100 days after, will the Chibok girls ever be found? Join the debate

by Emmanuel Chidiogo It is 100 days today since over 200 secondary school girls at Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state, were abducted. A few days after the kidnap, the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) campaign began as an attempt to pressurise the government into swift action for the rescue of the missing girls.... Read More

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July 23, 2014

“I am simply acting on instruction” | Oby Ezekwesili gives detailed account of SSS detention

by S’ola Filani Champion of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has recounted her ordeal in the hands of security operatives at the Abuja International Airport on Monday. Sharing with members of the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans (she is a trustee) on Tuesday, the former minister shared a timeline of the events for the first time:... Read More

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July 23, 2014

Bunmi Olaniyan: Rumours, lies & my meeting with Oby Ezekwesili this week (Y! FrontPage)

by Bunmi Olaniyan I came away from the meeting with the former minister wiser and more clued in concerning several issues surrounding Bring back our girls which was opaque to me prior, in addition a new found appreciation for the challenges they are faced with. A lot of my life views and base convictions morally... Read More

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July 23, 2014

“No shots from PDP Voltrons yet?!” | See the top 10 tweets from Oby Ezekwesili’s interview tonight

by Hauwa Gambo NIgerians have been waiting to hear leader of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, Obiageli Ezekwesili speak today on BBC HardTalk on the issues aroun dthe missing Chibok girls, and the response of government to the citizen-led demand. Just as and immediately after the interview was over, Nigerians took to Twitter to deliver their verdict,... Read More

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July 23, 2014

“Definitely an anti-climax”! | Doyin Okupe couldn’t wait to respond to Oby Ezekwesili (TWEET)

by Hauwa Gambo Not one to let critics of President Goodluck JOnathan get away with it, Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe was on standby today – to deliver what some will view as the official government response to the interview by former World Bank Vice President, Obiageli Ezekwesili on the BBC’s... Read More

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July 22, 2014

Obasanjo will laugh hard to hear the accusation of politics – Oby Ezekwesili’s BBC Hardtalk interview in 7 quotes

by Hauwa Gambo After the drama of the State Security Service detaining former minister and World Bank Vice President, Obiageli Ezekwesili, she today made her much-talked-about interview with the BBC’s Hard Talk this evening from 9.30pm. Winning praise , via remarks tracked on social media, the former minister has been described as “restrained”, “graceful” and... Read More

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July 21, 2014

The Eagle has landed! Oby Ezekwesili arrives London, upgraded to First Class by airline

by Kolapo Olapoju and Adedayo Ademuwagun Former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has arrived Heathrow airport, London, after being briefly detained and delayed, Monday morning, 21 July, at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport by officials of the State Security Service who seized her passport and subsequently released it. Ezekwesili, who has been at the forefront of... Read More

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June 14, 2014

Opinion: What does Oby Ezekwesili really want?

by Offor Honest Munachiso She has been called a disgrace to Ndigbo for championing the cause of a tribe that masterminded the mass annihilation of her people and still continues to do so at any slightest provocation. Many people have questioned Aunty Oby’s role in the #bringbackourgirls campaign. Some have gone ahead to accuse her... Read More

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June 6, 2014

Japheth Omojuwa: The role of the individual in development (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Oby Ezekwesili said that one needs character, competence and capacity to deliver value in today’s world. Have you got the right character to build your life on? The foundation we need to set that future aright is you, the individual. We can say all we want about the future but the most... Read More

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May 12, 2014

Photo of the Day: This is how to fight the Nigerian police… to a standstill

by Isi Esene Fighting for your right in Nigeria is never an easy task and taking on about 50 fully armed policemen in the centre of Abuja is no less a daunting one. Yesterday, former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, stood (sat) her ground refusing to leave the Unity Fountain where she and a host of... Read More

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May 4, 2014

Sonala Olumhense: Between Joy Ogwu and the Abuja mess

by Sonala Olumhense Let us be clear: Nigeria is not on the agenda of the Security Council, meaning that at no time during the month could Ogwu have said a word in her national capacity about the situation in Nigeria. Last week was in many ways the story of the Nigerian woman. In... Read More

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April 30, 2014

#BringBackOurGirls: Oby Ezekwesili leads protest in Abuja over abducted schoolgirls (See Photos)

by Zara Mustapha A peaceful protest was staged today earlier today in Abuja to sensitize the Federal Government on the plight of the 234 schoolgirls abducted at the Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State by men suspected to members of the Boko Haram Islamic sect. Hundreds of protesters including the former minister of education, Obiageli Ezekwesili trooped to the... Read More

