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February 27, 2013

Opinion: Talk about Yoruba marginalisation

by Kayode Komolafe Now, there could have been no problem with this reported statement of Okunrounmu if he had talked of the Yoruba elite and not the Yoruba people whose…

February 2, 2013

“Poor men are terrible people, they can do and undo” – Nollywood actress, Liz Anjorin

Actress, Liz Anjorin by Akan Ido Popular Yoruba actress, Liz Anjorin recently granted an interview detailing her experience, relationship with others actresses, career and life in general. Read excerpts from…

January 19, 2013

“I was raped the first time I had sex” – Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola reveals

Foluke Daramola by Akan Ido Nollywood actress, Foluke Daramola is a well known face in the industry with many projects under her belt. In this Punch Newspaper interview, the beautiful…

January 12, 2013

“He dragged me to himself and kissed me…” – Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu, opens up on romance with Niyi Johnson

Toyin Aimakhu and Adeniyi Johnson by Aka Ido Many things have been said about popular Nollywood actress, Toyin Aimakhu, but in this Punch Newspaper interview, the actress attempts to clear…

December 10, 2012

Opinion: Biafra and the Up-NEPA generation

by Hounge We should learn to tolerate each other and stand firm as one, just like we did during Occupy Nigeria. A crisis created by the ego trip of men…

December 9, 2012

Igbos are their own enemies – Ayo Adebanjo

A close associate of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Ayo Adebanjo in his interview with ALLWELL OKPI, refutes the claims of Chinua Achebe in his recent memoir. He speaks of…

December 6, 2012

Opinion: St. Janet, the sex monger, it’s time to change your pattern

by Olusegun Banjo Janet, calling yourself a saint of St. Liqour Cathedral because of commerce is an irony I don’t particularly fancy. All over the world, sex related matters are…

November 30, 2012

Opinion: Nigeria sans frontier (A Nigeria without borders)

by Ozia Nneamaka I can write all I want. You can read all you want. In the end, it takes more than a pen and a clean sheet. It takes…

November 24, 2012

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: We remember differently – A tribute to Chinua Achebe at 82

by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Chimamanda Adichie Achebe’s most recent book, his long-awaited memoir of the Nigerian-Biafra war, is both sad and angry, a book by a writer looking back and…

November 13, 2012

Open letter to the President: Security implications of Arabic inscriptions on the Naira

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN ON THE SECURITY IMPLICATION OF ARABIC INSCRIPTIONS ON NAIRA NOTES. Dr. Goodluck E. Jonathan President and Commander-In-Chief of Armed Forces Federal Republic of…

October 29, 2012

How to discover and develop your intuition

by Martha Dawson Making changes in your life almost always start with making changes in your head. How often have you chastised yourself for ignoring an intuitive message? Maybe you…

October 11, 2012

Open Letter to Awoists: It is time to apologise to Ndigbo for that starvation policy

by Adewale Francis But when I went what did I see? I saw the kwashiorkor victims. If you see a kwashiorkor victim you’ll never like war to be waged. Terrible…

October 10, 2012

TICKER: Achebe hates Awo … and the Yoruba race – Adebanjo

A leader of the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has faulted extracts from Prof. Chinua Achebe’s latest memoirs on the Nigerian Civil War accusing the late Chief Obafemi…

October 7, 2012

Saro-Wiwa reviews Achebe’s “There was a Country”

by Noo Saro-Wiwa But many Nigerians resented it, and Achebe admits that the Igbo could be cocky, brash and materialistic, though he rejects the popular suspicion that there was a…

September 23, 2012

Photo of the Day: “The person you killed is…”

by Isi Esene We are sure if you see a lot of Yoruba movies with subtitles you must have come across many outrageous English interpretations that never fails to baffle…

June 26, 2012

Stay out of the south-west, OPC warns Boko Haram

by Tolu Orekoya The rumblings of a possible Boko Haram insurgence into the southern half of the country has created widespread fear as many question wbat cities might be possible targets.The Oodua…

June 15, 2012

Abimbola Adelakun: June 12 and MKO’s mishonour

by Abimbola Adelakun MKO Abiola It was another June 12 on Tuesday. Like previous anniversaries, the Federal Government left the date to be marked mainly in the South-West and this…

March 31, 2012

Femi Owolabi: What to do with our differences as Nigerians?

Remember this country belongs to all of us; we must therefore crave for a platform that strengthens the national integration that is genuine. I have said it in many…

Oluwapelumi October 24, 2011

“We don’t know if we will release Baba Suwe after the granted 15 days” -NDLEA Spokesperson

by Seyi Lawal The Spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mitchel Ofoyeju has insisted that popular actor and Yoruba movie comedian Babatunde Omidina better known as Baba…