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Between Kleptomaniacs And Pensioners —Isaac Asabor

A dictionary-oriented website, www.thefreedictionary.com defines a Kleptomaniac from a psychiatric perspective as a “strong impulse to steal, especially when there…

Fuel Subsidy Report: The Guilty Must Be Brought To Book

When Nigerians protested against the removal of fuel subsidy in January, so many insults were hurled at the protesters while…

A Grateful Heart

“Happy Birthday Mummy!!!” is what I woke up to early yesterday morning. My lovely girls sang for me and then…

More Than Will Power

Most dieters try to use willpower to control overeating. I know because I’ve tried it myself. My mother was a…

Things Nnaji Ignored —Kanayo Esinulo

In appointing Professor Barth Nnaji as the Minister of Power, President Goodluck Jonathan may have felt, I suspect, that he…

Aregbesola, State Of Osun And True Federalism —Tayo Ogunbiyi

The current travails of Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, have once again brought to the front burner the nature…

Time To Tame Gridlock On Lagos Roads

Once again, traffic gridlock on Lagos roads are making living in the state such a nightmare. And with the rains…

Does Death Exist? —Robert Lanza

Many of us fear death. We believe in death because we have been told we will die. We associate ourselves…

Coups, A West African Disease? —Elizabeth Ohene

Coups d’etat have been on my mind these past few weeks. It started, of course, with Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo…

An Open Letter To The Group Politics Editor Of The Nigerian Tribune —DUNAYO JOSEPH

Kudos to you your production crew comprising Dapo Falade, Abiodun Awolaja and Charles Akinsete on the down-to-earth x-raying of the…

2015 And The Return Of Radio Biafra

The recent resuscitation of Radio Biafra broadcasting from London has elicited joy among many Igbos of Eastern Nigeria. The revival…

Qualities Of A Good Husband

It is clear that most people reading this article are either in a relationship, looking forward to one or hoping…

A Case For Special Status For Lagos —Mac Durugbo

Lagos, today the Centre of Excellence and City of Aquatic Splendour, has had its fair share, or perhaps more than…

The Shot That Shook The Nation —Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema

Recently, top government officials have been calling upon the Nigerian military to remain committed to the country’s democratic dispensation in…

Ibori’s Conviction Shames Nigeria’s Judicial System

In Nigeria, where James Ibori stole about N40 billion from the coffers of Delta State Government, Justice Marcel Awokulehin acquitted…

The Barefaced Nigerian Pension Looters —Gbenga Kayode

There perhaps, has never been a more depressing time for millions of much exasperated and helpless Nigerians to come to…

The Rampaging Serial Killer At Iba Housing Estate —Abimbola Thomas & Taiwo Alaka

He is lethal, he is dangerous, he is very vicious. His name is Pedro; that perhaps is his nom de…

Let’s Check The Widening Education Gap

The education gap between the rich and the poor keeps widening and has become a cause for concern because of…

What Type Of Person Are YOu?

Sometimes I sit down and try to take stock of my life and its numerous stages. It amazes me to…

Calories Are Not Fattening

Most of us are familiar with the term calories, especially if we have ever counted them in a diet! But…

Okonjo-Iweala Usurps Jonathan’s Powers —Tolu Igbehinadun

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s Minister of Finance also doubles as Nigeria’s 1st Co-ordinating Minister in her 52nd year as an…

Time To Stem Rising Cases Of Child Abuse And Rape

The alarm recently raised by the Director of the Lagos State Office of the Public Defender, Mrs. Omotola Rotimi, that…

Enough Of 3rd Term Hullabaloo —Odunayo Joseph

The recent interview granted the Channels Television by ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo during which the vexed issue of third term was…

Being Unmarried Is The ‘Ultimate’ Crime —Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema

Jane (not her real name) is a beauty; a sight for sore eyes. In her thirties, Jane who comes from…

A Nation And Its Culture Of Madness —Tayo Ogunbiyi

These are unusual times in motherland, Nigeria. Things are just no longer at ease no matter how much we pretend…

Patience And The Shut Down Of Lagos

On Thursday, 12 April, Patience, wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, came to Lagos and hell was let loose for five…

Reality Of Marriage (2)

Marriage is one place where your dreams give way to reality. All the wishful thinking meets with ‘what would be’.…

FAAN’s Threat To PPP Schemes —Gboyega Adeoye

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), a serial repudiator of agreements with its contractors and concessionaires, has again come…

The Increasing Oil Theft In Nigeria —Gbenga Kayode

That crude oil wealth is the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy is not in doubt. The petroleum sector is said to…

Dark Age In Aviation Industry

Like in Thomas Hobbes’ state of nature, where there are no rights for the weak, only freedom for the strong,…
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