blessing Iyamadiken When it comes to raising children, stereotypical pressure abounds in every nook and cranny of the world, but they are most common here in Nigeria among parents. Let’s start from when the child is born, a child of 3 ideally should still be with the mother, playing with toys, trying to... Read More

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children, nigeria, opinion, parenting, pressure, schooling, Stereotypes

January 7, 2017

Opinion: The zoo in Aso Rock

by Adewunmi Emoruwa A Miracle can be described as an illogical occurrence that contradicts prevailing conditions or accepted reality. Nigeria is experiencing harsh times, we are acquainted with the stats. Most recently we are battling with the acute cash shortage of the US Dollar and even the Naira, with reasons alluded ranging from restricted forex inflow as... Read More

2017 budget, Adewunmi Emoruwa, recession, State House budget, zoo

January 7, 2017

Dele Momodu: As President Mahama retires to his farm

by Dele Momodu “It seems to me, you lived your life like a candle in the wind never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in. You had the grace to hold yourself in these painful moments whilst most grassroots, and those around you throughout the country crawled. Moments I can’t ever forget... Read More

Featured, Opinion

Dele Momodu, Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, nigeria, Politics

January 6, 2017

Opinion: President Buhari is not fighting corruption, he’s only looking for money

by Ogundana Michael Rotimi A purportedly incorruptible President will not appoint and keep an allegedly corruptible Secretary General to the Federation on his team and pretend like all is well- forget about the Kangaroo investigation by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF). Well, that`s a discussion for another time. It is on record... Read More

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corruption, EFCC, Loot recovery, looters, opinion, president buhari, prosecution

January 5, 2017

On Platforms, the Future of TechCabal and Radar

by Chuba Ezekwesili Let’s begin with the necessary disclaimers. I have zero experience managing a forum or in the broader sense of what I think Radar should become — a platform, so these points simply come from what my understanding of a platform is and how it should function. I’m certain the brilliant folks at Big Cabal... Read More

radar, techcabal

January 5, 2017

Opinion: 2017 Ministry of Defence budget analysis

by Saatah Nubari This is the second piece in my 2017 budget analysis series. The first analysis focused on the budget of the State House (which was referred to as the Presidency in previous budgets). MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Today, we will take a look at the budget for the Ministry of Defence. The Ministry... Read More

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2017, analysis, army, budget, Buhari, Forces, Ministry of Defence, Saatah Nubari

January 5, 2017

Olusegun Adeniyi: Tony Rapu is more than a pastor

by Olusegun Adeniyi Despite the fact that many Nigerians may not have heard of him, Tony Rapu, medical practitioner and Pastor, is without any doubt, one of the most remarkable men in our country. And as he clocks 60, it is important to examine the impact he has had on the career of so many... Read More

Apapa Parish, Olusegun Adeniyi, opinion, pastor, pastor ea adeboye, Tony Rapu

January 4, 2017

Funmi Iyanda: For Akin

by Funmi Iyanda …on bravery, honesty and thriving. I I remember the first time l saw him at the cemetery. I had been crying. I had not quite cried since leaving the hospital but when the flames of the incinerator swallowed Remi — in that beautiful coffin we had carefully selected -something gave in my chest. The... Read More

Forakin, Funmi Iyanda, gay, opinion

January 4, 2017

Reuben Abati: Nobody comes to Abuja to read

by Reuben Abati I thoroughly enjoyed reading Pius Adesanmi’s “A Nigerian, Library and Lawmakers” (Sahara Reporters, December 24). I will like to add a footnote to what he has raised: hopefully, the likely beginning of a useful conversation around the subject of reading, literacy, politician-constituency relationship, and the normative/practical value of knowledge and research in... Read More

