Tag: president
Alkasim Abdulkadir: After Maibasira, it’s time to have a real Youth Minister (Y! FrontPage)
by Alkasim Abdulkadir With the increasing unemployment and frustration in the country, young people who make up 70 percent of Nigeria’s ...
Opinion: Is the ruling party gradually ruining or completely ruined?
by Emmanuel Onwubiko Why should an elected president of the federation or state governors be recognized as party leaders ...
Error of Biblical proportions: Venezuelan president says Christ multiplied penises instead of fish
Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro appeared to make a mistake of Biblical proportions this week – when he muddled a well-known ...
Opinion: On Eedris Abdulkareem – Why do Nigerians hate the truth?
by Gbemi Abayomi Let’s play the tape back from the very start till now. If not for their revolution as ...
Standing firm: Nelson Mandela showing ‘great resilience’ in hospital
South Africa’s ailing former leader, Nelson Mandela, is said to be showing great resilience though his condition becomes ...
Opinion: Femi Fani Kayode – A lost cause
by Airhunmwunde Matthew He is still souring and submerged in the mystery of his inability to vent what the moment ...
Opinion: Olusegun Obasanjo’s selective amnesia
by Is’haq Modibbo Kawu He profited handsomely from illegal and unconstitutional sale of national assets, including the creation of TRANSCORP, ...
2015: To run or not to run? Where does President Jonathan stand?
by ‘Jola Sotubo In the news yesterday was an official statement issued by the Presidency that President Goodluck Jonathan did ...
Elnathan John: Quit complaining about church donations, heaven does not come cheap
by Elnathan John But if a man is offering spaces in heaven where the roads are paved and there is ...
What Google says about GEJ: Oronto Douglas responds to the President’s critics with humor (and some interesting facts)
by Isi Esene After so much ruckus in the polity where the interim leader of the newly registered All Progressives ...
IBB celebrates birthday in Niger, gives interesting epitaph (READ)
by ‘Jola Sotubo Former President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida yesterday turned 72. The former military ruler chose to have a private ...
Femi Fani-Kayode: I am neither a tribalist nor a hater
by Femi Fani-Kayode And I am not referring to any of those exciteable individuals whose emotions have beclouded their thinking ...
Nasir el-Rufai: Kindergarten president, childish handlers
by Nasir el-Rufai I am keen to know why the presidency chose to keep quiet on my charge that President ...
Olusegun Adeniyi: Just send them away
by Olusegun Adeniyi It is rather unfortunate that many otherwise respected people would always see ethnicity in every problem and ...
Opinion: Lessons learnt from the Igbo deportation saga
by Ochereome Nnanna If the Governors’ Forum focused on the right things, Mr Peter Obi of Anambra State would answer ...
2015 elections: I will run if APC approves – Buhari
by Isi Esene Former Head of State, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) yesterday said he will run on the platform of ...
Opinion: Misconstruing impeachment parameters in the Constitution
by Charlie Agboriso Liberalising the process of impeachment is akin to removing the immunity clause. In an environment with fledgling ...
Opinion: Time to ‘fix’ the North or ‘bury’ it
by Muhammad Sani Dattijo The leaders of the north have a decision to make today. And it is more important ...
Newspaper editor sacked for telling Obama to ‘shove it’ in headline
NEWSCHANNELNINE/VIA YOUTUBE Drew Johnson, a former opinion editor at the Chattanooga Times Free Press, was fired after changing a headline ...
Opinion: MASSOB – When the blind leads the blind
by Tochukwu Ezukanma He is neither a scholar nor an intellectual; a philosopher nor a deep thinker; a sophisticate nor ...
ASUU strike: NANS exco splits, disowns president for supporting FG
by Oge Okonkwo The national president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Yinka Gbadebo, has been disowned by the excecutive ...
Osita Abana: Are presidents unlovable or we are just programmed to loathe them?
by Osita Abana Perhaps you also deserve some self-flagellation for guzzling 10 bottles of beer at the pub when ‘madam’ ...
Opinion: Memo to President Jonathan – It’s time to appoint a Pop culture Czar
by Ekerete Udoh If America succeeded in using the awesome power of its pop culture to advance its interests and ...
Diezani Alison-Madueke: Innovation and change in the Petroleum Industry
by Diezani Alison-Madueke The supply of petroleum products at controlled prices to riverine communities in the Niger Delta has been ...
Opinion: We need more focused constituency projects from legislators
by Abdullahi M.Seidu Allegations abound about how some members of the National Assembly ‘corner’ the funds of the constituency projects ...
Kayode Komolafe: Dangote and creative capitalism
by Kayode Komolafe It takes a genuinely anti-poverty president or governor to focus more on those policies that would democratise ...
‘Breaching the peace’: Man arrested in Malawi for calling the president ‘stupid’
Police in Malawi said Tuesday they had arrested a 37-year-old man and charged him with breaching the peace, after he ...
Opinion: Can the revolution just begin now?
by Olabode Emmanuel We need a change! A change in the way we think! A change in the way we ...
Opinion: The Child-Not-Bride campaign – A representation of our collective ignorance
by Habeeb Kolade The Child-Not-Bride campaign was uncalled for and insightfully a representation of our collective ignorance of the law ...
Opinion: Child marriage debate and the ignorance of emergency activists
by Adeola Adelabu All the energy and airtime we spend criticizing President Jonathan can address legal and political impediments to ...
The September Standard
- Unlock a Healthier You: Essential Resources for Holistic Well-being
- How Your Diet Could Be Making Your Snoring Worse
- Celebrating Nigerian Trailblazers: Inspiring Women in Fashion
- Silk: Unraveling Threads of Elegance and Innovation
- Grammy Awards 2024 Red Carpet Fashion: Hits and Misses that Stole the Spotlight
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy