by Is’haq Modibbo Kawu We are witnesses to a manifestation of what the much-lamented Chief Sunday Awoniyi saw with clarity, a couple of years ago: the PDP is a basket of scorpions, stinging themselves to death. But access to power and lucre made it imperative to ensure that lethal doses of poison do not take... Read More
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by INC Aniebo …And nobody can deny this is the situation now. I am glad Achebe wrote his memoir. To me it is more relevant than Things Fall Apart. While that book is for educating foreigners; There Was A Country is for us. The circle is complete. “Why are Igbo governors unable to work and/or plan together?” The trouble... Read More
by Josef Omorotionmwan Why are we challenging God? As it were, Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State fell from the sky. Others who fell like that died but Suntai did not die. Is it not clear that God has a purpose for sparing his life? THIS column today is dedicated to two Nigerians – Master... Read More
by Jiti Ogunye The point, however, is that we should stop wishing that Gani were still around to help us solve the multifarious problems of our Country. His uncommon example and imperishable works and legacy are there to be followed by those who are passionate and determined to see the emergence of a just, fair,... Read More
by Emmanuel Onwubiko The truth is that vigilantism is bad for democracy and unless checked, scholars fear that it can induce a dangerous self-perpetuating spiral. Over a year ago, a sleepy community in Rivers State, Umuokiri- Aluu gained notoriety in the international crimes lexicon when four innocent youngsters, all undergraduate students of the University of... Read More
by Ola Lookman Comrade Shehu Sani has indeed sank all time low in his recent outing. This is unexpected of a man who had sacrificed his comfort, joy, pleasure and risked his life in fighting military dictatorship in recent past. If there is any good any Nigerian, irrespective of tribe, religion, colour or political persuasion... Read More
by ‘Seun Salami Uti couldn’t wait to get back home from the airport. He drove too fast for his own liking, turning too sharply at bends and overtaking fast moving cars. He was glad there was no traffic in the city. Sundays were like that. Uti fell asleep later that evening after they tossed each... Read More
by Gimba Kakanda While the division was along a deepening conflict between President Goodluck Jonathan and various state governors, it became a repetition of an old drama with the involvement of Atiku who had never had it easy, and who had also always been a political outcast and on the opposite side of incumbent leaderships.... Read More
by Saatah Nubari In a situation where it is glaring that this present administration can only boast of support from the Ibos/Niger Delta/Middle Belt and is opposed by the Hausa-Fulani/Yoruba, you should be the Devil if you lie that there is no ethnic undertone to this. A closer look at the 7 governors and Atiku’s... Read More
by Akan Imoh I’m not in support of Pastors living reckless lives, but before we crucify Pastor Biodun, I want us to know that no one, and I repeat, no one is above sexual fall. As I tell my friends in church, ‘konji’ is not a respecter of anointing… Sex does not respect speaking in... Read More
by Awassam Bassey But, that is not the mountain that awaits the next man or woman aspiring to continue the quiet but impactful strides of incumbent Governor Liyel Imoke in Government House, Calabar, come May 29, 2015. That man or woman must be an expert in public debt management because Cross River State is the... Read More
by Demola Olanrewaju Intuition is never wrong, even if it comes just to urge you to pay close attention to some particular operations within your life. Intuition helps you to detect the season and thereby determine your own movement and actions. When intuition says ‘flee’, don’t rely on your five senses and conclude that since... Read More
by Jibrin Ibrahim In a sense, the PDP is becoming a victim of the excessive power of its owner, and there is no doubt that whoever is President literally owns the PDP and can do what he wants with the party. Of course the same is basically true of most other registered parties, which are... Read More
by Ahmed Kaita It was laughable reading a presidential spokesperson, Dr. Doyin Okupe accusing the newly registered “APC” of plagiarising PDP’s manifesto. To be honest, I never knew PDP have a manifesto – or if it takes it serious to be worried if, and when it is plagiarised; assuming it was, of course. I’m... Read More
by Yushau Shuaib We must also blame ASUU for indiscipline and lack of adequate inspection on the campuses which have caused cultism, drug addiction, gang rape and other criminalities on campuses. For instance, the incessant ASUU strikes influence idle students to engage in prostitution, robbery and kidnapping to earn a living and to occupy their... Read More
