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Nigeria: Where Religion Is Big Business —Tomi Oladipo

An increasing number of Nigeria’s 70 million Christians are followers of the prosperity teachings – the belief that prosperity is…

Between OBJ And IBB —Tayo Ogunbiyi

OBJ and IBB are two of a kind. They share a lot of things in common. Both of them have…

Stop Denigrating The Judiciary

The barrage of condemnation that has trailed the suspension of the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami,…

Boko Haram And The Politics Of The Ostrich —mac durugbo

The Ostrich, described in Webster’s New World Dictionary as ‘a large swift-running bird of Africa and S.W. Asia’, has a…

The Dangerous Script To Set Al-Mustapha Free —Joe Igbokwe

Anybody can be deceived by the well-prepared and well planned script of the notorious conman and serial killer, Al-Mustapha in…

Awka Tribunal Sack: Good Raddance! —Pascal Okeke

At the conclusion of the April 2011 general elections it was considered expedient to have three election petitions tribunals established…

IBB’s Birthday Blues

Yesterday, 17 August, marked the 70th birthday of former military ruler, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.) As part of the ceremonies,…

Sacred Cows And The Judiciary —Fadesire Temitope

It is sad that in Nigeria that “Nobody is above the law” is only a slogan and mere clause that…

15 Minutes Of Daily Exercise Can Help —By ALICIA CHANG

Don’t despair if you can’t fit in the recommended 30 minutes of daily exercise. Growing evidence suggests that even half…

Restoring The Lost Glory Of Sports In Nigeria —Tayo Ogunbiyi

Nigeria first participated at the Olympic Games in 1952, and has since sent athletes to compete in all Summer Olympic…

Stop Treating Boko Haram With Kid Gloves

Barely two months after Boko Haram fundamentalists bombed the Police Headquarters in Abuja, another tragedy of monumental dimension was averted…

Enough Of Theatrics, Mr President —Prince Charles Dickson

When a nation with enormous wealth has a vast majority of its populace living under the poverty line, it means…

‘Reduce N15,000 Cost Of New Number Plate, N6,000 Driver’s Licence’

Motorists in Plateau reacted with mixed feelings to the planned introduction of a new number plate to be obtained at…

Lessons Of The London Riots

The handling of the protests which rocked London last week by the British government has shown the world that no…

The Impact Of Exile On Home Videos

  The theme of exile appears to hold great fascination for literary critics, mere artistic consumers, anthologists, cineastes and Festival…

Setting A New Agenda For Good Governance —mac durugbo

At the swearing in of his new cabinet recently, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), told the members, “This…

Crooked Journalists? —Sola Odunfa

There was once a saying in the US that no person was worse than a crooked cop. The thinking behind…

Aregbesola’s Lifeline For Osun Youths —Adedeji Gbenga Justice

The 12th of August every year has been set aside by the United Nations Organization (UNO) to uniquely drive home…

Paying Lip Service To Agric Development

Successive administrations in the country have never enunciated any aggressive agricultural development policy since independence in 1960 except the much…

Love Erosion

Is it true that people who were once head over heels in love would wake up one day and discover…

Case For A Special Status For Lagos —Claver Opara

Honestly, I don’t know what will make it compelling for any Nigerian to argue against the strident demand for a…

The Resurgence Of Robbery Attacks In Lagos

The recent spate of robbery attacks in the Lagos metropolis has assumed a worrisome dimension. Since the change of baton…

Well Done, Dr. H.O. Demuren!

In the aviation industry, Dr. Harold Olusegun Demuren, an aeronautical engineer and Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,…

The Menace Of Social Networks, Et Al

Texter: “Busy?”   Me: “I’m sorry, but may I know you and why you’re asking?”   Texter: “My name is…

Lagos State, Nigeria, PPP Gateway

I was struggling for an appropriate introduction for my topic, which would be attractive to the majority of the reading…

Behold The Conman And The Bloody Liar Called Al-Mustapha —Joe Igbokwe

In the past few days, the notorious criminal and serial killer Hamza Al-Mustapha has been taking advantage of his defense…

Revamping Nigeria’s Ailing Agriculture Sector —Tayo Ogunbiyi

A recent revelation that the Federal Government has spent N98 trillion on the importation of food in the last four…

The Kids Need BCG Vaccine

As mothers throughout the world celebrate the 2011 World Breastfeeding Week, one disturbing news out of some hospitals in Lagos…

DRAAG Petitions UN On Exclusion Of Disabled In Governance —Gbenga Ogundare

The Disabled Rights Advocacy and Accountability Group (DRAAG) is writing to express the group’s serious concerns over the continuous exclusion…

Why Should We Live With Oil, Gas Pollution ? —Godwin J. Igwe

You may not know it, but the pepper soup, or vegetable soup, or drinking water you are enjoying right now,…
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