Femi Fani-Kayode: The barbarians of Africa

by Femi Fani-Kayode They present no danger to us. They are as harmless and fearful as puppies and they only growl like dogs at each other and to no-one else. We will shame them, trade them, own them and rule over them forever. Last week I wrote an essay titled ”12 Years A Slave and... Read More

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March 27, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: The arrogance of the North at the National Conference

by Femi Fani-Kayode The same way they have been behaving since the creation of the Nigerian state is the same way they are aggressively exhibiting their character at this confrence. ‘I see arrogance. I see harrasement. I see it’s either our way or no way by the same group who felt the country belongs to... Read More

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March 23, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: 12 years a slave and the case for reparations

by Femi Fani-Kayode It is incumbent on us all to stand up for the weak, the vulnerable, the terrorised, the despised, the enslaved, the voiceless, the ”different” and the persecuted wherever and whoever they are because to love others as we love ourselves is God’s primary and most important law. I have just finished watching... Read More

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March 14, 2014

Opinion: Lying politicians and the race to 2015 – who gets there first?

by Ayodeji Somefun It is only on the note I stated earlier that Nigerians like me will be very eager to vote and consequently vote out rubbish in 2015 or to further say vote for APC and that is only because of fresh air- Nigerians will like to see what they will do differently from... Read More

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March 9, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: The power of passion and the spirit of war

by Femi Fani-Kayode All these unseen things inspire. They stir the spirit and move the soul. They breath and bleed passion. They ARE passion itself. And passion is the essence of life. Until you hear the Scotsman play the bagpipes in the early morning mist of the Scottish highlands, you have heard nothing. Until you... Read More

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March 2, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: We have become a nation run by a vampire President

by Femi Femi-Kayode We have become a nation of vampires that is being run by a vampire President who feels no pain and who harbours no remorse when the blood of children is shed and when the lives of the innocent are cut short. On 26th February 2014 one Mr. Adegoroye wrote “only an insane government... Read More

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February 23, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: What Jonathan did to Sanusi is disgraceful

by Femi Fani-Kayode The more people they seek to destroy for no just cause and the more innocent men and women that they persecute for telling the truth and for exposing their monuemental corruption and incompetence, the more they shall be resisted by people. What they have done to Sanusi is disgraceful and they ought... Read More

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February 16, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: A nation without empathy

by Femi Fani-Kayode It is no wonder that President Goodluck Jonathan has been endorsed for a second term by a motely and hitherto unknown group known as the ”Witches and Wizards Association of Nigeria”. As my good friend and brother and the Kakaki Nupe, Mr. Sam Nda Isaiah, recently wrote in response to this rather... Read More

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February 10, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: The ficklesness of men and the power of God

by Femi Fani-Kayode A man with the greatest and best reputation may fall and be brought down by God tomorrow and a man with the worst reputation may rise up and be lifted up by God the very next day. There are a few questions that are often asked. Amongst them are the following. Why... Read More

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February 2, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: The secret to a woman’s heart

by Femi Fani-Kayode A woman can heave and moan in the throes of orgasmic passion, yet deep down she feels nothing at all but pity and contempt for the lover that she is deceiving. Women are a precious gift from God but there are some things that all men need to know. Women are by... Read More

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January 27, 2014

EFCC files fresh money laundering charge against Femi Fani-Kayode

by Oge Okonkwo An amended money laundering charge has been filed against former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at a Federal High Court in Lagos. The court was informed by the Prosecutor, Festus Keyamo, at the resumed hearing of the case. The amended charge containing 40 counts and applied that the... Read More

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January 19, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: 12 things Jonathan must do for peace to return to Nigeria

by Femi Fani-Kayode Firstly he has to resign as President forthwith and undertake to stay out of Nigerian politics for the next ten years and confine himself to fishing in Otuoke. I must commend President Goodluck Jonathan for removing Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as National Chairman of the PDP and finally dumping him. It really is... Read More

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January 8, 2014

Stella Oduah scandal: Nigeria is governed by adulterers & ritualists – Femi Fani-Kayode

by Oge Okonkwo Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has something to say about the latest scandal involving current Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah and a Masters degree which she purportedly obtained in the United States, reported by online media platform, SaharaReporters. Fani-Kayode known for his controversial articles, held nothing back as he threw harsh... Read More

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January 7, 2014

Femi Fani-Kayode: Lessons from my experience with women

by Femi Fani-Kayode She was completely naked! She told me that this was the gift she had for me: her body. She told me that she had loved me from the first day she saw me and that she was ready to do anything for me there and then. I was shocked beyond belief. The... Read More

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January 2, 2014

Why Jonathan is Obasanjo’s responsibility – Femi Fani-Kayode

by Chi Ibe Former aviation minister and politician, Femi Fani-Kayode has called it former president, Olusegun Obasanjo’s responsibility to rid Nigeria of President Goodluck Jonathan – because he imposed the latter on Nigerians. “He more than anybody else has the responsibility- if he doesn’t want to be judged harshly by history to ensure that Goodluck... Read More

