Akin Osuntokun: From Nelson Mandela to Bode George

Tunde Ajileye: Death and the politician’s horsemen

by Tunde Ajileye The Constitution we have agreed to be governed by sets term limits for them and all attempts by incumbents so far to manipulate these limits have failed. But in Nigeria, many politicians go into another form of death once they are out of office; they die politically, and their relevance and power... Read More

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Opinion: OBJ’s letter – What options are open to President Jonathan?

by Garba Shehu The President has no option but to give a reflective response. He needs to show a full contextual understanding; have a correct reading of the mood of nation, and come clean before the citizens on all charges contained in that letter. That is the only way he can redeem the government he... Read More

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Opinion: Why the West loved Mandela but hate Mugabe

by Stephen Gowans Mandela’s “great accomplishment” was to protect the South African economy as a sphere for exploitation by the white property-owning minority and Western corporate and financial elite from the rank-and-file demands for economic justice of the movement he led. In the wake of Nelson Mandela’s death, hosannas continue to be sung to the... Read More

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Opinion: Dear Iyabo Obasanjo, no one would wish to have a child like you

by Victoria Ohaeri I’m sure you worked hard and made all these sacrifices for the sake of your children; your family. How would you feel if they turn around and throw mud at you, like you are doing to your father? How would you react to a mail in the media tomorrow authored by your... Read More

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Opinion: Making sense of Iyabo Obasanjo’s letter to OBJ

by Nasir Suwaid It could be a kind of dirt for dirt’s exchange, where a member of the family of a defamer is encouraged to write a letter of complaint, highlighting all the betrayals supervised by an all knowing father figure, which of which Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello purportedly wrote to her daddy. This write... Read More

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Opinion: The hard knocks of death

by Somefun OluwasegunWhen Angel Death brings its hard knocks down on man, it is all a matter of how well you have lived in response to God’s benchmark. For the writer, man only exceeds this mark when he is in Christ and Christ is in him. So, Death comes to every man. There is no... Read More

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Opinion: Snitches in the military

by Dele Agekameh Take the attack on the Air Force Base for example. Without insiders’ involvement, it would not have been easy for the terrorists to overrun the base and other military establishments with ease. Since 2009, the country has been reeling from serious attacks perpetrated by Boko Haram terrorists. It started like isolated attacks... Read More

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Jonathan should also reply OBJ’s letter and leak it out

by Olusegun Adeniyi Therefore, whether or not he responds to Obasanjo’s ill-tempered letter is no longer of any relevance. What I believe is important now is for him to begin to do the needful things that will help him regain his moral authority. That way, he can also begin to rebuild the trust of the... Read More

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Ogaga Ifowodo: Being man and poet, at the Mandela Secretariat

by Ogaga Ifowodo His likes may never walk the earth again. When I was elected secretary-general of the students union at the University of Benin in 1987, I headed a secretarial named after Mandela. I do not know when the decision was taken to make Mandela the tutelary patron of our union whose struggles were... Read More

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Jaye Gaskia: We must now take Nigeria’s destiny in our hands

by Jaye Gaskia The only sane lesson we must draw from all of these is that Our Destiny Is Truly in our own hands; and not in the hands of any of the factions or fractions of the inept, gluttonous, and treasury looting ruling class; regardless of their current level dissidence with dominant sections of... Read More

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Opinion: Nigeria needs a born again Obasanjo

by Wole Opesanmi Nigeria needed an Obasanjo, but not just any kind of Obasanjo. Nigeria needed a good Obasanjo. An Obasanjo that would have used the strong influence he had both within and without the shores of Nigeria to make the country better. Painfully, we never got him. We got a typical African Obasanjo and... Read More

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Simon Kolawole: Before they sell the refineries

by Simon Kolawole Many questions were still agitating my mind when stories started flying round the media that there was a pre-conceived agenda to sell the refineries to certain favoured friends of government. Names were being mentioned – including those who were indicted in the fuel subsidy probe. We also saw the names of people who have benefitted too much from the... Read More

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Mark Amaza: We need active citizens, not activists

by Mark Amaza What Nigeria needs is not activists, but active citizens – where every citizen knows what he desires and does not relent in pushing for it. bout four and half years ago, I started writing my thoughts on Nigerian unity and publishing same on Facebook, before gradually setting up my own blog where... Read More

