Tag: opinion
Patience Jonathan’s Illness: Nigerians Not Her Enemies
By Joe Igbokwe The moving testimonies of the President’s wife, First Lady Patience Jonathan on how she survived nine surgeries…
The Accidental Public Servant: El-Rufai As The Grand Inquisitor (2)
By Valerian Agbaw-Ebai Just how deep El-Rufai’s frustrations run can also be seen in his utterly mercantilist attitude to politics…
President Jonathan And Electricity
“God willing, as we progress to 2013, improvements will become clearer. One advantage we have is that Nigeria has gas. Sometimes…
The Accidental Public Servant: El-Rufai As The Grand Inquisitor
By Valerian Agbaw-Ebai It usually takes a lot to rattle the political establishment in Nigeria, but Nasir El-Rufai’s got a…
No Country For Petty Thieves
By Chido Onumah Nigerians are outraged, justifiably so, at the shenanigans of the country’s judiciary which led to the ridiculously…
OBJ’s Image Laundering Project: Another View
By Egbuns Kemakola In spite of his self-indulgence, I don’t think that the verdict of history would be kind on…
Of Yesterday And Today’s Men: Ezekwesili’s $67 Billion Poser
By Theophilus Ilevbare At a convocation lecture of the University of Nigeria, UNN, Dr Oby Ezekwesili made an observation about…
Ekiti State: PDP, Propaganda And Politics Of Desperation
By Dimeji Daniel The dictionary defines propaganda as “information, ideas, or rumours deliberately spread widely to help or harm a…
The Revenge Of Oscar Wilde
By Ebenezer Obadare On Wednesday, 5 February, British MPs voted on the question of whether or not to legalize same…
All Progressives Congress: Where Are The Igbo?
By Joe Igbokwe A historic event took place at Lagos House Marina on Tuesday, 5 February 2013 where committed men…
Super Eagles Victory: Matters Arising
By Omotayo Ogunbiyi Against all expectations, the Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, on Sunday grabbed its third African…
JKF AT 48: The Music Has Just Begun
By Olayinka Oyebode In a recent encounter with journalists during an inspection of projects in some parts of Ado-Ekiti, the…
The Assault On Public Education
By Chido Onumah There has been a hue and cry about the collapse of public institutions and infrastructure in Nigeria,…
Who Is Afraid Of State Police?
By Ojo Tope Stephen A lot of opinions and counter- opinions have been expressed on the agitation for the creation…
In Nigeria, All men are not born equal
By ADAOBI TRICIA NWAUBANI ABUJA, Nigeria IN America, all men are believed to be created equal and endowed by their…
For Jahman Oladejo Anikulapo: The Music Never Stops
By Niyi Osundare Nigeria’s Arts and Culture community has literally declared January 2013 as The Jahman Anikulapo Month. January 16…
When The Beak Breaks The Tusk
By Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The caption for this piece was borrowed from a Facebook friend, Joshua Oluwakayode Oyero’s status. Am sure…
CAN Versus Nasir El-Rufai
By Ebenezer Obadare The controversy triggered by Mallam Nasir el-Rufai’s comments about Jesus Christ on Twitter is instructive on several…
Road To Achieving Zero New HIV Infection
By Rasak Musbau When AIDS emerged from the shadows three decades ago, few people could predict how the epidemic would…
The Catholic Church And CAN
By Eghes Eyieyien It is clear that many commentators on the announcement by the Catholic Church that it is “suspending…
Contending With The Cancer Scourge
By Bilikis Bakare Cancer, also known as malignant neoplasm and the most feared word and disease in the world, is…
How To End Nigeria’s Ethnic Violence
BY EKANEM OKON The frequency of ethnic violence in Nigeria, especially northern Nigeria, which has now become the hotbed of…
How To End Nigeria’s Ethnic Violence
BY EKANEM OKON The frequency of ethnic violence in Nigeria, especially northern Nigeria, which has now become the hotbed of…
Politics Of Nigeria’s Federal Roads
By Ademola Adegbamigbe From the look of things, the Federal Government has a lot on its plate with regard to…
The Razzle-Dazzle Called Convoy
By Isaac Asabor If there is any privilege that has been abused by various political office holders at the moment,…
SURE-P Chicanery And The Fear Of Subsidy Removal In 2013
By Theophililus Ilevbare Nigerians celebrated the new year with curious optimism in spite of repeated assurances that subsidy will not…
Kidnappers On The Prowl All Over
By Isaac Asabor There is no denying the fact that many families have experienced the psychological fear and traumatic pain…
Boko Haram: Exposing The Social Disorder Of A Society
By Comrade Akido Agenro Nigeria, a land abundantly blessed with a huge human and natural resources is currently at the…
In Praise Of Nigerian Corruption
By Chido Onumah One of the most frightening things about the Jonathan administration is the president’s palpable lack of appreciation…
How To Take Control Of Your Life In 2013 (4)
This is the fourth in the series of my 7-part articles ( How to Make Your Life Count in 2013).…