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Opinion: Suspension of ‘Hope’- @BukolaSaraki and the sacrifice for a new Nigeria

by Olu Onemola As Saraki has now bowed out of the APC presidential battle royale, he has become one of the umpires of the race that will bring about Nigeria's…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@SonalaOlumhense: Ebola- Jonathan deserves praise

by Sonala Olumhense I join the praise of Nigeria ruler Goodluck Jonathan over the country’s handling of the Ebola virus. Last July, when news broke that the feared virus had…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

Rudolf Okonkwo: Sue me GEJ- You are worth $120 Million Dollars!

by Rudolf Okonkwo An online magazine richestlifestyle.com recently published the ranking of the richest African presidents. The magazine ranked President Goodluck Jonathan 6th. Jonathan, a whole president of the Federal Republic of…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

Femi Aribisala: Should Christians fight wars?

by Femi Aribisala Christians claim to be followers of Jesus, but deny him at every turn. We don’t do what he asks us to do; but we do what he…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

Tunde Fagbenle : Wale Babalakin vs AMCON: Come off it!

by Tunde Fagbenle A couple of weeks ago, precisely on September 30, newspapers carried the story of two giant legal luminaries (at least they are both SANs) engaging in what…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@Simonkolawole: The #BokoHaram peace deal was long overdue

by Simon Kolawole Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education and a leading figure in the Bring Back Our Girls movement, called me on Friday afternoon, clearly desperate to hear…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@AdaobiOkwy: 5 types of friends to have (Y! Superblogger)

by Adaobi Okwy We have various personalities among our circle of friends and while our friends may not be there for us through the years, for those who are, if…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@Gimbakakanda: Nigerian youths are overstaying in the Boy’s-Quarters of power (Y! FrontPage)

by Gimba Kakanda Very few history textbooks are as depressing as the records of Nigeria's transition from a young independent nation to this pseudo-democratic chaos that is the product of…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@emmaugwtheman: Dear #Chibok Girl, Mum Waits..

by Emmanuel Ugwu I guess you have grown a cubit taller. You are leaner. You have fasted through half of this leap year. You should have gained the model’s photogenic…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@IfeAdebayo: Only @ApcNigeria can take Nigeria to the promised land (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo I believe for every leader that hopes to run for a second term in office your second term campaign starts from the day you are sworn in…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@TundeLeye: Falode’s and Oyamuyefa’s Dubai killings- All animals are not equal

by Tunde Leye We will be kidding ourselves if we refuse to admit the truth that Orwell captured so well in his magnum opus, Animal Farm, that “All Animals Are…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@comr_roland: Why @pdpnigeria will win Rivers State in 2015

by Roland Numofagha Rivers state like we all know was created on the 27th day of May 1967 out of the then old eastern region, since then it has been…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@DemolaRewaju: How opposite sides attract to attack (Y! Superblogger)

by Demola Rewaju The Background Gbesoye and Teejay have dated for five years and decided to get married. Everyone was surprised initially but their conviction was so strong that their…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

Opinion: Why Olusegun Mimiko is a political prostitute

by Samuel Orukotan After months of speculation, the Ondo town born politician officially dumped the Labour Party for the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party ahead of the 2015 general elections. Close…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@Oddy4real: The tragedy of Saint Keshi

by Ayokunle Odekunle Quiting when the ovation is loudest cannot be overstated. Look at this instance: If you are a regular visitor to Yoruba parties, you will know there will…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@Uchekorie: Why have our value systems become so broken? (Y! FrontPage)

by Uche Okorie I am not sure exactly when it happened. But it must have been surreptitious, creeping up on us ‘like a thief in the night’. I am not…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@Blecyn1: Timi’s cruel set-up …Episode 4 (Y! Fiction)

by Blecyn George Read Episode 1 of this enthralling story here Read Episode 2 of this enthralling story here Read Episode 3 of this enthralling story here Episode 4…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@Adunnibaby: A note to Yoruba Christians and Muslims

by Abimbola Adelakun The South-West in Nigeria is one zone where Christians and Muslims dwell side by side with a relatively low level of rancour. This liberalism is a cultural…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@MichaelOrodare: A peep into 2015 (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare The coast is becoming clearer, the mission has been fully set on motion, all the Nigerian political radar could read and detect is February 2015, as if…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@Waleflame: @Bukolasaraki has matched words with action

by Wale Bakare Enthusiasts and Grudge bearing critics were left bewildered as Senator Bukola Saraki surprisingly dropped the bombshell to call off his 2015 presidential ambition, instead, preferring to stick…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

Olusegun Adeniyi : A word of advice to @GovAyoFayose

by Olusegun Adeniyi Like Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu, Nigeria’s most CONTROVERSIAL police officer (deliberate emphasis as I await my arrest!), Mr. Peter Ayodele Fayose is one man who should constantly…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@wellsbaba: Why GEJ is not the 6th richest African President

by Seun Adegoke Kindly disregard richestlifestyle.com and its Richest African President and Top Ten Richest Pastors in the World 2014 lists that have been making rounds online since last week.…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@Adekoyabee: Why the North deserves no pity

by Adekoya Boladale I have often been questioned at various fora for my views on the 2015 presidential election in Nigeria and now widely acknowledged zoning to the Northern part…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@emmaugwutheman: We need an Almajiri President

by Emmanuel Ugwu Goodluck Jonathan relishes being projected as eligible to the corner of leadership greats. He fancies the flattering comparison that he equates with legends of higher ideals. Men…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@deboAdejugbe: This is how they have tried to frustrate Fayose to date (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe The fallout from the Ekiti elections is fast becoming one that we will have to live with for a long time; it could even turn out to…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@MrAyeDee: Why #BokoHaram’s Freeing of 25 Camerounian hostages is bad for Nigeria

by Aye Dee On October 7th, Nigeria's GEJ met with the leaders of Niger, Chad and Cameroon at a one day Summit of the Lake Chad Basin Commission held in…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@Inyang21: Stop deceiving yourself, success depends on you and not God!

by Samuel Ekereke You might have heard people talk about waiting patiently for God’s time. Every religion tends to portray God’s time in a future sense. It is common to hear people…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

@MrAyedee: @AsiwajuTinubu and wife were drug Lords in the USA

by Aye Dee While the world was protesting against Shell Oil and the Abacha Administration for the pollution of the Niger Delta and the hanging of Ken Saro-Wiwa, Bola Tinubu…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

Funmi Iyanda (@Funmilola): How to be human

by Funmi Iyanda He was a butcher or was he a farmer or a blacksmith? I no longer remember, it’s been too many moons, but l do remember other things…

Op-Ed Editor 10 years

Wole Olabanji: Why Africa is a ‘country’ that doesn’t make sense

by Wole Olabanji Sometimes you are tempted to say “Africa is where sensible ideas go to die”, but you think about our extreme aversion to critical appraisal, and the deadly…

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