by Kenneth Osakwe A few days ago, a petition signed by Mrs. Fatima Mahmud-Oyekan, Head of Crescent schools, and Alhaji Aliyu Gudaji, Chairman, Parent-Teacher Association of the school was submitted to the Federal Ministry of Education asking that a few books that I haven’t read and one that I have read, InDependence be removed from... Read More
Uchenna Onwuamadike, wife of the kidnapper Chukwudi Onuamadike aka Evans has pled both ignorance and mercy for her husband, saying he must have been labouring under a curse to commit those crimes, so we should fogive him. Twitter NG is shocked! Here are some of their thoughts: #FreeEvans https://twitter.com/TLizzyly/status/876016449587904515 Second chance so he can kidnap... Read More
by Bayo Olu We have witnessed the independence of Slovenia from the former Yugoslavia, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the division of the former Czechoslovakia, and the separation of both Eritrea from Ethiopia and South Sudan from Sudan. Numerous of successful secessions have allowed people greater freedom and self-determination: Greek independence from the Ottoman... Read More
by Farooq Kperogi In light of the strains imposed on our quest for national unity by the renewed agitation for Biafra and its reverberations across the country, some readers of this column requested that I republish a series I wrote in 2008 and 2012. Here is an edited and updated version of the series: Why... Read More
by Chris Okafor For a religion that preaches love, peace, understanding and tolerance. For a group that is actually trying to attain or revamp their salvation, the amount of bile and ill-mannered attacks that has befallen any critic of The Hallelujah challenge is nothing short of hypocritical. It’s an open secret that when it comes... Read More
by Reno Omokri My dear readers, I am in a celebratory mood. My book, Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years, Chibok, 2015 and the Conspiracies, is officially a bestseller. It peaked at the #1 position on two categories WORLDWIDE, Conspiracy Theories and International Business and Investing on Monday June 12, 2017.... Read More
Modupe Fagbohungbe is our definition of an unapologetically-driven entrepreneur. Having quit a career in Law, she set out to pursue her life-long dream of being a chef. She didn’t stop at that, she made sure to be the no. 1 name on our lips. Today, she tells us all about the big bold move and... Read More
by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I write movingly today because those who have the platforms to reach a mass audience should rise to rescue Nigeria from those hell-bent on unleashing stupendous terror and horror on our dearly beloved country. It is necessary for me to repeat some of my life history for people to understand... Read More
Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung on Friday said the masses are responsible for the nation’s socio-economic problems. He said this while speaking with newsmen at the 2017 annual Friendship and Dialogue Dinner organised by the UFUK Dialogue Foundation. He said the problems in the country were caused by the people in the... Read More
On the hot seat once more is our very own Minister of Information and culture, our spin king. There’s nary anything he can’t take and twist to some outlandish version of itself and serve it back with the emphatic claim that it’s nothing new. In otherwords, Lai Mohammed can lie for Africa. At least this... Read More
by Peregrino Brimah I totally disagree with any deportment towards ejecting peoples who have come to live peacefully in any territory, however I am fully in support of the right of self determination as decided upon by the majority. This noted, as regards the recent posture of the federal and Kaduna state governments, there is once again a... Read More
It’s been 40 days since President Muhammadu Buhari left the shores of our country in order to attend to his failing health. Every attempt by the citizenry to question the status of the president’s health is met with a stoic “only the president can tell Nigerians what is wrong with him” or “the president’s health... Read More
Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose on Friday said he would become Nigeria’s next President. The governor spoke at a meeting with political office holders at the Government’s House, Ado Ekiti, where he also inspected Osoko Political Institute Centre. Fayose who spoke confidently said he would take power from President Muhammadu Buhari. “I have penchant for... Read More
by Femi Fani-Kayode Most columnists, writers and public commentators have shied away from doing so but today yours truly will treat a matter and pose a question that is in the hearts and minds of many both within and outside Nigeria. The question is whether President Muhammadu Buhari (remember him?) is actually dead or... Read More
by abiodun KOMOLAFE Though it is difficult to believe that Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke has gone to be with his Maker, the truth, if we must admit, is that the former governor of Osun State and two-term Nigerian senator is gone forever and will be sorely missed! In a similar development, while the family’s rejection... Read More
