Tag: P.M.NEWS
International Women’s Day And The Gender Agenda
By Funmi Falana International Women’s Day is an annual event held on March 8 every year to celebrate women and…
Important ‘A’ Words That Strengthen Relationships (2)
Looking for ways to make relationships work or going an extra mile to ensure things are in place is an…
Obafemi Awolowo: Hero Of Yoruba, Killer Of Biafra, Betrayed By The North
By Obinna Akukwe Obafemi Awolowo is the undisputed hero of the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria whose wartime policy of starvation…
The Guild Of Editors’ Election
Media executives gathered at the Premier Hotel, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on 1 March 2013, to elect a new…
Winding Down History: Religion And Nation, Power And Freedom
By Wole Soyinka Today’s event may yet make a Christian out of me – since, from my admittedly imperfect recollection…
I Choose To Relax
A lot of us think we know it all and have done it all because of who we have been,…
Track Down Crude Oil Thieves
Theft of crude oil is not a new phenomenon in the Nigerian oil industry. In fact, it has been going…
Plea Bargain And The Yakubu Yusuf’s Verdict
By Akido Agenro The conviction by the Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Justice Abubakar Talba of John Yakubu…
Strength For Tomorrow
I find that when I ask a lot of good questions about someone’s lifestyle, their goals, dreams and desires, I…
Zoning: The Problematic Solution
By John Ayoade Nigeria is an adversarial federation nurtured by multilateral suspicion. The country was created in 1914 in such…
A Close Shave With Nigerian Pirates
By Simon Ateba We were about 20 minutes from the beautiful and clean land of Calabar, capital of Cross River…
Ladipo Market And Climate Change
When flood ravaged many states in Nigeria last year, destroying homes, markets, offices and even killing people, not many remembered…
7 Rules For Wealth Mastery
Over the past months since this column started , I have received an overwhelming barrage of emails, text messages and…
Sacking Corrupt Judges
It was with excitement that Nigerians last week received the news that the National Judicial Council (NJC) had wielded the…
Why Chief Tony Anenih Was Made BoT Chairman Of PDP
By Joe Igbokwe Do you know why Chief Tony Anenih was brought in a BoT Chairman of PDP? Do you…
Neglect Of Yoruba Language And The International Mother Language Day
By Adedeji Tarnner Yoruba nation is a blessed race that does not value its sanctity when it comes to our…
Important ‘A’ Words That Strengthen Relationships
We can never be tired of looking for ways to make life and living a better experience. The level of…
Questions Over 2013 Budget
President Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday, 26 February, finally signed the long-awaited 2013 budget, after he reportedly reached a truce with members…
My 2100 Momentous Days In Office (2)
By Babatunde Fashola Still speaking of service, our work is not finished and we will continue to improve. You will…
Patience Jonathan As A Metaphor
By Theophilus Ilevbare Nigerians were yet to come to terms with the FCT Minister’s budgetary allocation of N4 billion to…
My 2100 Momentous Days In Office
By Babatunde Fashola On the 18th November 2012, when I presented our activity report from the last 100 days, I…
Ikeja Police College: Matters Arising
Recent revelations about the degradation and inexcusable neglect of the Nigerian Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, is, undeniably, a subset of…
Entertainment And God
A few months ago I wrote one of the most controversial articles “I have questions” and I got so many…
Loosen Up Your Knots
A few years ago, I decided I needed a more time-efficient exercise plan. So I started to work out at home…
Who Grasps The Nettle For Jonathan Now?
By Dimeji Daniel I remember that it was exactly 73 days after President Goodluck Jonathan took the reins of power…
Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation: The Blessing Of Courage
By Olumuyiwa Jimoh “After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths,…
Give Equal Attention To All Sports
When the Super Eagles of Nigeria won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa on 10 February, Nigerians both…
If You Were In Their Shoes…
This is yet another bonus article. You’d better believed this, the road to creating meaning out of life is filled…
How To Make APC Work
Nigeria’s vibrant political climate came to the fore recently when members of the opposition signified their intention to form a…
Death And The Vanity Of Life: Tribute To My Departed Colleagues
By Tayo Ogunbiyi February is, perhaps, not the best month to be talking of death being just the second month…