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July 20, 2013

Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Nigeria – The death of objectivity and the rise of sentiments (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai Why can't one have his views without those that are opposed to it lambasting him with derogatory insults? Why can't we agree to disagree amicably? Why…

July 18, 2013

Olusegun Adeniyi: Al-Mustapha – The colour of justice

by Olusegun Adeniyi “The Don often quoted the saying, ‘Rather a hundred guilty men go free than one innocent man be punished,’ then added, ‘What a beautiful country.’” The foregoing…

June 13, 2013

Okechukwu Ofili: Nigeria – Our history of forgetting history

by Ikechukwu Ofili Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter - Chinua Achebe The first time I heard about Biafra was…

June 13, 2013

The unexpected blessings of June 12 – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze June 12 1993 was a blessing to Nigeria in my opinion. It gave us a chance to taste Abacha. You see, prior to Abacha, the closest we…

June 12, 2013

Opinion: June 12 – Synopsis of an eternal wound

by Wale Odunsi Continue to rest in peace, the President we never had they never allowed us have. The day was Saturday June 12, week 23 of the year 1993, the event was…

June 11, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: M.K.O Abiola, Susan Rice and the question of the missing one hour

by Femi Fani-Kayode Given these circumstances I have no doubt that this was a case of premeditated murder but the question is whose call was it and why did it…

June 2, 2013

Tatalo Alamu: Nigeria’s democracy is merely a political roadshow

by Tatalo Alamu Whenever democracy becomes this routinised and ritualised, you can be sure that it has been emptied of all its formal content. The vastly urbanised and cosmopolitan Yoruba…

May 13, 2013

Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria’s politics of revenue sharing (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe How is the present revenue accrued to the various federating units deployed? Has it, in all honesty, led to a better standard of living for the populace?…

March 17, 2013

Tatalo Alamu: The wages of arbitrary rule

by Tatalo Alamu Jonathan ought to be commended for showing courage and statesmanship in granting state pardon to the victims of the 1995 and 1997 purported coups against the government…

February 25, 2013

“Nigerians should thank me that I did not kill anybody while running Air Nigeria” – Jimoh Ibrahim

Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, the Group Managing Director of Global Fleet was yesterday a year older and he was available to speak with ThisDay Newspapers on his experience with running a…

January 25, 2013

Let me share five stories with you… (#NewLeadership Series with Chude Jideonwo)

by Chude Jideonwo Just remembering those heady times, and the excitement of change, the voices that came together, and the unshakeable faith that it spoke of warms my spirit. Today,…

January 14, 2013

Tolu Ogunlesi: Four things Nigeria has taught me (Y! FrontPage)

If this country will change for the better, it will be because there are people who are prepared to act as though no alternative exists. Because, left to the 'system',…

January 7, 2013

Abacha’s son, Abba, still on criminal trial in Switzerland – Swiss ambassador

Late Gen. Sani Abacha by Akan Ido Switzerland is battling hard to shake-off the image of the go-to country hiding looted funds. Several dictators, including Nigeria's former president, Sani Abacha…

January 2, 2013

Sabella Abidde: Nigerian leaders and mental illness

by Sabella Abidde My position is not that “mad men” cannot be good and effective leaders. They can be if properly treated! Whether one has data or not, some sweeping…

December 30, 2012

“They should be shown no sympathy” – Memo of Abacha approving execution of Saro-Wiwa [DETAILS]

by Isi Esene The death of writer and environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa and others who were killed in 1995 under the military regime of General Sani Abacha has continued to…

November 23, 2012

Hauwa Gambo: Now that it’s our turn to “participate” in politics (YNaija FrontPage)

Because change doesn’t happen because one set of people is replaced by the next. Change only happens because one set of philosophies is replaced by another. When democracy returned to…

November 18, 2012

How to do an oil deal in Nigeria: A tale of middlemen and millions

by Steve LeVine There are always are middlemen, multi-million-dollar fees, meetings in luxury European hotels, and hijinx, because at least one of the parties is usually rough around the edges.…

November 17, 2012

Femi Fani-Kayode: The goodness of Olusola Saraki

by Femi Fani-Kayode That was the secret of his success. He gave his substance that others may live their lives. He brought smiles and hope to many faces and families. Like everyone…

October 4, 2012

Another honour for the Abachas: Mohammed Abacha gets Ijaw highest title

by Stanley Azuakola This has been one heck of a week for the Abacha clan. First, the late General Abacha got honoured by the Bayelsa State governor, Seriake Dickson. He…

September 6, 2012

“I sold Maryam Abacha’s jewellery to purchase cocaine for her son” – Former aide

by Akan Ido A telephone operator in the household of the former military ruler, Late General Sani Abacha, who is standing trial for alleged theft of Maryam Abacha's jewellery has accused…

August 6, 2012

We have since returned the $500m Abacha loot – Swiss envoy

by Isi Esene The outgoing Swiss ambassador to Nigeria yesterday revealed that its government has returned $500m loot stolen by late military dictator, General Sani Abacha and stashed in banks…

July 30, 2012

Abacha family loses suit to recover alleged $800m loot

by Isi Esene Efforts by the Abacha family to repossess the alleged loot recovered from their family by the Abdulsalami Abubakar-led government have failed. The family in concert with nineteen…

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