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March 16, 2013

N75 trillion stolen in Nigeria since 1960, thanks to corruption – Former minister, Bolaji Akinyemi

by Rachel Ogbu Akinyemi (Photo-Channels TV) Former Minister of External Affairs, Bolaji Akinyemi said about $500 billion has been lost to corruption in the country from 1960 till date. He made…

March 14, 2013

#Election2015: Why President Goodluck Jonathan granted state pardon to Alamieyeseigha and 4 others

by Rachel Ogbu There are evidences to prove the presidential pardon given to convicted politician, former Governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha and four others is linked to his ambition to run…

March 13, 2013

Analysis: Alamieyeseigha’s pardon – President Jonathan’s race to the bottom

by Joachim MacEbong The internet, like the elephant, never forgets. So, given the events at the Council of State meeting yesterday, a trip down memory lane is in order: ‘Alamiyeseigha,…

March 9, 2013

Tackle corruption or face a bloody revolution: Jerry Rawlings warns President Jonathan

Nigerian president, Mr Goodluck Jonathan has been told that his government is under the threat of a bloody revolution like those that sacked the governments of Egypt and Tunisia if…

March 1, 2013

Opinion: The progress in West Africa is visible, but uneven

From The Economist The day that Nigeria works properly, the battle for Africa’s future will have been won. Leaving the Ivorian commercial capital, Abidjan, at 7am, you run straight into…

March 1, 2013

Opinion: It pays to be corrupt in Nigeria

by Azuka Onwuka It is contradictory and hypocritical for our people to complain bitterly about corruption in public places, yet when our relative or kinsman gets into any political office,…

February 26, 2013

Opinion: PHCN – Witches, demons and crazy bills

by Jonchikadibie From Surulere, Lagos where I live to Amawbia, my home town in Anambra State, the story is the same; power supply has dropped outrageously, while the bills keep…

February 4, 2013

“Nigeria is hellish for poor thieves and magnanimous to big thieves”- Tunde Bakare

by Chi Ibe Latter Rain general overseer, Pastor Tunde Bakare, said Nigeria needs total cleansing to purge it of corruption and bad leadership. While delivering a sermon on the state of…

February 3, 2013

May Akabogu-Collin writes ‘A Nigerian Spring is long overdue’ for The New York Times

by May Akabogu-Collins That’s where Nigeria is today. It will not change until we, the people, join in a mass outrage against corruption, demand transparent accounting of our oil revenues…

January 27, 2013

“What did you do with the N8.3 trillion given to you?”- Ribadu tasks Northern governors

by Rachel Ogbu Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has asked governors of 19 Northern States to account for the N8.3 trillion given to their states between 1999 and 2010. According to the former…

January 24, 2013

“Nigerians are pleased with the progress we’ve made on electricity supply,” Jonathan tells CNN’s Amanpour (WATCH)

by Rachel Ogbu In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday, President Goodluck Jonathan answered a series of questions that bothered on Boko Haram, corruption, indiscriminate security measures, and…

January 19, 2013

Charly Boy: The pigs in our politics

by Charly Boy really cannot discern “manor farm” from “Animal farm.” I cannot differentiate “Napoleon” from “Snowball.” Both men and pigs now work with two legs. I see pigs…

January 18, 2013

Kingsley Iweka: Sex or marriage, which comes first? (Y! Superblogger)

Sex is NOT a creation, it is an act. Sex is an act as much as corruption is an act, will you therefore say that God 'made' corruption? I deem…

January 14, 2013

Pat Utomi: Between corruption and impunity

by Pat Utomi What continues to bother me is whether the elite in Nigeria do not really realise the devastating consequence of corruption for all, because of the temporary advantage…

January 14, 2013

Bode George’s appointment: “Almost everyone in the party are ex-convicts” – Dino Melaye, others chide PDP

Bode George The Peoples Democratic Party has come under criticisms for appointing an ex-convict, Chief Bode George, into a panel to reorganise its Board of Trustees. A Lagos High Court…

January 11, 2013

Charles Soludo, others grilled by the EFCC over currency scam, to face prosecution soon

by Isi Esene The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo was yesterday night picked up by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

January 10, 2013

Opinion: Welcome to the synagogue of thieves

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Agreed, the president is known for his crass incompetence, criminal negligence, and astonishing cluelessness. What about the assembly members who are supposed to represent the interest of…

January 9, 2013

Corruption: Jonathan is not doing enough – Obasanjo

by Isi Esene Former president Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday threw a challenge at president Goodluck Jonathan urging him to act decisively to stem the tide of corruption in the country. Speaking…

December 30, 2012

2013, Jonathan’s year of consolidation – Abati

by Isi Esene Reuben Abati, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity has described 2013 as the year of consolidation. He said next year will be the…

December 29, 2012

Adaobi Okwy: Dear Boko Haram… (Y! Superblogger)

I leave you with questions and only hope that one day...soonest, you'd find it in your heart to put down your weapons and leave us to heal and to forgive.…

December 27, 2012

Abimbola Adelakun: 2012: Nigeria’s year of the locust

by Abimbola Adelakun We live in a country that kills her children and, in 2012, we did not even count the bodies before dumping them in mass graves. According to…

December 17, 2012

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: NLC keeps missing the point

by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu ...what should preoccupy the NLC is how the federal government can cut its wage bill without causing social upheavals and throwing more people into the…

December 15, 2012

Temie Giwa: Prevention is better than dialogue (YNaija FrontPage)

Every Nigerian with an AK47 is being given an incentive to unleash terror on innocent folks, to kill and maim them, then demand ‘dialogue.’ It is a business model Nigeria…

December 12, 2012

Opinion: Nigeria needs a ministry of corruption

by Olabode Emmanuel Olawumi The duty of this ministry is to officially provide funds for the purpose of corruption... Nigeria is a country with a population of over 150 million…

December 12, 2012

Psquare, #OccupyNigeria & more: The New Yorker on the 8 most interesting Africans of 2012

by Rachel Ogbu L-R Joyce Banda, Alice Nkom, David (Tosh) Gitonga and PSquare The New Yorker recently released its top Africans of 2012 including soe of the most compelling individuals…

December 9, 2012

Opinion: Corruption – The 37th State of the Federation

by Theophilus Ilevbare “Corruption has become a state of the Federation, drawing its weekly and monthly allowances from the Federation Account unabashedly” – Lawyer, Fred Agbaje Lately, the Nigerian media…

December 9, 2012

Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Thieves everywhere (YNaija FrontPage)

I’m very confused like many Nigerians, as to how N2billion in hot raw cash, could grow legs and walk out of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company…

December 6, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: Sing while you’re winning (YNaija FrontPage)

I don’t envy the men paid to defend the image of the Nigerian government, and wish them the very best with their impressive imitation of Joseph Goebbels. Edward Bernays will…

December 4, 2012

Stop exaggerating, we’re not that corrupt – Tony Elumelu

Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holdings Ltd., on Monday stressed the need for investors to report positive issues that would encourage doing business in the country. Mr. Elumelu made the appeal at the Presidential Policy…

November 30, 2012

Corruption allegations: House of Reps to probe Godsday Orubebe’s Abuja mansion

by Isi Esene A building located in the Mabushi District of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, said to belong to the minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, has become…

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