Tag: opportunity

Court grants Metuh last opportunity to subpoena Jonathan

The Federal High Court in Abuja has given former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh, one more chance to subpoena former President Goodluck Jonathan. Background: The EFCC…

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If given the opportunity, I will fight corruption like never before – Atiku

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said he would fight corruption heavily, if given the opportunity to lead Nigeria. Atiku said this during a facility tour of the new ultra-modern…

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Buhari’s speech was a missed opportunity to reconnect with Nigerians – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said President Muhammadu Buhari refused to address issues pertinent to Nigerians in his National address. In a statement signed by by the Head of Administration…

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Opinion: The task before Nigerian lawmakers in controlling Tobacco

by John Stewart The tobacco industry is fuelling the most deadly epidemic on the planet – causing nearly six million deaths each year. Nowhere is this more apparent than in…

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Opinion: D’banj, Don Jazzy, Psquare & 3 other artistes that made 2013 the WORST year for Nigerian music

by Stanley Nwabia   In 2013, M.I chose to give us CHAIRMAN-a senseless bragging song with a distasteful music video. I pray for him in 2014. In my opinion, 2013 was…

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Tunde Fagbenle: Conversations with Nelson Mandela

by Tunde Fagbenle NM: Wasn’t it your Chief Obafemi Awolowo, by the way, one of Africa’s greatest political thinkers, though unappreciated sufficiently in his lifetime, who said: “It isn’t life…

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Akin Osuntokun: Enemies of the President who disguise as friends

by Akin Osuntokun I’m convinced beyond any reasonable and unreasonable doubt, that the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, is a closet enemy of the president. If she has any iota…

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Shehu Sani: How Mandela represented hope and opportunity

by Shehu Sani Mandela was a light that shinned over a dark era of despicable cruelty and unmitigated evil. He was a tower that gave moral and physical muscle to…

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20 things EVERYONE should master by age 40

by Oprah 1. How to Delegate Make certain the people around you have good values, good judgment, and are loyal. Allow them to impress you but be sure they're comfortable…

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Japheth Omojuwa: Charity, as the opportunity cost of poverty (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa We are not better off collecting stipends from our politicians than we’d be if we freed up our national wealth building infrastructure that’d benefit far more people.…

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#ThisShouldConcernYou: Naija Writers’ Coach Annual Essay Competition 2013 – Call for entries

by Rachel Ogbu The 2013 edition of Naija Writers’ Coach Annual Essay Competition for Nigerian undergraduate students has started accepting entries. The contest is intended to serve as a national…

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Desmond Adedosu: Chance will always favour the prepared mind (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Someone sits on his back and says he cannot go to school because there is no one to fund his education or that the country is harsh. I say that…

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Temidayo Abudu: What’s your niche? (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Last summer, right out of university, I was thrown into what most people call ‘the real world’. I was now a 21 year old graduate that had to know what…

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Y! Poetry: Hope to haven

by Nneka Jethro-Iruobe Hope for a new day Keeps me alive Hope that tomorrow would bring more opportunities Allows me sleep Hope that life will offer me that chance I…

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