by Emmanuel Onwubiko Why should an elected president of the federation or state governors be recognized as party leaders respectively in their zones of political influences even when the constitution of these parties stipulate how the executive committees are to be constituted? In the foreword to my book titled “Politics and litigation in contemporary Nigeria”, Complete... Read More
by Uche Onyeneke Being a man of God comes with certain privileges: I mean apart from the privileges we already know of, there are others that come with the job. As a man of God, you are pretty much above board. You are above us mere mortals who don’t have access to your levels of... Read More
by Femi Aribisala Peradventure you lose your job or fall on hard times. Don’t go into depression. Just start a church. Make it a purpose-built church. Think of something that men need. Tell them you have the anointing to provide it. Tell them whoever wants to be a billionaire should come to your church. Start... Read More
by Muyiwa Adetiba So for the young— and not so young— a car is a get away place (and that includes all kinds of ‘get away’). It can also be an improvised theatre for frolics and experiments. They say a dog is a man’s best friend. I disagree. In this part of the world, it... Read More
by Ralph Egbu Those who would have misgivings about this point and begin to shout bogus “progress of the people” should note that the Suntai situation is not novel. A onetime president of America , Franklin Delano Roosevelt took ill while in office and when he returned he came back not fully recovered and in... Read More
by Ifeanyi Uddin While we hope that at the heart of ASUU’s current strike action is an intent that leads down this path, it is sad that private universities unburdened by government’s tunnel vision (and smothering dead-hand) still walk down the old pathways. I have spent the last couple of months acquainting myself with the... Read More
by Elnathan John Listening to Suntai, I totally agree that he is fit for work and that his capacity to resume duties as Governor is not in doubt. The law does not say that a Governor must recognize the legislators in his state. Hell I don’t even recognize all my relatives. What has recognizing lawmakers... Read More
by David Chukwu Professor Gana did not fail to remind his audience and party delegates that the PDP was founded on noble ideological principles with emphasis on democracy, good governance and the rule of law, noting that the PDP has succeeded in the last 14 years in deepening democratic values in Nigeria. He added that... Read More
by Isi Esene Foremost internet platform ‘YNaija.com’ is fast becoming a household name. The brand, which is one of the most influential and popular in Nigeria, seeks to further establish its identity as “The Internet Newspaper for Young Nigerians” by launching an ad campaign to promote this identity. “We’ve very excited to crystallise the character... Read More
by Ekerete Udoh Reflecting on the speech, I couldn’t help but wonder when our Martin Luther King moment would occur; when we would begin to see ourselves as one people drawn and inextricably bound by the pursuit of things that unite us, as opposed to those that divide us; when we would speak as Nigerians... Read More
by Bisi Lawrence The legislators at last bestirred themselves. Yes, they welcomed a public airing of the issue, said their spokesman, but would Oby mind, first of all, to state how she disbursed the “jumbo” payments she too received while she was in the Ministry of Education? The pages of newspapers have been rustling, in... Read More
by Waheed Ogunjobi Nigeria is a country where everything goes and anything can happen and it never bothers our leaders that with such issues playing out itself, Nigeria will not only be a laughing stock among the comity of nations, but no one will ever take the nation, its leaders a la its people serious... Read More
by Tunde Fagbenle The country is bogged down by this ethnic madness that now appears even worse than corruption in virulence and effect on national development. In a sense they go hand-in-hand, corruption itself being a child of ethnicity. It is now an understatement that our country Nigeria is being torn apart by the virus... Read More
by Orji Uzor Kalu I advise the leaderships of other political parties to do away with all kinds of bitterness and rancor that currently characterize their primaries. They should be purveyors of justice, equity and good judgment, especially in the choice of candidates to fly their flags in elections. Staging of primaries by political parties... Read More
by Femi Aribisala No other person in the bible writes like Paul. Far more than everybody else, Paul talks about himself. He is always drawing attention to himself. His epistles are littered with “I,” “me,” “my” and “mine.” It is ridiculous to insist, as some Christians do, that Paul’s word is the word of God... Read More
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