by Akin Osuntokun If any was needed, the proof positive of Obasanjo’s hegemony was the unfettered discretionary powers he had and exercised to determine who would succeed him as president. In the attribution of presidential hegemony, Obasanjo set the precedent for his successors to follow. In the light of the centenary celebrations it occurred to... Read More
by Akin Ajose-Adeogun Because the political career of the late Chief R.A. Fani-Kayode had its glorious moments as well as its low points, like that of many men, any analysis of him ought to take a broad survey and not a selective one, as Femi Aribisala did, seeing only errors, whilst ignoring his positive... Read More
by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani There really isn’t much hope for my father’s generation in terms of relinquishing tribal sentiments. Our only hope is our youth. When I was 17, a tall, handsome doctor fell in love with me. He left Nigeria, shortly after, for his residency in America, and proceeded to prove how much he was... Read More
by Femi Fani-Kayode When the Igbo, or anyone else, find a real champion that can cross swords with me and give me a good run for my money someone should please let me know. I am itching for a real debate with a worthy adversary on this issue. Those that call me a tribalist are... Read More
by Tonnie Iredia No one has faulted its claims of being the largest political party in Africa. It accommodates everybody -the rich and the poor; geniuses and illiterates, philanthropists and rogues, diplomats and hooligans… Some few years back, a bosom friend who wanted to get into partisan politics after retiring from the Federal Public Service... Read More
by Bisi Lawrence We have had wives of politicians who were overt participants in politics in support of their husbands before now, like Madam Hannah Awolowo, whose decent reputation remained unsullied through the heat of the most searing campaign. Notice was given earlier in the week that President Goodluck Jonathan would soon announce his interest... Read More
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
by Osundolire Oladapo Ifelanwa First and of primary concern to me is the Jonathan’s administration’s ‘overglorification’ of Nollywood – our evolving film industry. When I was young my mother used to sing a song for my baby brother to keep him quiet whenever he cried – it was one of my mother’s numerous compositions that... Read More
by Akan Ido Former Minister of Petroleum, Professor Tam David-West has told anyone who cares to listen that the utterances of the former militant leader, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, on the state of the nation should be taken with a pinch of salt. David-West said this in an interview with the Sunday Independent maintaining that Dokubo-Asari has a penchant... Read More
by Debo Adejugbe Corruption is now a staple in our homes. Tribalism -acknowledged or not- is now a seam in our national fabric. I finally read Chinua Achebe’s “There Was a Country” and I have to admit it really is a work of art. The master storyteller, as we have come to know Achebe, did... Read More
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
by Tola Sunmonu We need researchers, I challenge a young person to spend months if not years obsessed with their research on pest resistant high yielding seeds that rival those being churned out of labs in America. While perusing the World Wide Web to uncover the latest news in the Nigerian agricultural space, I came... Read More
by Obinna Akukwe Thus Awolowo’s advice and actions led to the quick end to the Biafran dream. Therefore it is right to say that what the entire armed forces of Nigeria could not do, the wisdom of Awolowo did. Obafemi Awolowo is the undisputed hero of the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria whose wartime policy of... Read More
by Sabella Abidde Why bother to faithfully serve this country when at the sunset of your life, she is likely to abandon you? Why? We are also a nation without heroes. New heroes, that is. Aminu Kano, Bala Usman, and Ayodele Awojobi are all gone. M.C.K. Ajuluchukwu, Obafemi Awolowo, and Tai Solarin all left us... Read More
by Olusegun Adeniyi Iloh and most members of his generation do not believe Yorubas did anything against them in the course of the war and do not hold Yoruba people responsible for what most of them consider a betrayal by Awolowo. They may not say so directly but the tales most tell of the way... Read More
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
by Michael Orodare There is a LP spirit in all of us, and that is the spirit that inspires us not to settle for less, but move forward to break new ground, that spirit which triggers us to set new records… By May 29th 2013, all things being equal, Nigeria will be celebrating 14 years... Read More
by Hounge We should learn to tolerate each other and stand firm as one, just like we did during Occupy Nigeria. A crisis created by the ego trip of men must not dictate relations of today. As a Nigerian, I believe you know a little about Biafra, however lopsided the story is, you must have... Read More
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
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