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Awesome news! YNaija is giving away fabulous gifts this Christmas season

by Oge Okonkwo In the spirit of Christmas, YNaija your favourite internet newspaper for young Nigerians is pleased to reward its valued readers for their dedication through out the year. As part of the celebration this festive season, YNaija is offering its dedicated readers a opportunity to win fabulous gifts for 8 days from December... Read More

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Opinion: Obasanjo might as well be writing himself that hypocritical letter

by Ikechukwu Amaechi But who got us into this mess? Obasanjo! If I know Nigeria ’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, well, he will be beside himself now with joy. He has done what he knows how best to do – monkey business. He is a master in the game of mischief and I will not be... Read More

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Paul Kagame: Let’s not forget, Mandela was a politician

by Paul Kegame To point out that Nelson Mandela was, above all, a politician is not to diminish his remarkable legacy, but rather to remind the world that politicians are capable of remarkable things. Few were less comfortable with the prospect of sainthood than Nelson Mandela himself. “One issue that deeply worried me in prison,”... Read More

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Sonala Olumhense: A shell-shocked Presidency finally replies Obasanjo

by Sonala Olumhense The same goes for corruption. Only the Americans are fighting corruption more than me, and I will continue to fight it. That is why you do not hear of anyone in my government going to jail, because nobody in my government is corrupt. Dear Baba: I write this letter by myself out... Read More

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Opinion: Oh Lord! Give us this day a good leader

by Bamidele Ademola-Olateju When President Yar’Adua got elected, he called himself the servant leader. The servant part was more of rhetoric than anything else. If he was selfless, he would have declined being put forward, knowing his health could not support the rigors of the position of president. I am at great pains to define... Read More

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Opinion: The war between Imoke and Ndoma-Egba in Cross River

by Michael Jegede It is definitely going to be a tough battle should Imoke eventually decide to vie for the Cross River Central Senatorial seat against Ndoma-Egba in 2015 or sponsor somebody to contest with him as also being speculated. Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State and Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) representing Cross River... Read More

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Okey Ndibe: Somebody should shoo Obasanjo off the stage

by Okey Ndibe Somebody ought to shoo Mr. Obasanjo off the stage. He must leave us in peace to focus on a true leader – Madiba Nelson Mandela – a while longer! From the outset, I must offer an apology for the grave moral offense of seeming to bracket the late sage, Nelson Mandela, with... Read More

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Opinion: What Aso Rock should learn from Mandela’s qualities

by JesusParrot Godwin Recently, the Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi while speaking at the Lagos Tribute to Mandela at the Freedom Park admits that our leaders are corrupt, including him. He said, “It is because Nigerians don’t talk that is why we become more corrupt. Until you speak, we won’t stop”. Let us prove... Read More

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A rejoinder: Apostle Paul’s position on righteousness is highly irrelevant

by Ilori Olukayode So Mr. Femi Aribisala, before you share this kind of blasphemous stories against Bible and his Servants again on internet, please do proper research. Sincerely, it takes more than human brilliance and intellect to study Bible. Studying spiritual things or words with human mind will always lead to error. Romans 2:21 says... Read More

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Opinion: Obasanjo possessed by Mandela’s spirit

by Adekoya Boladale Finally, it is disturbing seeing Obasanjo render advice on good governance to the presidency when he once had the opportunity to hold that sacred position but he neglected the course of integrity and transparency. Within the last few days I have read various opinions and commentaries on how dearly and urgently our... Read More

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Opinion: Nigeria has both the good and bad sides

by Eric Teniola I do not see such in the present day Nigeria. Right now there is a war going on in the North-East, no one knows when the war will end or how it will end. Even if Boko Haram wants to end the war, the military who are reaping from the war as... Read More

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Sam Nda-Isaiah: Impeach Pres. Jonathan now or never

by Sam Nda-Isaiah If the president does not address all these issues immediately, then, it will be in order for the National Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against him. If the contents of both Sanusi and Obasanjo’s letters to Jonathan are even half true, and the president is not impeached, then we should brace ourselves... Read More

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Opinion: Top 5 winners and losers of the ASUU strike

by Chris Oliver Vice Chancellors- They sat and watch ASUU struggle to make huge sums available to them to improve their various varsities. Some of these funds will be diverted for personal use of course. No doubt that the strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been a nationalistic fight... Read More

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