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Azeez September 9, 2017

OAU suspends two SUG leaders over N3.8m fight

The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife has indefinitely suspended two students union leader over a clash. The students are Vice-President, Jacob Tosin Grace and Director of Socials, Adedayo Afolabi Emmanuel.…

Azeez August 25, 2017

BREAKING: Buhari meets with APC, PDP leaders

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Presidential Villa. The Presidency disclosed this via its…

Azeez August 21, 2017

ASUU leaders meet on Monday over FG’s offers

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet on Monday to discuss offers made by the Federal Government during their meeting last week. It was gathered that the union…

Op-ed Editor July 18, 2017

Opinion: Between the compulsive critic & the great leader

by Lai Labode While visionary leadership is not a promise of perfection, its inevitable shortcomings are judged with a malicious eye for the worst by the compulsive critics. Since the…

Azeez July 18, 2017

PDP leaders meet, vow to rebuild party

Members of the National Expanded caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday met for the first time since the Supreme Court judgement in Abuja. The meeting was attended…

Azeez July 16, 2017

Disarm all herdsmen | S’West, S’East, Middle Belt leaders tell FG

Some leaders from the South-West, South-East, South-South and Middle Belt on Saturday called for a new fiscal formula for the transfer of Nigeria to a diverse economy. They also united…

Editor July 10, 2017

The Activism Blog: We are paying very close attention to The Alternative. You should too

First launched in 2014 and suspended for three years, The Alternative - a Twitter-based handle seeking to sensitise younger Nigerian voters about the stakes in the next elections. It resumed…

Azeez July 3, 2017

We are in full support of a united Nigeria | S’East governors, leaders declare

South East governors, members of the Natiinal Assembly from the South East and traditional rulers from the region on Sunday declared support for a united Nigeria in Enugu. The South-East…

Azeez June 19, 2017

We don’t see Nnamdi Kanu as a south-east leader of thought – Presidency

The Presidency has said the government does not see leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) as a leader of thought in the south-east region. Special Adviser to the…

Azeez May 10, 2017

Force out girls refusing to be freed, Chibok leaders tell FG

by Azeez Adeniyi Chibok community leaders, under the aegis of Kibaku Area Development Association, have responded to claims by a negotiator, Zannah Mustapha that some abducted Chibok girls refused to…

Azeez December 29, 2016

N’Delta: FG still in search of genuine leaders, militants for dialogues – Presidency

The Presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari has not commenced the Niger Delta dialogue because the Federal Government has been unable to ascertain the genuine militants and leaders from the…

Op-ed Editor December 10, 2016

Opinion: Ndi Igbo and the need for new leadership

by Chinyere Akataobi The 1914 Amalgamation of the northern and Southern protectorate can be likened to a forced marriage consummated between individuals who were never lovers, individuals who never did any…

Op-ed Editor November 15, 2016

Mark Essien: Letter to the new Country Manager

by Mark Essien Dear Country Manager, To be successful at your job, there are a few things you must do. SEE THE FUTURE You must see the future. This means…

Op-ed Editor November 6, 2016

Simon Kolawale: Blame the leaders — or the followers?

by Simon Kolawole At my brother-in-law’s traditional wedding in Lagos last month, I was waylaid by a band of praise-singing drummers. You know them: they shower you with sugary boot-licking…

Op-ed Editor October 12, 2016

Opinion: We continue to select criminals as leaders

by Isaac Aluko Ademoroti From what one has seen of late, it now appears that our leaders and politicians are mainly driven by a certain crave for filthy lucre and an…

Mazi Emeka September 26, 2016

#Impact365: Funmi Iyanda’s NGO has touched over 3,000 lives!

Founded by popular television personality and media entrepreneur, Funmi Iyanda, Change-A-Life (CAL) is a nongovernmental that has impacted the lives of over three thousand young Nigerians. In this interview with…

Mazi Emeka September 17, 2016

#NationalYouthSummit: The Passion and The Burden

"Half of the world’s population is under 25 years old. Therefore, young people are not just the beneficiaries of the 2030 Agenda, but rather, they hold the key to its…

Azeez September 9, 2016

We are also feeling the pains of recession – Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Friday said leaders in the country are also affected by the current economic recession. The Senate President said this on Friday while addressing State House…

Op-ed Editor September 7, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: The soldier who would save Nigeria

"I am a serving Colonel in the Army. But as long as I live, I am determined to train my son to wait for his turn in this country. I…

Mazi Emeka August 31, 2016

Seasoned professionals come to Ibadan to share impeccable ideas at Home Advantage [Evolve]

Home Advantage is an international standard leadership conference created in 2015 to catalyze a shift in the mindset of young Nigerians, Africans and the world at large to get them…

Mazi Emeka August 30, 2016

Opinion: Deconstructing the blackmails and cheap diatribes

By Mohammed Dahiru Aminu There is also another type of blackmail or cheap diatribe being promoted by some of our ‘brothers’ back home each time you write that which doesn’t…

Mazi Emeka July 3, 2016

Impact365: How Clothe the Child initiative is taking responsibility

Challenged by the growing level of poverty in the country and socio-economic problems faced by children, Clothe the Child (CtC) initiative, founded by Godbless Otubure, has taken up the burden of…

Mazi Emeka June 25, 2016

Buhari to militants: ‘In the name of Almighty God, take it easy’

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, pleaded with the Niger Delta militants to halt their continuous destruction of oil and gas installations in the region. The President, who was obviously shocked…

Mazi Emeka June 8, 2016

Top PDP leaders, 2 ex-ministers arrested

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday and Tuesday, arrested two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and two former Ministers, the Punch reports. The top politicians…

Mazi Emeka June 1, 2016

Niger Delta leaders to Avengers: ‘You’re threatening our existence’

Leaders of the Niger Delta region, under the aegis of Concerned Niger Delta Leaders, on Wednesday, described the attacks on oil installations by Niger Delta Avengers as criminal acts that…

Mazi Emeka May 31, 2016

#Olayinkamustgo: University of Ibadan students want VC removed

Pained by the actions of the school Vice Chancellor, Professor Abel Olayinka, students of the University of Ibadan have taken to Twitter to call for the removal of the VC,…

Mazi Emeka May 23, 2016

Simon Kolawole: Deregulation, monopoly and change

by Simon Kolawole So the fuel price hike strike flopped? Well, President Muhammadu Buhari may have just received a blank cheque from Nigerians to go on with this major surgery…

Mazi Emeka May 17, 2016

‘Wike, Fayose, are accidental leaders of PDP’ -APC

The Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, said Governor Nyesom Wike and his Ekiti state counterpart, Ayodele Fayose, were accidental leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who…

Op-Ed Editor March 26, 2016

Dele Momodu: The lessons Nigerian leaders can learn from watching television

Fellow Nigerians, you must be wondering why I chose this title for my column today. If you wait a moment and you want to know the real reason, I shall…

Janeth J September 13, 2015

“Past leaders did not fight for personal estates” – Osinbajo

Vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, took a jab at our present crop of leaders, by saying that Nigerian leaders of the past, neither lived nor fought to enrich themselves, or left vast personal…

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