March 6, 2014

10 things you SHOULD know about Oby Ezekwesili’s speech at the APC National summit

by Ayokunle Odekunle Obiageli Ezekwesili was invited by the APC to deliver the keynote speech at the summit which held on March 6, 2014 in Abuja. The party faithfuls probably thought ‘Aunty Oby’ would spare them but she did the exact opposite. Here are ten of the highlights of her interesting and surprising speech: “You... Read More

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January 25, 2014

Oby Ezekwesili reacts to Nasir el-Rufai’s SSS drama (READ)

by Akan Ido Former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili has reacted to attempts by the State Security Service (SSS) to arrest ex-FCT Minister and member of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasir el-Rufai over alleged “provocative comments” made by the latter. Ezekwesili reacted on her Twitter timeline urging both sides to learn the language of... Read More

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January 18, 2014

“You are a threatened generation…”: The top 10 quotes from the GenVoices telethon (READ)

by Akan Ido 100,000 Voices Telethon held at Koga studios, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos and was broadcast live on Channels TV, EbonyLife TV and Beat FM today. The event saw celebrities lining up in large numbers to lend their voices to the project-driven platform to harness the energy of young Nigerians for practical efforts towards nation... Read More

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December 30, 2013

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji profiles Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili: Mummy Oby is an excellent idea (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)

by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji ‘Iyin, can you hear me? This is Mrs. Ezekwesili.’ I was about to board a crowded muni bus in San Francisco when she called. Star struck, I wondered why Nigeria’s former minister of education and former vice president of the World Bank was calling my beaten Blackberry. Yes, she had promised to... Read More

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December 21, 2013

Our lawmakers must learn to be decorous – Oby Ezekwesili reacts to Okonjo-Iweala’s House Committee appearance

A former Education Minister, Oby Ezekwesili, on Saturday lambasted members of the House of Representatives for their treatment of the Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Mrs. Ezekwesili, a former Vice President of the World Bank, accused the lawmakers of not being ‘decorous’ when the House of Representatives Committee on Finance walked Mrs. Okonjo-Iweala out of their meeting on Thursday. “Gosh! Our National Assembly &... Read More

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October 12, 2013

Hauwa Gambo: On the madness of Femi Fani-Kayode (Y! FrontPage)

by Hauwa Gambo His is tainted with malice, with evil, with the basest of human sentiments support of tyrants and dictators, advocacy for wars and genocides, destroyer of marriages and relationships, cauldron of hate and wickedness. Why, in the name of all that is good and decent, do human beings take Femi Fani-Kayode seriously? Why do a succession... Read More

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September 1, 2013

Opinion: The National Assembly’s jamboree & Ezekwesili’s interjection

by Amanze Obi Oby’s jibe at the Presidency raised sufficient dust. The Jonathan government was so incensed that it even had to institute a probe into the activities of the former Minister while she was in office. But all the fury appear to have faded. Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, is in the... Read More

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August 30, 2013

Debo Adejugbe: Oby Ezekwesili, National Assembly and the corruption bear hug (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Even though the report had failed to mention the several mushroom allowances written into their pay packets, they failed to dispute it with facts but gunned for Oby. To be frank, I didn’t know where to start this piece from, after I had written down the title for several days. To spice... Read More

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August 21, 2013

Japheth Omojuwa: Princess Stella Oduah – One thing to thank Jonathan for (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa They are forced to live in the shadows of the successes of the 2nd term performances of the Obasanjo years when Nasir El-Rufai and Oby Ezekwesili made huge differences. Now some ministers have to litter the city with billboards just to get the people to know they are indeed still around. In... Read More

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August 20, 2013

N1 trillion spent on National Assembly members in 8 years – Oby Ezekwesili

by ‘Jola Sotubo An official confirmation has been issued on the lifestyle of the members of the Nigerian National Assembly. Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, yesterday issued a statement asserting that Nigeria had spent over N1trn on the National Assembly members in the last eight years. Ezekwesili, in a keynote address she delivered during... Read More

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July 26, 2013

“There is a lack of ownership of the 1999 Constitution” – Oby Ezekwesili addresses the #ChildNotBride debate (TWEETS)

by Isi Esene Former World Bank Vice President, Oby Ezekwesili has lent her voice to the growing number of Nigerians objection to the inability of the Senate to make amendments to Section 29 of the Nigerian Constitution which allows young girls to make decisions bothering on their nationality based on their marital status. Ezekwesile who... Read More

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July 20, 2013

Opinion: Nigeria desperately needs leaders of tomorrow

by Saatah Nubari Though there’s nothing wrong in being a musician, we should know that we can’t all sing. We also need our fair share of Einstein’s, Dora Akunyili, Charles Soludo, Nelson Mandela and Chinua Achebe, and we seem not to be getting that bigger picture yet. Some weeks back, a friend of mine on... Read More