by Bayo Oluwasanmi The verdict is in: Bukola Abiku Mesujamba Saraki has no case to answer after bribing CCT Chairman Danladi Umar a whopping $2 million. No surprise at all. Mesujamba Saraki is synonymous with corruption. We know it will all come to this because the lawless criminal climate with a corrupt judicial system,... Read More
by Jide Ojo Rebellion cannot exist without the feeling that somewhere, in some way, you are justified – Albert Camus The call for restructuring has never been this strident. Virtually on daily basis the trending news is about the need to restructure this country, Nigeria. The demand by Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign... Read More
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. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. We make it our job to take down the names of these noisemakers. Here’s our list from today:... Read More
by Victor Asemota AI is coming I was listening to Eric Schmidt the Chairman of Alphabet (Google’s parent company) on a series of videos over the weekend and something was quite clear. Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are not fads. They are current and future technology reality and are currently finding their way... Read More
The Federal Government has said it will begin investigations over the sale of some of the 200 tonnes of date fruits donated by the Kingdom of Saudi to Nigerian Muslims in the markets. Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadijat Abba-Ibrahim in a statement by the ministry’s spokesperson, Dr Clement Aduku in Abuja, apologised over the... Read More
by Idemudia Oviosun (PhD) Chief Dan Orbih is neither new to political bashings nor sportsman enough to take a good licking and know he should walk away to fight another day. The importunate man has never even won a single election. He may or may not have won class captaincy back in the day while... Read More
The legend of the Yoruba demon is strong in these parts, with stores of betrayal and broken hearts to make you ask “what is this life?” It’s doubtful we’re gonna hear the last of Yoruba demon activities, if there’s any merit to Funmi Iyanda’s take on things. So here’s another heart break story, with a... Read More
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said the acquittal of Senate President Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal “suggests serious shortcomings in the criminal justice system.” The CCT on Wednesday had dismissed 18-count charges of false assets declaration against Saraki. In a statement by its deputy director Timothy Adewale, the group said Saraki’s acquittal... Read More
by Femi Tunde Okunlola Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former Iranian president became the subject of controversy after announcing his intention to run for office in April, 2017; for the third time. The former president had previously run two terms in office. What seems to have being a baffling move to the western world has become a... Read More
Thanks to Speaker Yakubu Dogara, I was on the floor of the House of Representatives last Friday as guest speaker at a special session to mark the mid-term of the 18th National Assembly. I was invited to speak on “Image Perception of the Legislature: Causes and Possible Solutions” . While, as I explained, individual lawmakers... Read More
Two communities in South Africa have on Wednesday asked Nigerians to vacate their territories, the Nigerian Union claims. President of the union, Ikechukwu Anyene, said the Kuruman community in Northern Cape Province gave Nigerians till Thursday to leave. He also said the Klaafontein community, Extension 5, Johannesburg, directed landlords not to renew the rent of... Read More
by Busari Azeezat It had only started as a case of nonpayment of allowances. The school that was held in place by IGR had suddenly gone broke. The visitors won’t pay subventions. They want the University to live on her own. The unions would later go on strike and the whole world would sympathize with... Read More
Boxing heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua is set to visit to embark on a three-day visit to Nigeria in August. According to the organisers of the tour, Peel Aston Global, the British boxer will pay a visit to Acting President Yemi Osinbajo and the governors of Lagos and Ogun States. He would also visit the Ooni of... Read More
When Gospel music minister Nathaniel Bassey convened the Hallelujah Challenge on the 1st of June, people didn’t think much about it- until it went viral. From 3,000 viewers daily, it shot up to 33,ooo then 162, oooo last night. It was at the point the challenge went viral that critics came out of the woood... Read More
by Pius Adesanmi Happy Presidential Name Mentioning Day in Arrears I’d be remiss to let this slide without acknowledging such an important day in the life of the country. That was two days ago. I was too busy at the Accra seminars for Nigeriana. You’d recall my contention that the entire country has been so... Read More
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