The former president sure has his way of relaxing. Photo credit: Premium Times

June 18, 2015

Does Akon really want to light up Africa?

This writer doesn’t seem to think so. In fact, according to this writer, Akon is scum and so is his project of lighting up Africa. Akon made an announcement on May 27th at Coca-Cola’s Africa Day celebration about his agenda to bring solar power to Africa through his ‘Akon Lights Africa’ “philanthropy” efforts. He spoke of investing... Read More

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May 13, 2015

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All your prayers answered as tankers are ordered to vacate Eko Bridge

by Chinwe Okafor If you ply the roads mostly occupied by tankers, trailers and trucks, you’d definitely understand the kind of prayer being talked about. It is a testimony that they have been ordered to vacate roads such as the Alaka and Eko bridges. The government finally decided to come to the aid of the people... Read More

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March 5, 2015

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Yay! Sound City VJ, Moet Abebe is engaged

by Chinwe Okafor Whoop! On air personality Moet Abebe is engaged. The media personality shared the good news via her Instagram page with a picture of her ring and captioned it, ‘OMG I just said yes!!!! I love you baby’. Congratulations to her.

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February 5, 2014

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Opinion: If Nigeria was China or Saudi Arabia, would the western world interfere?

by Azuka Onwuka Yet, the US sees no evil, hears no evil, keeps its mouth shut and continues to do business with China. Its president continues to exchange presidential visits with his Chinese counterpart. Even when the US president attempts to raise his voice against a Chinese policy, he speaks in a muffled voice. The... Read More

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February 5, 2014

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Soyombo Ayomikun: Cancer- For the fallen heroes, the living legends…for all (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun She was a beautiful mother, religiously a lover of God, then her cervix began leaking blood, on a fateful ‘God-forsaken’ day 1.He looked into my eyes A penetrating gaze consumed by pains “Doctor,don’t leave me Doctor,help me end this pain” His screams charged the atmosphere with darkness ... Read More

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February 5, 2014

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Opinion: Is the fight really over between ASUU and Federal Government?

by Toks Ero But evidently the greatest losers are the students many of whom lost their lives. For the lecturers, it is unfortunate that they had to sacrifice one of their own in the person of Professor Festus Iyayi, a prominent figure in the ASUU/FG negotiating team and former President of the union who died... Read More

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February 4, 2014

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Opinion: Why corruption has become the norm in Nigeria

by Ogbeni Akinremi Abdul-Raheem Is it that Nigerian Police officers and men are not well paid or their salaries are not being paid on time? I keep wondering why a well paid police officer will be forcing people to pay him illegally. Not all Police officers are bad but the bad ones among them are... Read More

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February 3, 2014

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Elnathan John: Why mob action is the most rewarding form of violence in Nigeria

by Elnathan John Now that our president has chosen to put the bright ideas of some legislators to paper in form of the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, we have a new sexy reason to use mob action. Mob action against gays has to be the most rewarding act of violence for the blood loving... Read More

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February 3, 2014

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Opinion: The emptiness of the arguments of the same sex marriage proponents

by Oguntoye Oluwaseyi From this, one begins to wonder; why would a man want to marry a fellow man and a woman want to marry a fellow woman? The question becomes important not because the world is not filled with stranger things; but because we are forced to ask ourselves as to what next from... Read More

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February 3, 2014

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Opinion: 168 million Nigerians are on the infamous sniper list

by Peregrino Brimah Many at the top of this list have died of things you didn’t know could kill, like sorrow and poverty. There has been much ado about the alleged 1000 political opponents sniper list since former president, General Obasanjo made the scary revelation. This leaves 168 million Nigerians on list number 2, after... Read More

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February 2, 2014

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Femi Fani-Kayode: The secret to a woman’s heart

by Femi Fani-Kayode A woman can heave and moan in the throes of orgasmic passion, yet deep down she feels nothing at all but pity and contempt for the lover that she is deceiving. Women are a precious gift from God but there are some things that all men need to know. Women are by... Read More

