WATCH: Gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi speaks to Amanpour on CNN

by ‘Jola Sotubo The controversial law criminalizing homosexuality and all its attendant acts which was recently signed in Nigeria has been generating controversy worldwide. Many Nigerians believe the law is in order, while a few disagree, however, the bulk of the international community is of the opinion that the law is unduly harsh and discriminatory.... Read More

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January 18, 2014

Opinion: But wait, what if Jonathan doesn’t run in 2015?

by Fola Ojo This writer spoke with a couple of PDP bigwigs in both Rivers and Akwa Ibom states who said that their people believe it would be an abomination for the President not to run. They also said that if Jonathan backs off from running, it will be assumed that the North and the... Read More

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January 18, 2014

Gay Nigerian pastor relocates church to the UK

by ‘Jola Sotubo Amid a wave of reprisals recorded against homosexuals in the country following the presidential signing of a law criminalizing the act, it has been discovered that a popular self-acclaimed gay pastor, formerly resident in Lagos, may have fled the country. The preacher, known simply as Reverend Rowland, shot to the limelight a... Read More

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January 17, 2014

Why Bamanga Tukur resigned – Pres. Jonathan

by ‘Jola Sotubo It is no longer news that Alhaji Bamanga Tukur resigned his position as national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday. The question that is foremost in the minds of many however is :why did he finally decide to resign after vehemently resisting the move and stating that he wouldn’t budge?... Read More

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January 16, 2014

Opinion: Charles Okah and the absence of justice in Nigeria

by Sabella Abide Keeping the accused, as is the case with Charles Oyintombra Okah, locked up for years and under inhumane condition is not only indecent and cruel, it is against what justice, humanity and democracy call for. In recent years, the Nigerian government has been accused of indiscriminate arrests, harassment, and prosecution in its... Read More

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January 14, 2014

Opinion: How Nigeria will join the MINT nations… or not

by Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u Watch out, MINT will feature as an achievement during the 2015 electioneering campaign by Nigerian politicians, perhaps he might even be invited to Nigeria to deliver a lecture about the MINT miracle. In mid-July 2008, the late President Umaru Yar‘Adua went to London on an official visit; just about a year... Read More

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January 14, 2014

PDP crisis: 3 reasons why Tukur can’t be removed from office

by ‘Jola Sotubo Despite increased pressure to resign coming from several parties, National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur has said that those calling for his sack are fighting a lost battle. According to Alhaji Tukur, no one can remove him from office, not even President Goodluck Jonathan. The embattled chairman made... Read More

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January 14, 2014

Sam Nda-Isaiah: Mr President, are you aware that $10 billion is still missing?

by Sam Nda-Isaiah With all these happening, it is quite befuddling how anyone will want Jonathan to continue as president beyond 2015, as a few jesters are currently doing. Anyone, no matter who that person is, who wants President Jonathan to govern Nigeria beyond 2015 is an enemy of the Nigerian state. It has been... Read More

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January 14, 2014

Even Jonathan can’t remove me as chairman – Tukur

by ‘Jola Sotubo After reports that President Goodluck Jonathan had urged him to resign, the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, is said to have stated that the president does not have the power to remove him from office. Tukur has been in the eye of the storm in recent... Read More

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January 12, 2014

Tukur runs to Jonathan, first lady to save his job as bribery allegations rock party

by ‘Jola Sotubo According to reports, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bamanga Tukur, has taken his mission to save his job to Aso Rock. The embattled chairman is said to be seeking the support of President Goodluck Jonathan and First Lady, Dame Patience to ensure that he retains his position despite... Read More

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January 12, 2014

Jonathan to reshuffle cabinet, only 4 current ministers may remain

by ‘Jola Sotubo The impending cabinet reshuffle by President Goodluck Jonathan, a continuation of what was started last year, will be a sweeping one, sources have said. The new list of ministerial nominees is said to be ready for Senate approval and only 4 current ministers might be retained. The new development will see even... Read More

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January 12, 2014

Simon Kolawole: Minting our way to the top

by Simon Kolawole Let me state clearly that I am not one of those who expect Nigeria to develop overnight. I’m a realist. I don’t expect to go to bed tonight and wake up tomorrow to discover that all the mosquitoes, rats and cockroaches have disappeared. It took decades to destroy Nigeria. It will take... Read More

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January 9, 2014

Demola Rewaju: Why the APC will lose in 2015

by Demola Rewaju Notwithstanding this, I am willing to predict again: that whichever candidate APC presents, it will lose the 2015 presidential elections and the invariables are there: There is a course known as political science but politics can never be referred to as a pure science. It is scientific in that some aspects of... Read More

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January 7, 2014

Theophilus Ilevbare: Pres. Jonathan buying another jet is nothing but wasteful

by Theophilus Ilevbare What better example can be set by a national leader like British Prime Minister, David Cameron, did in 2010 when he slummed it out to fly from London to Washington in business class of a commercial airline. He was caught on camera swanning around the world in hired jets. He flies around... Read More

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January 6, 2014

Why Obasanjo is upset with Jonathan – Edwin Clark reveals in 10-page open letter

by Oke Efagene Elder statesman and former Minister of Information, Edwin Clark, has also joined the league of open letter writing, as he has also penned his open letter to former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, over his 18-page letter to President Goodluck Jonathan. Clark, in his 10-page letter to Obasanjo, titled: ‘Let the truth be told before it... Read More

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WATCH: Gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi speaks to Amanpour on CNN

Opinion: But wait, what if Jonathan doesn’t run in 2015?

Gay Nigerian pastor relocates church to the UK

‘We celebrate Tukur’s disgrace from office’ – Alao-Akala opens up

Why Bamanga Tukur resigned – Pres. Jonathan

Just In: Pres. Jonathan confirms Tukur’s resignation, replacement to be announced Monday

Opinion: Charles Okah and the absence of justice in Nigeria

Opinion: Is homosexuality Nigeria’s biggest problem now?

Terrible: Jonathan’s official photographer shot by unknown gunmen in Abuja

Tukur must go! 30 PDP state chairmen demand national leader’s sack

Opinion: Nigeria – Government of cows, for cows & by cows

Ogaga Ifowodo: Please, end the tragic farce in Rivers now

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Elnathan John: Why I decided to forgive Stella Oduah

Opinion: How Nigeria will join the MINT nations… or not

PDP crisis: 3 reasons why Tukur can’t be removed from office

Sam Nda-Isaiah: Mr President, are you aware that $10 billion is still missing?

Even Jonathan can’t remove me as chairman – Tukur

Perry Brimah: What is good for Sanusi is good for Jonathan

PDP crisis: Jonathan meets governors, others as Tukur knows fate tonight

Tukur runs to Jonathan, first lady to save his job as bribery allegations rock party

Jonathan to reshuffle cabinet, only 4 current ministers may remain

Simon Kolawole: Minting our way to the top

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Reno Omokri: The APC should stick to issues, not insults

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