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Why The Oba of Benin is number one by Odia Ofeimun

By Odia Ofeimun I am a Republican, not a Royalist. But, in a country in which we have all conceded…

January 15, 1966: Can We Know And Accept The truth Now?

By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema Fifty years after a group of young Nigerian military officers carried out the first coup which…

Lagos And The Menace Of Open Defecation

Alao Diyaolu This rather shameful business has continued to stain the image of Lagos as a rising mega city. For…

10 ways for women to improve In-Law relationships

By Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi A few days ago, at Abovewhispers.com, we featured an article from Iheoma Obibi on ‘Learning not to…

A response to Etuk Williams, Ibrahim Abubakar on dismissal of VCs by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Dear Messrs Etuk Bassey Williams and Ibrahim Abubakar, I have just finished reading your letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on…

Reuben Abati: When love isn’t enough

By Reuben Abati It is that time of the year again in the month of February, when there is so…

Bringing Back ‘Made in Nigeria’ by Olu W. Onemola

There has been a lot of talk in recent times about promoting ‘Made in Nigeria.’ From the Senate President, Dr.…

Foluke Daramola, Kayode Salako tie nuptial knot

Funsho Arogundade Two years after their traditional marriage, Nollywood actress and activist Foluke Daramola and her husband, Kayode Salako, on…

Open Letter to President Buhari on Economic and Political Synergy

Sir, This Letter is a response to the myriad of issues facing Nigeria under your Presidency especially now that your…

A Story Around Mama Dawes

By Reuben Abati Teachers are the most important persons in anyone’s life. Teachers teach us everything that we know. They…

The Pains of Buhari’s London Gaffe

By ‘Remi Oyeyemi During my days at the Great University of Ife (Great Ife), the Obafemi Awolowo Hall (popularly called…

How to unlock billions of naira for healthcare in Nigeria – Soyinka

Healthcare and the struggling economy In these days of economic  gloom it may appear wildly optimistic to say that there…

Building An Entrepreneurial Economy

By Oluwagbenga Oyebanji Welfare state began in Germany in the 19th century, which is basis of most democracy in the…

Beko Ransome-Kuti: Requiem for a Humanist by Ebenezer Obadare

By Ebenezer Obadare Today marks the tenth anniversary of Dr. Bekololari Ransome-Kuti’s unexpected passing on February 10, 2006. Born in…

Bukola Saraki, What Was On Your Mind?

Peter Claver Oparah This certainly is not the best of times for Senate President, Bukola Saraki. From all seeming indices,…

Avoiding a still-born at Federal University Wukari by Terka Jam

Without prejudice to the commitment and efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari and many patriotic Nigerians to stamping out corruption from…

Between Olumo And Aso – Reminiscences from Ogun at 40 by Prof Wole Soyinka

“Why?” demanded my  argumentative friend, “ is it always you people? “ Why do you make so much trouble? Always…

Lagos And The Menace Of ‘Danfo’ Drivers

By Samuel Omojoye For me, it was like a scene from a blockbuster movie. It was such a horrendous scene…

Mbaka: Priest, Politician Or Renegade? By Reuben Abati

Catholic priests in Nigeria have always captured the public imagination, some of them have served in government positions, some were…

Nigeria Needs education Reforms

By Oluwagbenga Oyebanji I have always believed education should be driven towards self discovery. I read two books that changed…

PDP’s Charge Against Buhari A None Issue

By SKC Ogbonnia Since assuming power, President Muhammadu Buhari of All Progressives Congress (APC) has been able to unmask mind-boggling…

Biodun Jeyifo’s Humanising Pedagogy by Kunle Ajibade

By Kunle Ajibade When we learnt on December 14 1987 that Dr Biodun Jeyifo had resigned from the University of…

They Say We Should Stop Talking About Corruption

Peter Claver Oparah Funny bunch. They say we should stop talking about corruption. They say we should stop talking about…
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Why Aba Summit? Why Not? by Ikechukwu Nkuma

By Ikechukwu Nkuma Narratives about Aba, a major creative, commercial, industrial, and manufacturing centre east of the republic, tend to…

Federal Character and its discontents By Reuben Abati

There has been so much concern about how the Federal Character principle has since its introduction in 1979, promoted mediocrity…

The Online Warriors By Reuben Abati

My criticisms of the excesses of the online phenomenon in terms of its brazen abuse in an unregulated environment has…

African journalists must do more to protect themselves online

Catherine Gicheru According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), over the past two decades 780 journalists worldwide were murdered…

Positioning Nigeria For Fourth Industrial Revolution

By Oluwagbenga Oyebanji The first industrial revolution started in Britain in the mid 1700s and it was the foundation of…

Oodua Group —Going Forward

By Shenge Rahman Akanbi & Femi Odedeyi A major milestone in the evolutionary process of rebuilding Yoruba/SouthWest political economy was…
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Can We Allow The Travesty In Kogi State To Stand In A Democracy?

Joe Igbokwe I am writing this piece as Joe Igbokwe not as APC Publicity Secretary Lagos State. I am writing…
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