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February 2, 2014

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Opinion: The impotence of government-owned media in Nigeria

by Amir Abdulazeez I know of people who stopped patronizing the services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) during the military regimes, only to later change their minds and find it the same if not worse under the civilians. The military will oppress everyone, but the politicians will select those to oppress. One of the... Read More

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February 2, 2014

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Tunde Fagbenle: Praises for the guru, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola

by Tunde Fagbenle Having worsted all political adversaries along the way to becoming the state’s governor, Ogbeni has thrown himself at the job with so much zeal, passion, and vision such as the state has never before seen. Because of his ascetic lifestyle, he seems to embody those lines of Awo’s self-assessment of leadership quoted... Read More

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January 30, 2014

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Michael Orodare: APC and the burden of a mega-party (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Pardon my digression, the APC crises is no longer looming, it’s now a big threat to the less than a-year-old marriage of strange bed fellows, which might result in a shipwreck as being predicted by the truly politically inclined. On Boxing Day, while signing out of this column for the year 2013,... Read More

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January 30, 2014

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Olusegun Adeniyi: The call by the APC to shut down the government makes no sense

by Olusegun Adeniyi No matter the gloss anybody would want to put on that directive–and I have read some ignorant allusions to “government shutdown” in the United States—the APC position is, to put it mildly, a bad judgement call. A few days after the registration of the All Progressive Congress (APC) early last year, Alhaji... Read More

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January 29, 2014

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Opinion: Why the gay lobby failed in Nigeria

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju Despite the pockets of support the gay lobby enjoys, we must acknowledge that the Nigerian gay lobby overreached itself on the gay agenda. They imported the pressure tactic that worked very well in Europe and America to Nigeria and they deserve the rotten egg thrown on their faces. In the last two... Read More

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January 28, 2014

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Opinion: A failed ruling class and the litany of impunity

by Jaye Gaskia The Nigerian ruling class has historically not been a stranger to impunity in governance; nevertheless, past generations of this ruling class will cringe in their graves at the level of the impunity of their heirs, the current class of Vagabonds In Power [VIPs]. Sometimes when pummelled by the storms of our vicarious... Read More

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January 28, 2014

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Opinion: Atiku Abubakar – The dilemma of a political strategist

by Olusola Fabiyi In the APC, where he is said to have most of his friends as members, Atiku has the impression that the party offers a real chance for change and reform in the country. A former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, is not a new swimmer in the Nigeria’s murky political waters. He has... Read More

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January 28, 2014

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Femi Aribisala: How the 2015 elections will play out for Tinubu

by Femi Aribisala This, therefore, is my position. The APC adventure marks the end of the road politically for Tinubu. It is downhill all the way for him from now on. The very things that made Tinubu successful in the South-West are bound to shipwreck him in the APC. Over the past few years, Bola... Read More

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January 27, 2014

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Debo Adejugbe: Thoughts on the phantom Made in Nigeria cars (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejuygbe I’m sure many consumers have noticed that the Toyotas, Hondas, Hyundais, Kias etc that are sold brand new in Nigeria are inferior to those bought from the US, for example. If we have this problem on established brands and the government has done nothing to reverse the trend, what should we expect... Read More

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January 27, 2014

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Opinion: Attahiru Bafarawa – The story of an expired political general

by Maxwell Adeyemi Adeleye It is worth echoing that In 2011, Bafarawa did not win any Senatorial or Rep or State Assembly seat for the defunct ACN in Sokoto despite his claim of being the generalissimo of Sokoto Politics. Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, a former Governor of Sokoto State is a Politician of high-level mental... Read More

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January 27, 2014

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Opinion: The APC are pretenders, not Progressives

by Tomiwa Aghedo On a very personal level, although I do not seek to undermine the APC, but I am yet to see the “Progressive” agenda/aspect of the APC as a party There is a problem and I’ll like to address it, Nigerians offer support, and often make decisions or pass judgments based on an... Read More

