The youth are the driving force of change in every society. Ironically, they are the most neglected group of society often stripped of their rights and denied the opportunity to effect meaningful change in society. The Nigerian youth have had a fair share of this treatment but it appears that change, at last, is underway.... Read More

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#EndSARS, Debo Adebayo, Ernest Ikoli, Eyo Ita, Kofo Abayomi, Mr Macaroni, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Ruggedman, Samuel Akisanya, Youth leadership

July 7, 2017

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Opinion: 3 reasons the Nigerian state failed; One way to save it

by Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema Why did the Nigerian civil war break out on 6 July 1967? The problem, if you ask me, began well before the coups of 1966. It began when the British colonial masters joined hitherto independent peoples with different worldviews for their interest. In the real sense, that is not unusual.... Read More

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Gwon, Military coups, Military dictatorships, nigerian state, Nnamdi Azikiwe, ojukwu, opinion

July 1, 2017

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Reno Omokri: The lesson Ndi’Igbo taught Jonathan and future leaders

by Reno Omokri By now, I am sure my readers have read the very disparaging comments against former President Goodluck Jonathan which were credited to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. So pedestrian are those comments that I will not repeat them here. You can Google them on your own if... Read More

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biafra, Divisive politics, Goodluck Jonathan, Michael Jackson, Ndiigbo, nelson mandela, nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nnamdi Kanu, opinion, Politics, Reno Omokri, self determination

February 22, 2017

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Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Don’t be annoyed o, but please, who spoilt Nigeria?

by Chude Jideonwo There is something curious that you might have noticed. Something as strange as it is weird. And it should worry you. We don’t appear to know who ‘spoilt’ Nigeria. ‘Spoilt’ of course is the colloquial shorthand for all that ails our nation – corruption, poor leadership, stillbirth policy, diving quality of... Read More

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Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Ahmadu Bello, Alhaji Abubakar Saddique, Buhari, Chude Jideonwo, IBB, Muhammadu Buhari, nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Office of the citizen, ootc, Yakubu Gowon

December 10, 2016

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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 form of courtship and individuals who were never attracted to each other. Ndi Igbo were forced to be part of this sham of a marriage... Read More

igbos, leaders, M.I Okpara’s, Mbonu Ojike, Nnamdi Azikiwe, south east

December 9, 2013

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“Shame on you”: Facebook users bash PDP for comparing founding members to Mandela (READ)

by Oke Efagene The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has come under fire for its recent claims which rubbed off many respondents as inappropriate. The party attracted public outrage for comparing its founding members to Nelson Mandela, the late anti-apartheid leader. The Party argued on its Facebook page that just as Mandela fought and won... Read More

July 14, 2013

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Dele Sobowale: If Jonathan is the leader; who are his followers?

by Dele Sobowale “Leadership is always somewhat mysterious. Leadership can be summed up in two words: intelligence and integrity” – John Brademas c1984 Just a little over two years ago, My Fellow Nigerians went to the poles to elect a candidate called Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan as our president – by a wide margin. He won... Read More

acn, Ahmadu Bello, APC, Dele Sobowale, Goodluck Jonathan, nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, PDP

April 8, 2013

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Ohimai Amaize: The tragedy of a distracted generation (Y! Politico)

by Ohimai Godwin Amaize Interestingly, our idea of social change has been reduced to the politics of merely taking sides every election year… We would rather tweet or write opinion articles attacking ourselves while the political class preys on the very weakness of our divisiveness. It was Frantz Fanon who said; “Every generation must out... Read More

Anthony Enahoro, Frantz Fanon, Kwame Nkrumah, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, ohimai amaize, Politics, Sardauna, Y! Politico

January 30, 2013

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Opinion: Jonathan on CNN: Where were Oronto Douglas and Reuben Abati?

by Sabella Abbide The President blew it. As the Nigerian parlance goes, he made a fool of himself. He made Nigeria and Nigerians look bad. If you are literate and politically conscious enough, but have not seen or heard about the Goodluck Jonathan’s interview with Christiane Amanpour (of the Cable News Network), you must be... Read More

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Christiane Amanpour, cnn, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Goodluck Jonathan, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, oronto douglas, reuben abati

January 14, 2013

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Tolu Ogunlesi: Four things Nigeria has taught me (Y! FrontPage)

If this country will change for the better, it will be because there are people who are prepared to act as though no alternative exists. Because, left to the ‘system’, the most appealing alternative is the road to destruction. 1. Things don’t have to get better I’ve been doing some catching up with Nigerian history,... Read More

Anthony Enahoro, Herbert Macaulay, nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Sani Abacha, Tatalo Alamu, tolu ogunlesi, Y! Frontpage

November 27, 2012

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Adewale Sogunro reviews Chinua Achebe’s ‘There was a country’

by Adewale Sogunro I was hoping that he would look beyond the ethnic divisions, while rendering language to heal the wounds between ethnic groups in Nigeria from the Biafra war. Upon hearing the public uproar sparked by Chinua Achebe’s book in various social circles, I immediately saw it befitting for me to purchase and reserve... Read More

‘There Was a Country’, biafra, chinua achebe, civil war, Emeka Ojukwu, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, olusegun obasanjo, Yakubu Gowon

October 22, 2012

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Tolu Ogunlesi: The land is grim; the land is green (YNaija Frontpage)

One thing you quickly learn from doing even a tiny bit of traveling around Africa is that Nigeria, even by African standards, this country is pretty messed up. The debate is still on about how we can establish connections (accountability and transparency) between the governing class and the governed. The protests of January 2012 showed... Read More

agriculture, entertainment, Murtala Mohammed, Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, Nnamdi Azikiwe, T.Y Danjuma, Transcorp

August 13, 2012

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PHOTOS: #WhenWeWereKings – (A bit of) Nigeria’s history in pictures

by Isi Esene Today’s photo story is a collectors’ item, it takes us back memory lane to an era in the history of Nigeria when we were kings and our collective destiny was firmly within our grasp. Let’s take a trip deep into a past that, perhaps, was brighter than what we see now. Hat-tip... Read More

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The #EndSARSprotests could just be the beginning of the end to bad governance in Nigeria

Opinion: 3 reasons the Nigerian state failed; One way to save it

Reno Omokri: The lesson Ndi’Igbo taught Jonathan and future leaders

Office Of The Citizen with Chude Jideonwo: Don’t be annoyed o, but please, who spoilt Nigeria?

Opinion: Ndi Igbo and the need for new leadership

“Shame on you”: Facebook users bash PDP for comparing founding members to Mandela (READ)

Dele Sobowale: If Jonathan is the leader; who are his followers?

Ohimai Amaize: The tragedy of a distracted generation (Y! Politico)

Opinion: Jonathan on CNN: Where were Oronto Douglas and Reuben Abati?

Tolu Ogunlesi: Four things Nigeria has taught me (Y! FrontPage)

Adewale Sogunro reviews Chinua Achebe’s ‘There was a country’

Tolu Ogunlesi: The land is grim; the land is green (YNaija Frontpage)

PHOTOS: #WhenWeWereKings – (A bit of) Nigeria’s history in pictures

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