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December 30, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: My New Year prayer for you all

by Femi Fani-Kayode However you may feel today, whether happy or sad or whether hopeful or fearful, always remember this: that our future and fate as a nation will not be determined by anyone, any group of people, any party or any government. It will not be eclipsed, marred, moulded or forged in the darkness... Read More

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December 23, 2013

“Come, sit on my laps and I will show you…”: See the Top 10 Worst Quotes of 2013

by Wilfred Okiche We love our public figures. But every once in a while, they cannot resist themselves and forget to keep their mouths shut. They mouth off things they really should not be saying and depending on the severity of such gaffes, we love them even more for dishing out the soundbites, or pour... Read More

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December 15, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: Greedy pastors, God’s endtime generals and the Nigerian Church

by Femi Fani-Kayode I have nothing but contempt for those that call themselves Church leaders but who use the gospel to line their own pockets and who manipulate the elect by indulging in charismatic witchcraft, deceit, hypocrisy and profiteering. The truth is that God is love and His grace abounds and extends to all. The Lord Himself said ”I shall build... Read More

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December 14, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, ASUU, Boko Haram and Nigeria’s many problems

by Samuel Chiaba So many questions & very few answers. I see a man surrounded by a fleet of mediocre ministers, corrupt members of both the upper & lower house of the legislature, a bunch of no good advisers, specialists & Harvard trained economists who were either not properly & adequately trained, or just choose... Read More

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December 6, 2013

“Yes, Patience Jonathan is my Jesus Christ!” – See the top 7 quotes from 2013

by Ekekeee As always, if you dig deep into any year, you would find quotes that exasperated, tickled, annoyed, frustrated, shocked and delighted us. Thanks to these good guys, we didn’t have to dig up our own list this year. Enjoy the hilarity! 1. “My heartfelt congratulations to the British Royal Family on the birth... Read More

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December 1, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: Ojukwu betrayed Awolowo and the Yorubas, not the other way around

by Femi Fani-Kayode The greatest irony of all is that, generally speaking, the Igbo detest Awolowo so much and have done everything that is physically possible to malign and discredit him since 1967. Yet this was the man whose party went into an alliance with them at the most critical point in our history (between 1964 and 1966) and who wanted the Yoruba to work closely with them. In an interview with the Punch newspaper on 30th November 2013, Dr.... Read More

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November 26, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: The miracle going on in Ondo

by Femi Fani-Kayode The truth is that I was ashamed of the fact that so much is going on in Ondo state in terms of development and services to the ordinary people and yet we as Nigerians, and particularly as yoruba people, have refused to acknowledge or admit it either for self-serving political motives or... Read More

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November 24, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: Let not the man die in us

by Femi Fani-Kayode There is no gainsaying that when good men remain silent evil thrives in the land. That is why it saddens me when some people suggest that we should not talk about our challenges and that we should not speak out and protest against the evil and injustice that thrives in our land... Read More

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November 17, 2013

Opinion: Ndigbo and their battle for the soul of Yorubaland

by Francis Ojo Ndigbo is aggressive and determined in pressing their agenda with deliberate focus as they buy up indigenous family homes,concubinate with Yoruba divorcees, marry their children and jubilate triumphantly around town all with dirty money. My determination to keep well away from insult from current conversations between Ndigbo and the Yoruba was so... Read More

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November 17, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: What you must know about the power of will

by Femi Fani-Kayode What cripples most people is a lack of confidence, conviction, fortitude and faith and worse of all the fear of failure. This is what separates potentially great men and women who end up just being losers and dreamers and those that are the real heroes who end up being covered in the irresistable robes of eternal glory and greatness. ”Do people shape society or does... Read More

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November 12, 2013

Opinion: A rejoinder to Femi Fani-Kayode’s article, ‘A President without gumption’

by Chijioke Nwaozuzu Does the likes of Mr. Kayode disregard and disrespect humble and temperate leaders, in favour of the rash, brash, coarse, and arrogant rulers? If that is the case, then we have identified in Mr. Kayode one of the modern day students of “The Prince”, by Niccollo Machiavelli. I read with dismay and... Read More

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November 11, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: The curse of power

by Femi Fani-Kayode Worse still those that he had been deputy to throughout his political life, either as Deputy Governor or Vice President, always suffered one form of misfortune or the other, whether it be death, shame, incarceration or impeachment, and he would end up stepping into their shoes and taking their place. This is... Read More

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November 3, 2013

Tunde Fagbenle: Nigeria – A time to negotiate our co-existence

by Tunde Fagbenle We need to talk and negotiate our relationship. If some bloc would like to go their way, and it is agreed to by referendum, then I see why not. That does not mean the country needs to splinter into a thousand countries – though I find nothing wrong with even that. A... Read More

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October 20, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: The Yorubas are a nation, not a tribe

by Femi Fani-Kayode One of the basic truisms of nationhood is that we as a people must appreciate our roots. We must never forget who we are, where we come from and what we stand for. I was born on October 16th in the year of our Lord 1960 and consequently I celebrated my... Read More

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