First, some backstory. Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations has always been very hands-on with global social and economic growth so it came as no surprise when the…
The main opposition party in Nigeria the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suddenly woken up to its responsibilities of strengthening democracy by checkmating the excesses of the ruling All Progressives…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in a recent report tagged ‘Corruption in Nigeria - Bribery, as Experienced by the…
The Lagos state Governor Mr Akinwunmi Ambode in his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015, said, "As we collectively face the challenge to make Lagos a better place to live…
The Department of State Services (DSS) is in the news again. Two days ago the family of one Chisom Anaele a native of Ikeduru local government area of Imo state…
Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko has said the Independent National Electoral Commission ought to postpone the governorship election in the state owing to court cases that followed the Peoples Democratic…
by Reno Omokri Name your dog Buhari and you will be diligently prosecuted in today’s Nigeria but kill a harmless wife of an evangelist preaching the Gospel of Jesus and…
We love it when events on Twitter culminate in learning moments. Following the brouhaha (who uses that word?) about Izien, over a period of three days, Joachim MacEbong, who tweets @je_mc2 is…
Former militants operating under the aegis of the National Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Agitators (NCNDE-A), on Monday, called on the federal government not to dialogue with the Niger Delta Avengers,…
by Zubaida Mahmoud It reminds me of the Senior FEMALE Law School Lecturer that not only addressed us as ‘gentlemen in skirts’ but always made it a point to correct anyone that…
by Moyo Salvador President Goodluck Jonathan has finally signed off on a bill to criminalize homosexuality with an attendant 14 year sentence for defaulters. A large number of Nigerians have…
by Kehinde Ajose Ours is a generation of tired individuals who are tired about the narratives of their lives, tired about the country they live in, tired about the injustices…
Lance Armstrong has spent the past year dealing with the consequences of his drug cheating but here, in a quaint little town in Florida, he is about to face the…
by Pius Adesanmi President Obama’s convoy comprises his limo, a decoy limo, one or two media buses and a few police outriders on motorcycles. That is the length of the…
by Japheth Omojuwa We are not better off collecting stipends from our politicians than we’d be if we freed up our national wealth building infrastructure that’d benefit far more people.…
Opinion: Discrimination against females at the Nigerian Bar
by Zubaida Mahmoud It reminds me of the Senior FEMALE Law School Lecturer that not only addressed us as ‘gentlemen in skirts’ but always made it a point to correct anyone that…
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