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Anambra 2013: Senator Ngige Holds The Ace This Time

By Joe Igbokwe During the 2010 Anambra governorship elections, I was not in support of Dr Chris Ngige even as…

Ribadu: Truths, lies and my EFCC days

By Nuhu Ribadu I read Mahmud Jega’s Daily Trust column a fortnight ago, with the title “Gra-gra versus softly-softly”. It…

IAAF Flop: A Wake Up Call

The 8th IAAF World Youth Championship in Ukraine has come and gone. Just like the 2012 London Olympics,Team Nigeria returned…

Waiting For Tambuwal’s Revolution

By Chido Onumah This piece has nothing to do with what is happening in Egypt. Ultimately, Nigerians, based on their…

Is A Nigerian Nelson Mandela A Possibility?

By Ayo Olukotun Nelson Mandela’s prolonged stay in hospital for lung-related complications elicited in his country folks and much of…

Watch Your Friends (2)

The influence of friends on relationships is something you cannot readily deny. There are testimonies/stories that clearly show how friends…

The Mistake Of Courting Chinese Investors In Aviation

When it comes to aviation, Nigeria seems to repeat the same mistakes with an appalling consistency and accuracy. The announcement…

Spooks, Kidnappers and Saviour Obama

By Femi Fani-Kayode In an attempt to apprehend the 30-year old American whistleblower, Edward Snowden, a plane that was carrying…

Yobe Killings Devastated Me As A Father

By Joe Igbokwe I have been trying to imagine the state of minds of the parents and the siblings of…

Blueprint For Africa’s Industrialisation

By Adegboyega Ariyo Africa has about 16 per cent of the world’s population, with 22 per cent of the planet’s…

The New Police And FRSC Check-Points

By Kanayo Esinulo We begin with these obvious facts: many Inspectors-General who reigned at Sir Louis Edet House, Nigeria Police…

Living In Convenience

Many food items have become so well accepted that people no longer think of them as convenience foods. A loaf…

The Show Of Shame In Rivers Assembly

The sitting of Nigeria’s Rivers State House of Assembly was disrupted Tuesday when hoodlums led by four renegade members of…

Remembering Achebe, The Right Way

By Emmanuel Arodovwe To many students and scholars of African literature and history, as well as peoples of African descent…

Obama’s Wake Up Call: A Blessing In Disguise

By Joe Igbokwe The dumping of Nigeria by President Barack Obama during his recent visit to Africa does not mean…

Curbing Boko Haram Attacks

Last week, the Boko Haram sect that has wreaked havoc on the country, grabbed the headlines again for its bloodletting…

A Case For The Promotion Of Indigenous Languages

By Matthew Ochuko Language to date remains the most important human invention. The earliest account of its emergence is found…

Much Ado About Immunity Clause

Last Thursday, the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Constitution Review stirred the hornet’s nest when it proposed the removal…

Salisu Buhari Can’t Be Member Of UNN Governing Council

By Joe Igbokwe I may not know the current situation now but the University of Nigeria I left in 1985…

2015: Why Buhari Matters

By Chido Onumah & Godwin Onyeacholem We must state unequivocally that we have no illusion about the present order. We…

The Impact Of Lagos Education Reform

By Omotayo Ogunbiyi The impact of qualitative education as the strongest weapon to fight poverty and a useful pillar for…

Watch Your Friends

You need me, I need you is a life’s philosophy no one can dispute. Man was never created to be…

Egypt: A Warning To Reckless African Rulers

African rulers who refuse to listen to the voice of the people may sooner or later face the fate of…

Nigerian Police And Arbitrary Charge

By Apata Akinsemoyin Mukaila Fellow Nigerians, whether we like to admit it or not, we have a group of untrained…

100 Years After, Lokoja Still Asleep!

By Taiwo Lawrence Adeyemi With barely some months away from to the celebration of Nigeria’s Centenary, Lokoja, the administrative capital…

Defending Our Votes

By Babafemi Ojudu Let me start my reflections on the sanctity of electoral mandates with a personal experience of the…
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Political Prospects And Challenges

By Salihu Lukman Divide and rule is by far the dominant strategy in Nigeria’s contemporary politics. It thrives on zoning…

Obama’s Clarion Call On African Leaders

Now that the much-vaunted American President’s visit to Africa has come and gone, it behoves us to take stock of…

Enough Of ASUU, ASUP Strikes

By Tayo Demola The essence of education to the growth and development of any nation cannot be over emphasized. Education…

Chido Onumah Still Misses The Point Here!

By Joe Igbokwe I have just read the second part of Mr. Chido Onumah’s piece on ‘The Opposition and 2015’.…
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