Orphans of the African Continent
By Owei Lakemfa Five million fellow Africans in Western Cameroon are between the hard hitting hammer of the Cameroonian military and security forces, and the […]
View ArticleSeven lessons from Lagos APC Governorship Primary
One of the enduring takeaways from the book, Thirteen Days, by Robert Kennedy, the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, was the principle that by and large you gauge the ultimate success of an...
View ArticleThe Evil Thief and the Good Thief In the Night
By Femi Aribisala Moses said to Israel: “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and […]
View ArticleImproving local Rice production in Nigeria
Rice, a staple food in most Nigerian homes has always enjoyed increasing demand across the country. As a staple that is easy to cook, there is hardly nowhere around the country that this grain is not...
View ArticleAddressing teenage prostitution
Nothing can be more illustrative of our society revulsion than the state of complete despondency characterized by the epidemic of commercial sexual exploitation of our young girls. This viscous...
View ArticleBuhari, Atiku and the battle ahead
With the primaries of the two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC and the Peoples Democratic Parties, PDP, now over, the coast is now clear for real politicking. Understandably,...
View ArticlePMB is on a rescue Mission
“Nothing was more difficult to bring about than a new order of things, because those who profit from the old order will do everything possible to prevent a new order from coming about and those who...
View Article2019: What Buhari should do to win souls
By Muhammad Ajah Less than four months to the next general elections, I foresee some weapons, so dangerous, that may be utilized by the opposition […]
View ArticleThere shall be secondary after the primary!
By Abraham Ogbodo And so, Ambode could not be forgiven his ‘sins’ by the godfather. He has been smashed like a gadfly and when the […]
View ArticleFayemi’s second bite: That Ekiti might breathe again
The Ekiti error has now been corrected. The lord of the manor would soon return to the farm and the king of the jungle would return to where he belongs – the jungle. With the inauguration of Dr Kayode...
View ArticleOn Sanwo-Olu’s Pro-Poor Talk
It's no longer news that Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is the certified flag-bearer for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the coming gubernatorial election in Lagos State.
View ArticleCan Baboons and Dogs become Friends?
I have gotten to the point where any kind of mention of Nigeria, politics, or elections immediately gives me acid re-flux, migraine and rage, all at once. I gave up writing commentaries for a while...
View ArticleNigeria National Unity: Toward Participation And Shared Values
Lai Mohammed Permit me to start off by expressing my gratitude to the Chatham House for the opportunity to be here, despite a very short […]
View Article2019: Intifada of the old guard
Intifada is Arab word for uprising. It perhaps best describes the emerging battle formation in Nigeria’s expanding coliseum ahead of the 2019 polls.
View ArticleSex-for-Marks: Okebukola wrong to blame students
The News Agency of Nigeria reported on 16th October that Professor Peter Okebukola, former Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, blames academically weak students for the...
View ArticleAs Buhari’s credibility gathers momentum
By Muhammad Ajah Let me begin this piece with a very resounding appreciation of the former US Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, who has come […]
View ArticleHuman Suffering and the Sacrifices of Righteousness
By Femi Aribisala The man died in the hospital after a long and protracted illness. The doctor conducted a post mortem examination and concluded that […]
View ArticleMultiChoice: 25 Years In Nigeria
TUNMISE BADRU Nigerians aged 35 and above are unlikely to have problems recalling what constituted our entertainment staple before 1993. It broadly consisted of movie […]
View ArticleTribute to my beloved mother-in-law, Mama Adegbola (1925-2018)
I thought it fit and right to write this tribute to Mama. My dad had told me stories about Baba Adegbola and their days at the SCM- (Students Christian Movement) and later, World Council of Churches,...
View ArticleUduaghan: 64 garlands for an indefatigable achiever
When great men celebrate, even the stars bow in solemn hallow. As the immediate past governor of Delta State and the All Progressives Congress candidate for Delta South Senatorial District, Dr....
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