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August 21, 2013

Opinion: University of Ibadan still towers highest at 65

by Tunji Olaopa Yet, UI has weathered the storms. In close to 65 years of its existence, the University of Ibadan has remained the torchbearer in higher education in Nigeria.…

August 19, 2013

Opinion: On Wole Soyinka’s verbal overreach

by Ebenezer Obadare Yet, for all her innumerable personal flaws, Mrs Jonathan still deserves to be treated with some courtesy. Clearly, Professor Soyinka disagrees, or how else does one explain…

August 19, 2013

Opinion: The sermon according to saint Obasanjo

by Tunji Adegboyega Trust the former president; he also seized the opportunity to sing his usual song of self-glorification: “In 1979, we had 20 new ships specially built for Nigeria.…

August 8, 2013

Opinion: Domestic appendage – Wole Soyinka should recede from frontline politics

by Corlenius Segun-Ojo Culturally, it is indisputable that our society does not condone assault of any kind on womanhood. When a family brawls and the elders wade in, the man…

July 23, 2013

Opinion: Dame Jonathan – A domestic appendage

by Morenike Taire Had Rotimi Amaechi been impeached by the intrigues of the anti-Amaechi segment of the Rivers Assembly, Dame Patience would have gone down in history as the first…

July 21, 2013

Opinion: Wole Soyinka and his army of nay-sayers

by Obi Nwakanma But to demean her, and to ask the president to “call his wife to order” without as much as understanding the intricate issues behind the Rivers situation…

July 18, 2013

Abimbola Adelakun: Let’s leave Patience Jonathan alone

by Abimbola Adelakun The First Lady’s controversy is however, instructive. In future, when we go to the polls, we should elect people along with their spouses. I do not buy…

July 17, 2013

“You can’t take the swamp out of the hippopotamus” – Soyinka lays it on Rivers gladiators

by Isi Esene Professor Wole Soyinka has again commented on the political crisis that has engulfed Rivers state. The Nobel laureate said the violence and political squabbles can be traced…

July 15, 2013

Collins Uma: What an eventful week in the life of Nigeria

by Collins Uma Sunday came with the news of George Zimmerman being found not guilty of the murder of Trayvon Martin. Of course those who hailed Al-Mustapha's 'Not guilty' verdict…

July 15, 2013

Sam Nda-Isaiah: Soyinka’s counsel to Dame Patience

by Sam Nda-Isaiah My candid advice to our dear first lady is to find a role for herself in furthering the welfare of children, women, or even rehabilitating prostitutes. She…

July 12, 2013

Rivers crisis: “Too much is too much” – Soyinka, Falana blame Jonathan, wife

by Isi Esene Internationally renowned playwright, Prof. Wole Soyinka has flayed President Goodluck Jonathan over his suspicious posturing regarding the crisis presently rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly. Soyinka…

July 3, 2013

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Dariusz Opierowiec (MD, Pernod Ricard Nigeria) Samuel Odesanmi (Brand Manager, Pernod Ricard Nigeria) and Onah Nwachukwu by Akan Ido The Market's leading Scotch whisky, Chivas, in conjunction with the new luxury…

June 20, 2013

Wole Soyinka: The village mourners association

by Wole Soyinka As a teacher, I lament your failure to use the opportunity of the passing of a revered writer to turn your younger generation in enlightened directions. You…

May 28, 2013

CAPTION THIS: What is Wole Soyinka saying to our editor-in-chief? (LOOK)

by Isi Esene The teams from The Future Awards and Y!/YNaija visited Africa's first Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyina recently... and by God, what must he be saying to make…

May 26, 2013

Opinion: A tribute to the man in whom the spirit of Okonkwo lives

by Ojay Kaikai To the man that gives life to African literature, to the man that insisted that Nigeria must be better before he will accept any honour, to the…

May 22, 2013

Opinion: Why Wole Soyinka’s interview is disappointing

by Ainehi Edoro While I laud Soyinka’s intention to clear up the controversies surrounding his relationship with Achebe, many of his comments have too much of an airing-the-dirty-laundry feel about…

May 11, 2013

Opinion: David Mark’s Upper House of indolence

by Kikiowo Ileowo The Senate, an arm of Nigerian federal legislature as presently constituted is at best a joke of some sort, a money-wasting conglomerate and a cog in the wheel…

May 9, 2013

Opinion: When SaharaReporters’ Sowore met Doyin Okupe on Al Jazeera

by Joe Igbokwe True to the tag he had been bearing since he was recruited to go after the real and perceived enemies of the Jonathan government, Doyin Okupe behaved…

May 7, 2013

Wole Soyinka sends a message: “Cool it, President Goodluck Jonathan”

by Hauwa Gambo Photo: Punch Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday issued a statement directly at President Goodluck Jonathan, requesting him to stop the recklessness that is "fast becoming the…

May 6, 2013

Okey Ndibe: Nigria is a nation at war with its people

by Okey Ndibe Nigeria has actually been in a state of war for several years now, but there appears a conspiracy to conceal that fact. Nigeria is crashing all around…

April 18, 2013

Opinion: The ‘Fuelling Poverty’ saga – The Nigerian malaise

by Wale Bakare Often times than not, it seems that we are the bane of our predicaments; why do we recycle under achieving leaders? Is it so much of a…

April 16, 2013

Gbenga Olorunpomi: The Bola Tinubu Colloquium – When a new generation spoke (Y! Politico)

by Gbenga Olorunpomi This time around, the youth took centre stage, while the elderly and experienced listened and marveled. Just over a week before hugely successful Future Awards Symposium, a…

April 13, 2013

Feyi Fawehinmi: Why the FG’s 5-Star transformation plan for the National Theatre makes sense

by Feyi Fawehinmi The question to ask is – who is going to die if the theatre is privatized or concessioned? Is this really such a strange thing to do? The Vanguard…

March 26, 2013

“Culture of patronising marabouts, prophets to stay in power is encouraging cultism” – Wole Soyinka

by Rachel Ogbu Photo: Punch Writer and activist, Wole Soyinka, has criticized Nigerian leaders for consulting marabouts and prophets to the extent of sacrificing animals in order to remain in power.…

March 23, 2013

“The massacre of Chinua’s people in Kano” – Soyinka, J.P Clark hit hard

by Isi Esene Literary icons, Professor Wole Soyinka and J.P Clark have reportedly linked the death of renowned writer, Professor Chinua Achebe to the Kano bomb blast which killed several…

March 23, 2013

Dele Momodu: As the world mourns Chinua Achebe

by Dele Momodu “It is a sad day for the world of Literature as one of its greatest icons, Prof Albert Chinualumogu Achebe, joins his ancestors…” This reflected the sobriety…

March 5, 2013

Opinion: The dwindling population of genuine role models in Nigeria

by Douglas Anele Achebe must have taken a long hard look at current events in the country and, correctly in my opinion, decided not to lend credibility to the game…

March 3, 2013

APC governors donate mattress, pillows to Aso Rock… in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola He said "for instance, Sarah Jubril, the Mama One Vote herself, is the president's special adviser on ethics. I laugh in dollars. Please what is the actual…