Tag: Unity

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Op-ed EditorDecember 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,  ...

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Op-ed EditorDecember 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 ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 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 ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 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, ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaAugust 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoAugust 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoAugust 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoAugust 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 ...

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Isime EseneJuly 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 ...

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Op-Ed EditorJuly 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 ...

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Mazi EmekaJuly 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 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, ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 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 ...

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Mazi EmekaMay 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 ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoMay 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 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 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 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 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 ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 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 ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 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 ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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