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January 26, 2014

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Elnathan John: When she insists on paying the bills

by Elnathan John Suddenly the staring eyes feel like tooth picks in your side and you want to disappear. It does not occur to you that they are perhaps looking because Nigerians will stare unashamedly at anything that is different from them, a fair-complexioned black person, an albino, a white person. Sometimes it happens that... Read More

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January 25, 2014

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Soyombo Ayomikun: Dear gay hater, who made you God? (Poetry)

by Soyombo Ayomikun The gay is a brother seeking to be heard A friend seeking to be loved A cousin desiring to be smiled at Colleague needing a warm embrace #Once upon a time A very great man lived Thought to be the wisest of all times The wildest thinker of all generations To Him... Read More

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January 24, 2014

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Chuba Ezekwesili: The effect of ‘I no get change’ policy

by Chuba Ezekwesili Interestingly enough, the issue of change might have a smaller counter-effect of increasing the exchange of goods and services. In scenarios of ‘change deficiency’, people end up buying more than they originally planned to. Most of us have experienced cases where we have to buy another bottle of coke or plate of... Read More

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January 24, 2014

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Tunde Leye: The primary schools in Lagos are in a very sorry state

by Tunde Leye I live in Lagos, and so cannot speak for the rest of the country. But here in Lagos, most of the government run primary schools are no better than rundown buildings which stand precariously on the edge of collapsing. It is said that the people think of today while it is the... Read More

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January 24, 2014

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Opinion: Christians and the ‘Islamization’ agenda in Osun

by Adeniyi Adedayo My opinion is that even if this is not the major thing we require from government at the moment, it does not mean we should discredit the attempt of the government to do something noble for us and also discredit the claim that the Christians in the state are not important. For... Read More

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January 23, 2014

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Theophilus Ilevbare: Mu’azu’s difficult task of repositioning the PDP

by Theophilus Ilevbare As chairman, he should gird his loins for the barrage of criticisms from the opposition APC in the broadsides of the politics that will ensue on the pages of newspapers. His inglorious past, particularly his case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly embezzling N19.8billion during his tenure as... Read More

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PHOTO of the day: How Olusegun Obasanjo unwinds

Does Akon really want to light up Africa?

All your prayers answered as tankers are ordered to vacate Eko Bridge

Yay! Sound City VJ, Moet Abebe is engaged

Opinion: If Nigeria was China or Saudi Arabia, would the western world interfere?

Soyombo Ayomikun: Cancer- For the fallen heroes, the living legends…for all (Poetry)

Opinion: Is the fight really over between ASUU and Federal Government?

Opinion: Why corruption has become the norm in Nigeria

Elnathan John: Why mob action is the most rewarding form of violence in Nigeria

Opinion: The emptiness of the arguments of the same sex marriage proponents

Opinion: 168 million Nigerians are on the infamous sniper list

Femi Fani-Kayode: The secret to a woman’s heart

Opinion: The impotence of government-owned media in Nigeria

Tunde Fagbenle: Praises for the guru, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola

Michael Orodare: APC and the burden of a mega-party (Y! Politico)

Olusegun Adeniyi: The call by the APC to shut down the government makes no sense

Opinion: Why the gay lobby failed in Nigeria

Opinion: A failed ruling class and the litany of impunity

Opinion: Atiku Abubakar – The dilemma of a political strategist

Femi Aribisala: How the 2015 elections will play out for Tinubu

Debo Adejugbe: Thoughts on the phantom Made in Nigeria cars (Y! Politico)

Opinion: Attahiru Bafarawa – The story of an expired political general

Opinion: The APC are pretenders, not Progressives

Elnathan John: When she insists on paying the bills

Soyombo Ayomikun: Dear gay hater, who made you God? (Poetry)

Chuba Ezekwesili: The effect of ‘I no get change’ policy

Tunde Leye: The primary schools in Lagos are in a very sorry state

Opinion: Christians and the ‘Islamization’ agenda in Osun

Theophilus Ilevbare: Mu’azu’s difficult task of repositioning the PDP

Opinion: How do Nigerian feel about the sting of injustice?

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