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NYSC: Why Okenwa Will Not Serve In The North

“My husband’s killers broke the news of his death to us in a malicious way”-Mrs. Tessy Elliot Adohe (wife of…

Lessons Of The 2011 General Elections

At last, the 2011 general elections have come and gone and, doubtless, not a few Nigerians will heave a sigh…

ACN And Vibrant Opposition

The utter sweeping of polls in the Southwest by Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in the just concluded general elections…

The Dilemma Of 91,000 LASU Students

The revelation that only two campuses of the Lagos State University, LASU, have passed the litmus test of providing qualitative…

Can Royal Couple Outfox The Paparazzi?

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have begun their honeymoon at a destination widely reported to be in the Seychelles.…

Ohakim’s Memo To Jonathan

I think I need not bore Your Excellency with details of the conduct and outcome of the just concluded governorship…

Nigerians Are Dying

Day by day, Nigerians are becoming more impoverished as inflation eats deeper into their meagre earnings. The cost of living…

Acn Victory: Paradox Of A Prophecy

One of the normal privileges that a special aide enjoys is accessibility to his boss. He sees and talks to…

Post Election Violence In The North (II)

Fourth, the other issue that is very connected to the recurring violence in the north is the porous nature of…

Victims Of Election Violence: Govt Must Do More

President Goodluck Jonathan has compensated the families of the slain 10 Youth Corps members with N5 million each. The president…

Reassessing The NYSC Scheme

It was with horror, which has remained unabated till now, that we saw the stories about the NYSC members, or…

Post Election Violence And Recurring Violence In The North: Root Causes And Solutions

The mindless violence that erupted in some northern parts of the country in the wake of the 2011 presidential election…

A Virile Opposition Is Welcome

The decision by the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, not to participate in the so-called unity government being planned by…

Power Of Incumbency Versus People’s Will

The people have again spoken loud and clear. They have settled for the governorship candidate of their choice in Imo…

Osama And The World Economy

President Barack Obama and his administration no doubt richly deserved the victory laps they took recently in the wake of…

Early Retirement As Tool For Victimisation

It is no gainsaying that it is high time the use and abuse of early retirement in Nigeria attr

Bin Laden Raid Revives Debate On Value Of Torture

Did brutal interrogations produce the crucial intelligence that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden? As intelligence officials disclosed…

Jonathan And The Team He Needs

As the count down to the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan on 29 May begins, Nigerians have a wish list…

Tough Challenges Before Jonathan

They have started to test his will and resolve already. I refer to those who believe that Nigeria is theirs…

Elections: Lessons For The Winners

Now that elections have been won and lost, we congratulate the winners but warn that the fate of the vanquished…

The Mandate Of Blood

One of the highpoints of the presidential campaign was the plea for peaceful conduct during and after the election by…

Obama’s Speech Announcing The Death Of Osama Bin Laden

President Obama: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world, the United States has…

A Tribute To Awo’s Daughter

I remember, sometime in 1989, I was then the Ondo State correspondent of an Ibadan-based provincial newspaper owned by an…

The Death Of A Terrorist

And so the bell finally tolled for the world’s most wanted man, Osama bin Laden, the fugitive leader and founder…

Levels Of Intimate Communication

Most of the problems experienced in relationships can be traced to poor communication. Can we boldly identify with this claim…

South West Liberated: Stolen Goods Recovered

“Stolen water is sweet, food eaten in secret is delicious. But little do they know that the dead are there,…

Bring Electoral Offenders To Book

This year’s general elections came to an end Tuesday with the governorship and House of Assembly elections held nationwide except…

Abuse Of Holding Charge By Police

Law enforcement has a well-earned reputation for resisting change, especially when the change threatens to control law enforcement behaviour. If…

It’s Super Tuesday For Gov. Fashola

“Watching the performance of Governor Babatunde Fashola from afar, I have come to the conclusion that he is the best…

Jonathan’s Historic Victory

The Nigerian electorate have spoken in very loud and unequivocal terms. In the freest, fairest and most credible election since…
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