Abuja, books, opinion, reuben abati

January 3, 2017

Opinion: For Christians and Muslims alone

by Nimi Princewill The casual rise of Atheism, or most emphatically; the non-committal, cold and distant ‘been there, done that’ ex-fanatic Christian & Muslim folks, who don’t believe much in anything anymore remains on the constant increase! Why’s that? I’d tell you. In their thoughts, “Why praise or exalt the name and doctrines of... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

belief, Christians, holy book, Muslims, opinion, radicalism, Religion, system

January 3, 2017

Opinion: 10 of the world’s greatest accomplices in lying

by Kunle Adebajo Prelude: I think I must have spent more time piecing up a title than actually writing this article. And I still am not satisfied with what I have come up with. Not sure if this is because the language is deficient, my vocabulary is insufficient or the subject is just... Read More

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accomplices, circumstances, Humans, lifestyle, lying

January 2, 2017

Opinion: Available options and honourable path for Nigeria this year

By Ariyo-Dare Atoye An Open Letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on January 1, 2017 Dear Mr. President, State of the Nation: Available Options and Honourable Path Your Excellency, with respect and humility, I greet you in the name of the Almighty GOD, the creator of heaven and earth, the merciful LORD who granted you the... Read More

January 2, 2017

Buhari is a terrible, terrible leader | 5 takeaways for Nigerians as we go into 2017

by Mark Amaza Buhari is a terrible leader 2016 was President Muhammadu Buhari’s first full calendar year in office and save for the successes recorded against Boko Haram in the North-East, it was very underwhelming. Sadly, his record on other internal security matters has been dismal: the clashes between many communities in the Middle Belt and... Read More

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2017, Aisha buhari, economy, INEC, Mo Abudu, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, takeaways, the other room

January 1, 2017

Chido Onumah: Ibori and a nation united by corruption

by Chido Onumah One of the highlights of the year that has just ended was the release from a British jail of one of Nigeria’s most notorious politically exposed persons (PEPs), James Onanefe Ibori. Ibori’s rap sheet is as long as the 338km East-West Road in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, but the reason for his... Read More

Chido Onumah, Ibori and a nation united by corruption

January 1, 2017

Farooq Kperogi: A Hopeless Budget and Capture of Sambisa Forest

By Farooq Kperogi Outgoing American Vice President Joe Biden once said, “Don’t tell me what you value; show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” What would you say the Buhari government values based on its 2017 budget? Narcissistic self-absorption, profligacy, and corruption are some of the things that jumped out at... Read More

A Hopeless Budget and Capture of Sambisa Forest, Farooq Kperogi

chemistry

December 31, 2016

Opinion: 2017 goals | This is how the Nigerian music industry should evolve

by Adeoye Gboyega So daiz how I now henter this their twitter of a tin. There was fuss all over social media, people talking about Chemistry – the EP from Falz and Simi. EPs seem to be the new trend as if Nigerian artistes just noticed the term. In October 2015, alternative rapper,... Read More

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albums, EP, falz, industry, investment, Nigerian Music, Simi, tiwa savage

December 31, 2016

Ololade Ajekigbe: My top 5 lessons of 2016

by Ololade Ajekigbe Since last year I started to document and do a post on the lessons I have taken away from each year. It’s a form of yearly insight on the events that have shaped my year, and offers some sort of assurance that I am going into a new year wiser.... Read More

More, Opinion, Thinking Through

2016, lessons, New Year, Ololade Ajekigbe

December 30, 2016

Opinion: Does anyone remember that time Jesus gave this branding tip?

by Justin Irabor As soon as the question dropped, the disciples flinched, scurrying into the far corners of the path, afraid to be the first to prod it with the very long stick of wariness. They were all too familiar with the words of the Rabbi, the arcane pronouncements that poured from his lips... Read More

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Branding, disciples, James, Jesus, Justin Irabor, lessons, tips

December 30, 2016

Opinion: How Buhari’s government is weaponizing hunger

by Adekoya Bolakale When Feyisayo, a 36-year old trader and a single mother of three left her home in Imeri, a village in Ose local council area of Ondo State, to cast her ballot in the recently conducted governorship election in the State, it was not for the desire to vote in a government... Read More

Cover Stories, Opinion, Thinking Through

Edo elections, elections, hunger, nigeria, opinion buhari, weaponise

December 29, 2016

Afam Ade-Odiache: Bravery is not in the eye of the beholder [NEW VOICES]

