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Op-ed Editor December 16, 2016

Femi Fani-Kayode: Is Nigeria really one nation?

by Femi Fani-Kayode I love this country with every fibre of my being. For three generations before me, my forefathers, including my great-grandfather, my grandfather and my father, have made…

Op-ed Editor December 10, 2016

The Thread: Nigeria wasn’t always so polarised

Once upon a time, Nigeria was not so polarised. Once upon a time Northerners and Easterners dwelt in peace and unity. Once upon a time, religion was not a divider.…

Oludolapo Adelana October 2, 2016

‘The unity of Nigeria cannot be renegotiated’ – Oshiomhole

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state says there is no room for the disintegration of Nigeria, as its unity cannot be renegotiated. Oshiomhole said this on Saturday in Benin, the state…

Op-ed Editor October 2, 2016

The Thread: The first line of Nigeria’s Constitution is a lie?

Anyone monitoring Nigerian Twitter today knows that Nigerians are waxing philosophical and eloquent on this Independence Day affair. Earlier on, we brought you a collection of tweets reflecting the thoughts…

Oludolapo Adelana August 27, 2016

Anybody who wants to break away should go ahead – Ciroma

Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Adamu Ciroma has said that anybody who wants to breakaway from Nigeria is free to do so. Ciroma who made the declaration…

Adebayo Emuleomo August 24, 2016

Why does Obasanjo keep talking and talking?

by Roqeebah Olaoniye Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has been in the News lately with various conflicting quotes to show. The conspiracy theorists in us have been awakened and the question…

Adebayo Emuleomo August 8, 2016

Reuben Abati: Rio Olympics, change and the United states of Nigeria

by Reuben Abati “ I hear we are no longer Nigeria, but the United States of Nigeria” “You didn’t hear anything. Stop being hypocritical, my friend.” “But the incumbent Minister…

Adebayo Emuleomo August 3, 2016

THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Buhari will fail in 2019- Father Mbaka | Court okays seizure of Fayose’s assets | Jibrin wants Dogara to step down | More

From the papers this morning- a tracklist CBN says you can deposit cheques into savings accounts- YNaija Court okays the seizure of Fayose's assets by EFCC- YNaija Jibrin wants Dogara…

Isime Esene July 24, 2016

Akin Osuntokun: Let’s talk about the unity of Nigeria

Beyond polemics, the fact is that the unity of Nigeria started being negotiated and renegotiated right from its amalgamation in 1914, and it has to be so, since the inhabitants…

Op-Ed Editor July 15, 2016

Opinion: The fallacy of enforcing national unity

by Ugochukwu Amasike The threat of violence and force of arms can not guarantee or enforce Nigeria's fragile "unity" forever. It is an exercise in futility to attempt to do so;…

Mazi Emeka July 11, 2016

‘Yoruba people will never agree to becoming slaves in their country’

In what now seems like a back and forth exchange, socio-cultural group, Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG), on Sunday, maintained that the existence of Nigeria as a country was negotiable. According…

Adebayo Emuleomo July 9, 2016

Opinion: Corruption; Nigeria’s root of all evils

by Akintunde Abiola Corruption is the major factor behind the retrogression of the Nigerian state into the depth of underdevelopment, a singular reason for the apathy which the welfarism and…

Adebayo Emuleomo July 7, 2016

‘Buhari is not reading the mood correctly, Nigeria’s unity is negotiable’ | Afenifere, Ohaneze disagree with Presidency

Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and the pan-Yoruba socio-political body, Afenifere, have reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari's position on the unity of Nigeria. The President, on Wednesday, had in…

President Buhari's bodyguard allegedly linked to Boko Haram

Adebayo Emuleomo July 6, 2016

President Buhari has a strong message for Niger Delta militants

President Muhammadu Buhar has urged militants in the Niger Delta region of the country to give the unity of Nigeria a thought even as the bombing of oil installations and…

Adebayo Emuleomo June 29, 2016

APC to beg Ribadu for help on war against corruption

The All Progressives Congress has revealed that efforts are being made to return former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the ranks of the ruling party…

Mazi Emeka May 24, 2016

‘PDP suffers from electoral defeat syndrome’ | ‘APC is divided’ – Okupe, the analyst

Former Special Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, on Monday, said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is going through its present crisis as part of readjustment into life as…

Adebayo Emuleomo May 16, 2016

‘People have committed worse offences than Nnamdi Kanu’- Orji Uzor Kalu

A new lease of hope has risen up for incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu as former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu has promised to…

Kolapo Olapoju November 6, 2015

My husband’s government will make you feel safe – Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari, the wife of the president, says Nigerians should expect to feel secure and safe in the administration of her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Mrs Buhari, her…

Kolapo Olapoju October 29, 2015

PDP Senators’ decision to walk out is democracy in action – APC

The All Progressives Congress has described the ratification of Minister-Designate, Rotimi Amaechi, as a clear indication that the ruling party is finally united. The party stated that the confirmation of…

Kolapo Olapoju December 1, 2014

Your generation is responsible for the country – OBJ tells Nigerian youths

by Kolapo Olapoju Erstwhile President, Olusegun Obasanjo has tasked Nigerian youths to embrace the responsibility of fighting for the country. The former president stated that the generation before his fought for…

Op-Ed Editor October 5, 2014

@SonalaOlumhense: Happy birthday, Nigeria? No!

by Sonala Olumhense That was a familiar Nigerian greeting last week as the country marked its 54th year. But the greeting could only have been applied as a joke. We…

Op-Ed Editor October 3, 2014

@RenoOmokri: United, we will defeat Nigeria’s problems

by Reno Omokri The manner in which Nigeria confronted and defeated the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has exposed the challenge Nigeria faces in fulfilling her potential. Corruption, tribalism, religious bigotry…

July 4, 2014

Opinion: Our nation’s elusive unity

by Enenim Ubon Right from the amalgamation, it was clear that the Northern and Southern protectorates have nothing in common and would have been better off as separate entities “One…

May 30, 2014

Gimba Kakanda: A unity of classes at Abuja’s #BringBackOurGirls campaign

by Gimba Kakanda The disunity of classes at Unity Fountain was a part materialisation of Comrade Melaye’s prophecy, and I was sure he understood that he’s overripe, being extravagantly “wealthy”,…

January 26, 2014

Opinion: Is it not time we talked about Biafra?

by Tobe Osigwe Two incidences that occurred in recent years have made me question seriously the unity of this country. First, was when Chinua Achebe memoir, There Was a Country,…

January 15, 2014

Opinion: Nigeria – Looking back the last 100 years and moving forward

by Jaye Gaskia The point being made here is very simple, yet it is the point that this inept ruling class wants concealed. The point is that Nigeria has been…

October 18, 2013

Opinion: Still on the wait for one Nigeria

by Dozie Nwafor I cease to give up hope; I refuse to quit working on my quest to self-development, believing that one day I would impact on my nation the…

October 16, 2013

Kayode Komolafe: Still on the real purpose of National Dialogue

by Kayode Komolafe Beyond that, there is a deep conceptual confusion about what the agenda of the conference could ever be. Some have even said the collapse of public education,…

October 9, 2013

Eric Osagie: If we must talk – Memo to the President on National Confab

by Eric Osagie If we must talk, President Jonathan and his administration must assure us that they will be bound by the recommendations and resolutions of the confab; that there…

October 1, 2013

Ochereme Nnanna: Disregard Junaidu’s empty boast, the North is yet to settle with its Minorities

by Ochereme Nnanna Contrary to Junaidu’s assumptions, it is the South, not the North, that is the guardian and guarantor of Nigeria’s continued existence. The moment the South finally decide…

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