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Ada Igboanugo August 7, 2015

PHOTO of the day: How Olusegun Obasanjo unwinds

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

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Ada Igboanugo 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…

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Ada Igboanugo May 13, 2015

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…

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Ada Igboanugo March 5, 2015

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…

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February 5, 2014

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…

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February 5, 2014

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   …

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February 5, 2014

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…

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February 4, 2014

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…

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February 3, 2014

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…

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February 3, 2014

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…

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February 3, 2014

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…

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February 2, 2014

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…

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February 2, 2014

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…

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February 2, 2014

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…

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January 30, 2014

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…

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January 30, 2014

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…

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January 29, 2014

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…

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January 28, 2014

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…

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January 28, 2014

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…

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January 28, 2014

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…

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January 27, 2014

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…

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January 27, 2014

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…

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January 27, 2014

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…

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January 26, 2014

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…

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January 25, 2014

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…

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January 24, 2014

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…

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January 24, 2014

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…

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January 24, 2014

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…

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January 23, 2014

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…

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January 22, 2014

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

by Mayowa Okekale How every Nigerian would feel about the scourge of injustice should be the major concern of our leaders. It is very painful when we see the practice…

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