I’ve started to think about what bravery is. Everyone knows the rational expectations of the definition of bravery. It’s the soldier in the front lines who puts his life on the line for people he doesn’t know. In a functional society he’s incentivised by decent pay and a life long pension that will go to... Read More

Featured, Opinion

Afam Odiache, bravery, New Voices

December 29, 2016

Cheta Nwanze: A doctor’s harrowing experience

By Cheta Nwanze Published as sent to me via email. I’ve not made any effort to find out more just yet. There is the possibility that this is an elaborate fiction. I’m publishing it however, because it resonates with a fairly recent experience of mine… I had forgotten what the term ‘faced with death’ really... Read More

Cheta Nwanze, Doctor's experience, Guest Post

December 28, 2016

Today’s Noisemakers: Donald Trump, Calabar Christmas carnival, Drake and others

Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters, etc. They range from the awesome and brilliant to the OMG, he didn’t. We have made it our job to take down the names of... Read More

Calabar Christmas carnival, Drake and others, Today's Noisemakers: Donald Trump

Election

December 28, 2016

Reuben Abati: The morning after Christmas

“How was your Christmas Day?” “Comme ci, comme ca” “What’s that?” “I am speaking French. You mean you don’t even understand elementary French?” “No, I don’t. Speak English. How was Christmas?” “Low-key. Like this, like that”. “For me, it was a dead-end Christmas” “God forbid. May we never have a dead-end Christmas. I reject it... Read More

christmas, economy, mmm, Ngeria, Plastic rice, recession

December 28, 2016

2016 Headies:The ouuhs, aaahs and naahs

by Umar Sa’ad Hassan Someone captured the 2016 Headies in these few words: “This may very well be its funeral.” When Wizkid strolled in and attempted to hug Eva’s fiancé before hugging her instead and leaving the poor dude hanging, you couldn’t help but help the organizers bemoan the abject lack of A-list calibre guests.... Read More

Adesuwa, falz, Music, nigeria, Olamide, Simi, the headies

December 28, 2016

Farooq Kperogi: My word of the year? Dalung’s “Spended.” Here’s Why

by Farooq Kperogiitter It is traditional for dictionaries and grammar mavens to choose their words of the year at the close of the year. Mine is “spended.” It is the nonstandard past tense of “spend,” which is popular with non-native English speakers particularly in Asia. But it was popularized in Nigeria by Minister of Youths... Read More

American English, Dalung, grammar, mama peace, New lexicons, Nigeria's political class

December 28, 2016

Opinion: Why tribalism is stupid

by Derin Adebayo These past few days there has been a lot of tribalism on display on Twitter. It was all started by the Tribalist-in-Chief, President Mohammadu Buhari who decided to launch something called operation python dance, which apparently means ordering the armed forces to harass and extort innocent Nigerians travelling home to eastern states... Read More

colonialism, Derin Adebayo, nigeria, opinion, tribalism, Unity

December 28, 2016

Moses Ochonu: El-Rufai’s blunders and the Christmas killings in Southern Kaduna

by Moses Ochonu For the people of Kaninkon Kingdom in Southern Kaduna, this was a bleak Christmas. On Christmas Eve and on Christmas day armed Fulani herdsmen attacked and destroyed Goska village, killing, maiming, and burning. This attack occurred in spite of the area having been put under a 24-hour curfew by the state government,... Read More

el rufai, ethno-religious violence, genocide, nigeria, Southern Kaduna, Tribalism Fulani herdsmen

December 28, 2016

Opinion: Mr. President, Nigerians are no longer at ease

by Ayodele Adio Shortly after reading through Audu Maikori’s narration of the tragedy befalling the beautiful people of southern Kaduna, I was left in a state of limbo about why the Nigerian state has consistently failed to protect its most vulnerable; why the life of the average Nigerian isn’t worth as much as that... Read More

Opinion, Thinking Through

Audu Maikori, chinua achebe, killings, Mr. President, nigerians, opinion, Southern Kaduna

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