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June 21, 2013

“My goodness! I was in government and I was NOT corrupt…” – Oby Ezekwesili

by Rachel Ogbu “It is a false premise to conclude that we are all corrupt. My goodness, I was in government (and) I was not corrupt. I am ready to go anywhere on this matter,” the former World Bank Vice President for Africa, Oby Ezekwesili has said while addressing the issue that all Nigerian government... Read More

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May 23, 2013

“Please go and sleep at home” – The Oby Ezekwesili interview you have to read

by Akan Ido Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili, Nigeria’s former Minister of Solid Minerals, and former World Bank Vice President spoke with the Sun Newspapers on the occasion of her 50th birthday. She spoke passionately about the state of the nation and what needs to be done to change the fortune of the nation for the better.... Read More

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April 28, 2013

Nasir el-Rufai: Why I celebrate Oby Ezekwesili at 50

by Nasir el-Rufai I still recall vividly that bright sunny day in 2000 that I met Oby Ezwkwesili at a committee room of the House of Representatives. She was in her thirties, dressed in colorful skirt and blouse made from locally-manufactured Ankara, looking modest yet elegant with her trademark low-cut hair. She confidently walked up... Read More

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April 20, 2013

Dele Momodu: My candid take on 2015

by Dele Momodu How many politicians born of women can resist the lure of money in a country where money speaketh all languages and conquereth all territories? Fellow Nigerians, please allow me to set the records straight before I go into the main meat of this letter. On a personal note, I have no problem... Read More

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March 12, 2013

I’ve never been Ezekwesili’s aide – Chiahemen

Editor-in-Chief of National Accord newspaper, Mr. Tom Chihemen, has denied speculations that he was a former aide of erstwhile Education Minister, Dr. Oby Ezekwesile. In a press statement issued by the publisher of the Abuja-based weekly last night following claims by the anti-graft agency, ICPC, that he had served as Ezekwesili’s lieutenant, he debunked the... Read More

100 days after, will the Chibok girls ever be found? Join the debate

“I am simply acting on instruction” | Oby Ezekwesili gives detailed account of SSS detention

Bunmi Olaniyan: Rumours, lies & my meeting with Oby Ezekwesili this week (Y! FrontPage)

“No shots from PDP Voltrons yet?!” | See the top 10 tweets from Oby Ezekwesili’s interview tonight

“Definitely an anti-climax”! | Doyin Okupe couldn’t wait to respond to Oby Ezekwesili (TWEET)

Obasanjo will laugh hard to hear the accusation of politics – Oby Ezekwesili’s BBC Hardtalk interview in 7 quotes

The Eagle has landed! Oby Ezekwesili arrives London, upgraded to First Class by airline

Opinion: What does Oby Ezekwesili really want?

Japheth Omojuwa: The role of the individual in development (Y! FrontPage)

Photo of the Day: This is how to fight the Nigerian police… to a standstill

Sonala Olumhense: Between Joy Ogwu and the Abuja mess

#BringBackOurGirls: Oby Ezekwesili leads protest in Abuja over abducted schoolgirls (See Photos)

10 things you SHOULD know about Oby Ezekwesili’s speech at the APC National summit

Oby Ezekwesili reacts to Nasir el-Rufai’s SSS drama (READ)

“You are a threatened generation…”: The top 10 quotes from the GenVoices telethon (READ)

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji profiles Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili: Mummy Oby is an excellent idea (Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2013 Nominee)

Our lawmakers must learn to be decorous – Oby Ezekwesili reacts to Okonjo-Iweala’s House Committee appearance

Modupe Olateju, Pastor Wale Adenuga, Oby Ezekwesili at The Light Factory Library in Lagos (PHOTOS)

Hauwa Gambo: On the madness of Femi Fani-Kayode (Y! FrontPage)

Opinion: The National Assembly’s jamboree & Ezekwesili’s interjection

Debo Adejugbe: Oby Ezekwesili, National Assembly and the corruption bear hug (Y! Politico)

Japheth Omojuwa: Princess Stella Oduah – One thing to thank Jonathan for (Y! FrontPage)

N1 trillion spent on National Assembly members in 8 years – Oby Ezekwesili

“There is a lack of ownership of the 1999 Constitution” – Oby Ezekwesili addresses the #ChildNotBride debate (TWEETS)

Opinion: Nigeria desperately needs leaders of tomorrow

“My goodness! I was in government and I was NOT corrupt…” – Oby Ezekwesili

“Please go and sleep at home” – The Oby Ezekwesili interview you have to read

Nasir el-Rufai: Why I celebrate Oby Ezekwesili at 50

Dele Momodu: My candid take on 2015

I’ve never been Ezekwesili’s aide – Chiahemen

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