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News Analysis: Nigeria’s Industry of Condolences

By Bayo Onanuga All it takes to switch on Nigeria’s burgeoning industry of paying condolences is for yet another big…

Lagos Traffic Law: Beyond The Controversy

By Mamudu Taiwo Hassan Implementing law to curb human excesses will always meet challenges and resistance, especially in a society…

Boko Haram: The Dialogue Option

By Ben Nanaghan  On 1 November, 2012 the dreaded Islamic fundamentalist organization known as boko haram offered the olive branch…

Gallup Poll: Leading Beyond GDP

World leaders, and especially African rulers, must pay attention to the “Global States of Mind” survey made public recently by…

The Legislature And National Transformation In Nigeria (3)

 By Babafemi Ojudu Concerning those who argue that there can never be two sovereigns in one nation, and regarding my…

The Many Sins Of Gov Okorocha

By Peter Claver Oparah Owelle Rochas Okorocha, the Governor of Imo State has sinned. You might chuckle that all have…

The Scarcity Of Fuel

The lingering scarcity of petroleum products across the country and the hardship Nigerians are facing may destroy the last vestiges…

Diet Tricks You Must Not Fall For [2]

Some diet advice and counsel do look good and acceptable on the surface, but when you draw closer and dig…

Why The Rich Look Down On The Poor

By Mary Beard Low life in ancient Rome could be very low indeed.  There were gangs of ne’er-do-wells and down-and-outs…

The Legislature And National Transformation In Nigeria (2)

 By Babafemi Ojudu The Macpherson Constitution of 1951 came amidst the protests and agitations of Nigerian nationalists who were strongly…

There Is Need To Check Cervical Cancer

Recently, the National Governing Body of Inner Wheel Club in Nigeria held a workshop to draw attention to cervical cancer,…

The Legislature And National Transformation In Nigeria (1)

By  Babafemi Ojudu Let me start by expressing my profound gratitude for the invitation to rub minds with you. I…

In Sympathy With Ribadu

By Chido Onumah I sympathize with Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, ex-Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and more…

Pastors’ Filthy Lucre

The acquisition of a Canada-made Bombardier jet by the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor,…

Purpose, Provision Go Together

We resumed our discussion on Moniplexes after my Mentor had shared some personal experiences with us. He suddenly fired a…

Security Brouhaha

A basic aspect of security that the current personnel of the Nigeria Police in general and the Ota Area Command…

Convening A Sovereign National Conference In Nigeria

BY EGHES EYIEYIEN The Sovereign National Conference, SNC, is not a cure-all panacea. It is a beginning. It will bring…

Man Of The House

Every man loves to be called ‘a man’ and this is a title he would not give up for anything…

Are Fulani, Igbo Most Hated Groups In Nigeria? Be The Judge

By Jibrin Ibrahim  Last week, I drew attention to claims by Igbo leaders that they are the most hated Nigerians.…

Lagos And The Challenge Of Water Transportation

By Tayo Ogunbiyi Addressing the transportation and traffic challenges of a complex mega city like Lagos has been a major…

Obama’s Re-Election: Lessons For Nigeria

As the re-election of Barack Hussein Obama, America’s first black president, continues to generate interest around the world, Nigeria can…

Tafida And Abandoned Nigeria House

By Adama Yusuf I sometimes wonder if the challenges facing Nigeria as a nation are so immense or galling that,…

Understanding Igbo-Yoruba Unhealthy Rivalry (4)

By Abdul-Rahoof A. Bello In all honesty, There Was A Country has made it difficult to convince non-Igbo Nigerians that…

Stop Using Brute Force To Enforce Traffic Law

The unjustifiable shooting of a commercial motorcyclist, known in local parlance as okada riders, Adigun Atilola, yesterday by police officers…

Diet Tricks You Must Not Fall For

Those of us pursuing health and fitness for body and soul have chosen the road less travelled. We came to…

Kicking Racism On And Off The Pitch

By Farai Sevenzo For those of us who love to procrastinate, watching football is the ultimate task-interfering cognition – and…

Understanding Igbo-Yoruba Unhealthy Rivalry (3)

By Abdul-Rahoof A. Bello The Nigerian infant nationhood was threatened especially when political leaders in the opposition became the object…

Don’t Reward Terrorists

The plan by the Federal Government to compensate Boko Haram for all the atrocities it has committed is a great…

Sheila Solarin: A Personal Testimony

By  Akin Adesokan Sheila Solarin, co-founder of the imaginative Mayflower School at Ikenne, who passed away last 20 October at…

The Harmattan Of A Patriarch

By Tade Ipadeola Professor Chinua Achebe has made a new book of a very eventful life. It is his most…
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