Tag: P.M.NEWS
Addressing Housing Deficit In Nigeria
By Lilian Chukwu By some accounts, Nigeria’s home ownership rate, currently put at 25 percent, is very low when compared…
Nigerian Politicians And Unguarded Utterances
As Nigeria prepares for the general elections in 2015, it has become nauseating to hear prominent leaders of the country…
Is It Sane To Be A Christian In Today’s Nigeria?
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema Ever since I read the study about Christians in Northern Nigeria in the 12 January, 2014…
Onyeka Onwenu @ 62: A Tribute
By Ade Osijo Prior to the time I met Ms Onyeka Onwenu in person, I had always been swayed by…
Consolidating The Gains Of Lagos State Security Trust Fund
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Lagos, being the commercial nerve centre of Nigeria, and indeed West Africa, has massive security challenges. This…
The Resurgence Of Boko Haram Attacks
A few days after President Goodluck Jonathan assured Nigerians for the umpteenth time that the Boko Haram insurgency will soon…
Women And The Challenge Of Menopause
By Bilikis Bakare The onset of menstruation in a girl [menache] is a thing of joy for parents, especially the…
What The Enemies Of Asiwaju BAT Must Know
By Joe Igbokwe I have heard that Buruji Kashamu thinks that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the greatest enemy of…
Wake Up Call To Nigerian Player
The 2013 Glo-CAF Awards, which was held in Lagos, last Thursday, was a ceremony where the who is who in…
2014 CHAN: Eagles On The March Again
After winning the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, that was held in South Africa last year,…
Aftermath Of Asuu Crisis
By Fola Lawal Finally, the ASUU strike has been called off or suspended. Reason has prevailed on both sides and…
Teenage Pregnancy: Who Takes The Blame?
By Stellamaris Ashinze A second-year medical student, Amarachi Sunday, recently got pregnant for a blind man, Festus. Although Festus claimed…
Ibadan Toy: Why The U.S.?
By Olawale Salau The end of year 2013 was an open letter season in Nigeria. It is pertinent that we…
End Child Trafficking Menace Now
The media, since last year, has been awash with news of the uncovering of baby factories or illegal maternity homes…
NNPC: Living Up To Its Opprobium
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has continued to live up to its name as the shrine of corruption in…
An Open Letter To President Jonathan
By Alofe Sunday Dear Mr. President, At this time when everyone is writing you a letter, mine is not to…
New Year’s Euphoria And The Audacity Of Hope
By Tayo Ogunbiyi It was the last day of the year and expectedly the church was full to the brim.…
Reflecting On Nigeria At 100
Nigeria is 100 years old as a country and 54 as an independent state but most of its achievements leave…
The Nigeria Of My Dream
By Femi Onasanya I grew up to know a Nigeria that used to be great. Sadly enough, even till now,…
Shelle’s Lagos PDP Should Join APC
By Joe Igbokwe Recently, Tunji Shelle, the Lagos PDP chairman was in the news again. This time, it was during…
Obasanjo, Jonathan, The Message And The Messenger
By Peter Claver-Oparah There is little doubt that the recent letter by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to the incumbent President…
2015 Elections And INEC Proposed N93b Budget
On Monday, Professor Attahiru Jega, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, disclosed that Nigeria will need N92.9 billion to conduct…
Fani-Kayode, Truth Is The Best Weapon
By Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema After reading through Femi Fani-Kayode’s article titled ‘Olunloyo and the Wild, Wild West’ in the December…
Why Nigeria Is Not Respected, Fashola Got It Wrong
By Dr. Fola Ojo Governor Babatunde Fashola recently expressed his frustration at the attitude of the South African government towards…
An Open Letter To OBJ And Nigerians
By Yahaya Balogun Dear Sir, Your open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan few days ago, going viral on the internet…
NNPC And The Missing $49.8bn
Last week, Nigerians were shocked to learn that $49.8bn crude oil sales proceed was missing from the federation account. The…
Complement And Compliment 2
I mentioned briefly during the last discuss that giving compliment might just do the magic in your relationship- who knows;…
As Corruption Deepens, EFCC Chases Rat In Imo State
By Peter Claver Oparah Last week, Transparency International, the global anti-corruption watchdog released its ranking of world corruption index among…
Between LASG And Telecom Development
For many years, the Lagos State Government and telecommunications companies operating in the state have been at loggerheads. The bone…
Intellectuals Must Overthrow Igbo Political Traders
By Joe Igbokwe It is the duty of intellectuals in every society to set agenda for leaders so that they…