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The Appeal Court verdict on Abia guber poll

Michael Jegede On Thursday, December 31, 2015, the Court of Appeal, sitting in Owerri, nullified the election of Okezie Ikpeazu…

Bukola Saraki: Stolen victory, shameful verdict

Abdulraman Abdulrazaq, a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has described the verdict by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal for…

A Regime Of Illiterates, By Illiterates, For Illiterates, And The Rest Of US (2) by Prof Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

Has the transportation minister ever travelled outside Nigeria? Have those trips ever included stops in any major airport in the…

A Regime Of Illiterates, By Illiterates, For Illiterates, And The Rest Of US (1) by Prof Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

By Prof Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò In his “The New Deal”, the late great Gil Scott-Heron intoned: “I’d said I was gonna…

AMBODE AND THE SANCTITY OF PROMISE

Tayo Ogunbiyi The Chief Executive of CPA Australia, Alex Malley, once observed that what is needed from strategic leaders with…

Open Letter To President Muhammadu Buhari

Dear President Buhari We are in dangerous times, and your actions, or inactions, will count for a lot. The truth…

‘Appeal Court ruling on Akwa Ibom gift to election violence victims’

This year, the hopes of Akwa Ibom indigenes were dashed twice, first during the presidential election then during the governorship…

What The Witches Said By Reuben Abati

“How was Christmas?” “It’s come and gone. Life goes on. We thank God for the gift of life.” “Life will…

Wale Okediran: A return to Biafra

Here is a review of Fola Oyewole’s book, entitled “Reluctant Rebel,” offering a sober reflection on the current agitation for…

#‎BUHARIGATE As The Limit Of Obstructionist Politics by Shehu Garba

By Garba Shehu As the war on corruption heightens, the political battle-line between the governing All Progressives Congress, APC and…

Marxist-Leninst thinker: A tribute to Professor Eskor Toyo

By Olumuyiwa Wahab Jimoh One of Nigeria’s most erudite professors of Political Economy and one of the few remaining genuine…

Financial Literacy: Cheery news from 2016 Budget

By Olubunmi Samuel-Adeyemi The Nigerian 2016 Budget proposal is finally here. I received with great joy, the news that the…

At Christmas, remember that Jesus was a refugee

By Jay Parini/CNN As Christmas arrives, many of the over two billion people in the world who identify as Christians…

A Gloomy Christmas And Hope For A Brighter 2016

The month of December every year can never be taken for granted. It is the month of Christmas which is…

LIFE TO THE FULLEST

By Sharon Jane Akinyemi Let me ask you a question: Are you one of the 27 million otherwise healthy Nigerians…

Reuben Abati: El-Zakzaky, Islam, the Nigerian State

By Reuben Abati So much has been said about the December 12 confrontation between the Nigerian Army and members of…

Of The Tanzanian Change And Our Own Change

Peter Claver Oparah Of recent, the hyper-active Nigerian social media has been abuzz with heightened excitement of some Nigerians on…

Reuben Abati: Why History should be taught

There is never a scarcity of shocking events, revelations, encounters and experiences in the course of the interesting times we…

Buhari and the corruption in the award of honorary degrees

On Saturday, December 12, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari shocked the Nigeria’s academic community when he went to Kaduna State University,…

President Buhari’s Welcome Address At 48th Summit Of ECOWAS Heads Of State And Government

I am pleased to welcome you all to Abuja for the 48th Ordinary Session of the Summit of the Economic…

New tariff and unholy electricity fixed charge by Terry Odisu

fashola The affable minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, has explained to Nigerians why it is necessary to…

Why N50.8b bailout to Kogi must be put on hold

Odunayo Joseph From the political imbroglio currently rocking Kogi State, it can be aptly said that the dust surrounding the…

PMB Cabinet: A presidential salute to South West Nigeria by Gbenga Olorunpomi

More than six months after taking the Oath of Office and pledging to bring much-needed change to Nigeria, President Muhammadu…

Donald Trump: Why this ‘Otondo’ is Nigeria’s best man for US Presidency

By Adewunmi Emoruwa The Christmas lights in Nigeria aren’t shining bright enough; the streets look pale in contrast to previous…

How PDP And APC Created New Biafran Agitations

By SKC Ogbonnia Unlike my father, my mother Esther Oligwe Ogbonnia hardly cares who wins or who loses in presidential…

Who released, killed and ate our lion? By Reuben Abati

“Did they send you your own share of the bush meat?” “Bush meat?” “The lion in the zoo that became…

Corruption, Liberty And Criminal Jurisprudence – Administration Of Criminal Justice Act 2015

Ademola Owolabi The state of the Law is a mirror reflecting the state of any society. For example, several nation…
Victor Umeh says his victories in the legal challenges to his election as Senator representing Anambra Central District was arranged by God.

Anambra Central and Umeh’s Appeal Court Victory

By Michael Jegede The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu, on Monday, nullified the election of Uche Ekwunife, as the…

Appalling cases of death, missing persons in Lagos

The rate at which people go missing in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, coupled with issues relating to ritual murders, is…

Biafra As Nightmare and Fantasy by Okey Ndibe

I have been distressed beyond words by what has crystallized as an agitation for Biafra’s divorce from Nigeria. I am…
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